INFORMATION AGE

INFORMATION AGE

INTRODUCTION

“ Information Age is a term that has been used to refer to the present era. The name alludes to the global economy's shift in focus away from the production of physical goods (as exemplified by the industrial age ) and towards the manipulation of information. ’’ This the definition of Information age According to the Encyclopedia.
Information age, this is the age which changed the world. It changed our life, as well our lifestyle, it changed the way we access and transfer information. Now, access and transfer of information is easy to perform and it is always accurate and up-to-date.
With the dissemination of information, the hierarchical structure of organization breaks up. There is no need of various layers of management to perform the varied task they were earlier used to do. During the last decade it was professed that one should control management. In the 70’s there was the concept of controlling finance. Today, the dissemination of information various medias has to be managed.
With the advancement of information technologies, various problems are also arising. Firstly, the privacy of the information. Secondly, it would individualize the society.
Also, in this age the kids will be sitting at the terminals and derive knowledge, which at time could be impracticable…! It is being feared that the industrial revolution increased the capability of men by substituting muscle power with machine. This new information age will substitute the human intelligence with machine.
But it is undeniable, through the grace of this age we can talk over the phone and send messages across the seas and listen to the up-to-date news over the world through radio, TV and Internet. The way we access to information sources in this age was hardly dreamed of even 20 years ago; the ability to manipulate and transfer this information at enormous speed has changed the way we run almost every aspect of our lives. This age changed the proverb “ Knowledge is power ’’. Now we say “ Information is power ”. This is because knowledge is the gathering of information. So, it is the information which actually en-rich our knowledge. Therefore, ultimately, information should be the power!!!