Knowledge Society

Broadly speaking, the term Knowledge Society refers to , any society where knowledge is the primary production resource instead of capital and labour. It may also refer to the use a certain society gives to information. A Knowledge society "creates, shares and uses knowledge for the prosperity and well-being of its people" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_society]

Information Society

1, An information society is a society in which the creation, distribution, diffusion, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_society]
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2, Information society is the means of getting information from one place to another. [Wark, 1997, p22]


3, Information society refers to a situation where information and communication technologies are integrated in industrial production and information dissemination in all fields. [http://cbdd.wsu.edu/kewlcontent/cdoutput/TR501/page8.htm]