Our society is now defined as the"Information Societya society in which low-cost information and ICT are in general use,or as the"Knowledge Society"

What is Knowledge? Information combined with experience which a person, organization is aware. Gained by experience and learning. Also used to mean the confident understanding of a subject.

Knowledge SocietyA formal association of people with similar interests who try to make effective use of their combined knowledge about their area of interest.

What is new? Not be constrained by geographic proximityMore possibilities for sharing, archiving and retrieving knowledgeKnowledge has become the most important capital in the present age

Knowledge societies are not a new occurrence.Fishermen have long shared the knowledge of predicting the weather to their community.This knowledge gets added to the social capital of the community.

CharacteristicKnowledge forms major component of any activityall other human activities become dependent on a huge volume of knowledge and information

CharacteristicBorderlessness : because knowledge travels even more effortlessly than money.Upward mobility : available to everyone through easily acquired formal education.

Increasing RelevanceKnowledge and information are Vital ComponentsEvery society is formed around some Share Concepts

FreedomKnowledge by nature is freeKnowledge should be free for better of society

Institution in Knowledge SocietyNot only businesses but also School University Hospital

Example of societiesTeachers teaching the same subject.

Fans of the same musical group.

Artists with similar interests.

Knowledge WorkersAt Present : Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Accountants, Chemical EngineersIn Future : Knowledge Technologist Computer Technicians, Software Designers, Analyst in Clinical Labs

INFRASTRUCTUREPhysical: meeting places, notice boards Technological: local language content sharing, web portals, wikis, chat rooms

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