Information Age DOC

Title	Information Age
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Information Age The Information Age is a period in human history characterized by the shift from traditional industry that the industrial revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy based on information computerization. The beginning of the Information Age is associated with the Digital Revolution, just as the Industrial Revolution marked the beginning of the Industrial Age. Information Age is as well known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age. During the information age, the phenomenon is that the digital industry creates a knowledge-based society surrounded by a high-tech global economy that spans over its influence on how the manufacturing throughput and the service sector operate in an efficient and convenient way. In a commercialized society, the information industry is able to allow individuals to explore their personalized needs, therefore simplifying the procedure of making decisions for transactions and significantly lowering costs for both the producers and buyers. The Information Age has allowed rapid global communications and networking to shape modern society. Impact of Information Age Relation to the Economics Eventually, Information and Communication Technology—computers, computerized machinery, fiber optics, communication satellites, Internet, and other ICT tools—became a significant part of the economy. Microcomputers were developed and many business and industries were greatly changed by ICT. The Information Age has impacted the workforce in several ways. Some of which are: - It has created a situation in which workers who perform tasks which are easily automated are being forced to find work which involves tasks that are not easily automated. - Workers are being forced to compete in a global job market. - Workers are being replaced by computers that can do the job more effectively and faster. This poses problems for workers in industrial societies, which are still to be solved. - There is another way in which the Information Age has impacted the workforce: automation and computerization have resulted in higher productivity coupled with net job loss. ROLES OF ICT TO INFORMATION AGE Education Sector...