scholarly journals From ‘Post-Industrial’ to ‘Network Society’ and Beyond: The Political Conjunctures and Current Crisis of Information Society Theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 447-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Ampuja ◽  
Juha Koivisto
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
The State ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Manuel Castells ◽  
Post Industrial

This article critically discusses the intellectual and conceptual shifts that have occurred in information society theories (and also policies) in the previous four decades. We will examine the topic by focusing on the work of Daniel Bell and Manuel Castells, arguably two of the most important information society theorists. A key element in the academic shift from “post-industrial” (Bell) thinking to the discourse on “network society” (Castells) is that it has brought forward a different way of understanding the role of the state vis-a-vis the development of new information and communication technologies, as well as a new assessment of the role of the state in the economy and society at large. Against the Keynesian undertones of Bell’s ideas, Castells’ network society theory represents a neoliberally restructured version of “information society” that is associated with the rise of flexibility, individuality and a new culture of innovation. We argue that these changing discourses on the information society have served a definite hegemonic function for political elites, offering useful ideals and conceptions for forming politics and political compromises in different historical conjunctures. We conclude the article by looking at how the on-going global economic crisis and neoliberalism’s weakening hegemonic potential and turn to austerity and authoritarian solutions challenges existing information society theories. 

Kybernetická bezpečnosť – analýza legislatívneho prostredia Slovenskej republiky a aktivít na národnej a medzinárodnej úrovni

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Michaela Šimonová ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Security System ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Information And Communication

The arrival of information and communication technologies is nothing new. The number of people using these technologies and moving in cyberspace is growing, and therefore it is an important role of the state to respond sufficiently to such developments. A fundamental role of the state is to create a stable security system consisting of complex legislation as well as creation of a legislative environment capable of responding flexibly to the growing number of diverse incidents in cyberspace. Sufficient legal regulation consisting of unambiguous determination of competencies and tasks of individual subjects represents the basic pillar for the creation of a stable security system. The role of the state is also to maintain existing and create new partnerships with organizations that are able to provide relevant information and knowledge in the field of cyber security.

Economics of the information society

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuriy Bashin ◽  
Gennadiy Grinev ◽  
Yuliya Dremova
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Business Informatics ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Post Industrial

The textbook presents modern ideas about the development and formation of the economy of the information society. Scientific concepts of transformation of the modern post-industrial society into an information society based on information and communication technologies and knowledge are highlighted. The basic concepts of technological processes of the information society, as well as definitions and dynamics of development of information resources, products and services in the economy of the information society, and a number of other topical issues are presented. The structure of the manual helps to identify the main aspects of the studied socio-economic processes, organize and specify the educational process. Questions for self-control and tasks are offered to activate the assimilation of the material. Meets the requirements of the Federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. It is intended for students of higher educational institutions studying in the field of training 38.03.05 "Business Informatics".

scholarly journals The role of Knowledge Media in Network Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 76-93
Author(s):  
Felipe Matos Müller ◽  
Márcio Vieira Souza
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Network Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Education Model ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Knowledge Communication

An efficient model of education is always closely related to a vision of society. The conception of network society places as a priority a network education model. The general objective of this article is to establish the foundations of network education and its relationship with the knowledge media. The methodology used in this research will be qualitative, descriptive with theoretical approach. The first section will establish the foundations of network education, based on the vision of network society, and its difference from distance education models based on the use of information and communication technologies. In the second section the concepts of “knowledge media” will be analysed and discussed. The third section will address the relationship between network education and the knowledge media. The fourth section will establish the possibilities and limits of network education within the scope of knowledge communication. The result of the theoretical reflection points to a network education model in the digital age based on the network society, within the scope of knowledge communication, aiming to establish the knowledge dialogue through knowledge media.

International Legal Basis of Criminal Law Protection of Information Security

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-98
Author(s):  
M. А. Efremova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Russian Federation

Introduction. One of the components of the national security of the Russian Federation is information security. In the context of the information society in the Russian Federation, the role of the information component of national security has increased significantly. There are new challenges and threats to the information security of the Russian Federation, which require the reaction of the legislator. However, the conditions of globalization require States to take joint measures to address such a complex problem as information security. Consequently, international information security cannot be achieved by a single state. It is necessary to consolidate efforts and develop a uniform approach to this issue. Theoretical Basis. Methods. The Information society is characterized by a high level of development of information and communication technologies and their use in almost all spheres of life. The emergence of the global information society, the increased role of information and information and communication technologies have stimulated the adoption of a number of international legal instruments in this area. In addition, a number of other guidance documents have been developed and adopted that define the ways and directions of law-making and cooperation at the level of regional organizations. Their distinctive feature was the realization of the lack of unified and clear conceptual and categorical apparatus. This also applies to the concept of “information security”, a unified approach to the understanding of which is not available at the international level. General scientific methods (materialistic dialectics) and private scientific methods: formallogical, comparative-legal, historical-legal. Results. Currently, at the international level, there is not only no legal act regulating issues in the field of criminal law protection of information security, but also there is no common understanding of information security, its main threats of possible joint measures to prevent and eliminate them. Discussion and Conclusion. As the interstate information confrontation will continue and gain new momentum, there is an urgent need for the adoption of an international legal act aimed at the criminal law protection of information security, containing the classification of crimes against information security and recommendations to States on the criminalization of acts against information security in national legislation.

Cidades no Espaço das Redes: Novas Centralidades e Periferias Urbanas na Sociedade Informacional

GEOgraphia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Suzana Finquielevich
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Information Network ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Current Transition ◽  
Globalized World

Resumo Quais são as implicações dos conceitos de cidades centrais e periféricas, na atual transição para a Sociedade da Informação? Qual o significado da centralidade em um mundo globalizado e numa sociedade de redes? As cidades centrais e periféricas, coincidem necessariamente com as metrópoles dos países centrais e periféricos? Este trabalho se propõe a construir uma base de análise de novos conceitos referentes às hierarquias urbanas específicas da sociedade da informação, assim como esboçar uma primeira tentativa de metodologia de pesquisa voltada para a análise das novas centralidades e periferias urbanas. Não se desenhará o novo mapa urbano da sociedade informacional, mas se oferecerá aos “cartógrafos” sociais algumas ferramentas conceituais para explorar o novo território e explicitar sua geografia. Palavras-chave: cidades centrais e periféricas, tecnologias de informação e comunicação.Abstract Which are the current implications of central and peripherical cities conceptualizations, in the current transition to the Information Society? What does centrality mean in a globalized world and in a network society? Do central and peripherical cities, necessarily coincide with central and peripherical countries metropolizes? This essay intends to build an analysis base of new concepts regarding urban hierarchies specific of the information network society, as well as it will sketch a first research methodology attempt aiming to analyze new urban centrality and peripheries. A new urban map of the information society will not be drawn, but it will be offered to social “cartographers” some conceptual tools to explore this new territory and to explicit its geography. Keywords ¯ central and peripherical cities, information and communication technologies.

scholarly journals Cidades no Espaço das Redes: Novas Centralidades e Periferias Urbanas na Sociedade Informacional

GEOgraphia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Suzana Finquielevich
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Information Network ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Current Transition ◽  
Globalized World

Resumo Quais são as implicações dos conceitos de cidades centrais e periféricas, na atual transição para a Sociedade da Informação? Qual o significado da centralidade em um mundo globalizado e numa sociedade de redes? As cidades centrais e periféricas, coincidem necessariamente com as metrópoles dos países centrais e periféricos? Este trabalho se propõe a construir uma base de análise de novos conceitos referentes às hierarquias urbanas específicas da sociedade da informação, assim como esboçar uma primeira tentativa de metodologia de pesquisa voltada para a análise das novas centralidades e periferias urbanas. Não se desenhará o novo mapa urbano da sociedade informacional, mas se oferecerá aos “cartógrafos” sociais algumas ferramentas conceituais para explorar o novo território e explicitar sua geografia. Palavras-chave: cidades centrais e periféricas, tecnologias de informação e comunicação.Abstract Which are the current implications of central and peripherical cities conceptualizations, in the current transition to the Information Society? What does centrality mean in a globalized world and in a network society? Do central and peripherical cities, necessarily coincide with central and peripherical countries metropolizes? This essay intends to build an analysis base of new concepts regarding urban hierarchies specific of the information network society, as well as it will sketch a first research methodology attempt aiming to analyze new urban centrality and peripheries. A new urban map of the information society will not be drawn, but it will be offered to social “cartographers” some conceptual tools to explore this new territory and to explicit its geography. Keywords ¯ central and peripherical cities, information and communication technologies.

scholarly journals MODERN FORMS AND METHODS OF BİBLİOGRAPHİC ACTİVİTY İN LİBRARİES

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-16
Author(s):  
SOLMAZ AZAY GIZI SADIGOVA
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Electronic Document ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication

The article discusses modern forms and methods of bibliographic activity in libraries. The role of modern information and communication technologies is explained. The information society places new demands on all social and communication institutions, including the activation of the formation of electronic document space, libraries and bibliographies. It is noted that the information society, the activation of the formation of electronic document space, puts new demands on all social and communication institutions, including libraries and bibliographies. New information technologies allow to significantly expand, deepen and diversify all forms of information and bibliographic services, which makes them faster, more efficient and more convenient. At the same time, it is explained that with the application of digital technologies, the category of information and bibliographic services is becoming a daily information service used by any reader of any library. Electronic catalogs are becoming powerful information systems to support the work of libraries and perform large-scale tasks.

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