The concept of informatization originated in Japan in 1960s. It was first put forward by Japanese scholar Mei Zhongdao, and then translated into English and spread to the west. The concepts of "information society" and "informatization" were widely used in western society only in the late 1970s.
Informatization refers to the historical process of cultivating and developing new productive forces represented by computer-based intelligent tools and making them benefit the society.
The productivity adapted to intelligent tools is called information productivity. Informatization is based on modern communication, network and database technology, which sums up all the elements of the research object into the database for specific people to live, work, study and assist in decision-making.
Information productivity:
Informatization productivity is the most advanced productivity of mankind so far, which needs advanced production relations and superstructure to adapt to it, and all production relations and superstructure that are not suitable for productivity will change accordingly. The complete informatization connotation includes the following four aspects:
Information network system includes information resources, various information systems and public communication network platforms.
Information industry foundation, including information technology research and development, information equipment manufacturing, information consulting services, etc.
Social operating environment, including modern industry and agriculture, management system, policies and laws, rules and regulations, culture and education, moral concepts and other production relations and superstructure.