The environment in which we live today is called the information society, an ecosystem strongly conditioned by technological innovations that allow the rapid dissemination of information, so if we look around we will realize that both at work and leisure, technological development is present in our relationship with others and with the environment.
These technological innovations are mainly related to information and communication technologies, which have become a fundamental pillar in all environments of our society, in the educational field.
- The name? Information Society? It has its origins in the 1980s.
- With the evolution of the industrial age thanks to the development of the Internet.
- The concept is linked to the transition from an industrial society to a post-industrial or information society.
From information, human beings create knowledge, which in turn is disseminated and absorbed to create even more knowledge, in this way a spiral of development and evolution is formed that leads us to a possible change of the term, which can be called ‘information and knowledge’. society. ‘
The information society brings with it some cultural, social, economic freedom and, above all, freedom of expression and communication. The existence of knowledge networks and ease of access provide us with a large number of sources of knowledge in all areas that arouse our curiosity or on which we need to deepen our knowledge.
In addition, the ease of sharing and distributing any type of content and the transfer of immediately globalized activities cause social revolutions and high-intensity earthquakes on a very short path. The news will be updated soon with the news, satisfying the concern of a large number of people and organizations.
In addition to technology, the development of the information society depends on a legal framework and adequate regulation, if this context works, the development of applications and services will be very beneficial for society, but if the opposite occurs, technology only will serve. generate contexts of impunity.
On the other hand, this information society, constantly growing and changing, must avoid the social disruption that can arise from the digital divide, so that any popularized means of communication must be accompanied by training for users who, in some way This phenomenon can be seen when, for example, the number of formalities that can only be carried out on the Internet increases , in addition, this digital divide has a large number of variants, such as economic, geographic, gender, etc.
Until a few years ago the information society was only a concept, then it materialized and today it is a possible option, today this type of society has spread to all areas of our lives, especially in developed countries, it is now almost essential.
In more developed countries, we are talking about a fact so internalized that it really goes unnoticed, because new generations are born in an environment governed by technological innovations, so it is very difficult for them to imagine a world where these tools did not exist. .
The great challenge of this growth in a world full of technology lies in the loss of social skills in a non-technological context, much of what you now see on screens was in people, so let’s think, for example, how different it is to seek information and treat a person face-to-face than asking a virtual assistant through a screen. This is a radical change in the way of life of just two or three generations ago.
In the future, the information and knowledge society will continue to grow and engage more and more people, in principle this future is promising, as it will bring a higher level of sustainability, prosperity, freedom and, finally, many professional and personal opportunities. .
This requires personal commitment. It is up to us to properly evolve this new society and how well we use the technologies at our disposal, so that we all contribute responsiblely to a more technologically promising future.