Kondrusieva V. Information society in the context of modern civilization situation

Information society is understood as: first, as a social phenomenon, which is the next specific step in the development of post-industrial society, where information and all that it happens (creation, use, dissemination, storage), there is systematic factor that significantly changes literally all social and economic relations; secondly, as a full-fledged complex concept in which science, education, Economics and culture are fully complementary factors, and the main success of the implementation and use of it is directly linked to the synergy of all components of the semantic components. Information society different from other societies because information, knowledge, information services, and all industries connected with their production, grow more rapidly, become dominant factors in the development of society. Information becomes the main strategic resource and the main source of social wealth.