Informatization of society

Informatization of society is a system-active process aimed at mastering information as a management resource. Means of informatics are used in the further continuation of the progress of civilization.

Some authors believe that the informatization of a society consists of three related processes: mediation, computerization and intellectualization.

Mediation is the improvement of the means of storing, collecting and disseminating information.

Computerization is the improvement of search facilities, ways of processing knowledge.

Intellectualization is the development of the ability to generate and perceive information. In other words, the informatization of society at this stage is expressed in increasing the intellectual potential of the population, with the use of, among other things, artificial intelligence.

As experts note, the whole process of mastering knowledge is often understood as the development of information and communication processes only on the basis of the latest telecommunications and computer equipment. However, the informatization of society in principle should be interpreted as qualitative improvement, development, as well as radical strengthening with the use of modern means, cognitive (cognitive) social processes and structures. An integral part of the whole process should be the intellectualization of the population, which largely contributes to enhancing the creative potential of not only the individual, but also the environment of her knowledge.

During the discussion in the late 80s of the concept of informatization of the Russian state, the main idea was singled out by specialists. It consisted, to a greater extent, in the information development of all social structures. Experts said that informatization of society is a satellite of democratization. It should be noted that the development of the process of mastering knowledge has an objective character throughout the world and affects externally and Russia. However, little progress in democratizing the country's population does not contribute to the development of the need to improve the knowledge environment.

Defining the role of informatization in the development of society, it should be noted that this process of improving, mastering and applying knowledge is oriented to all possible spheres of activity of the state, market entity or individual. At the same time, it is envisaged to use the latest technologies to effectively support the functioning of any social, organizational and economic structure.

The main goal of social informatization is to increase the level of social production, the available types of services and products in order to improve the social and economic conditions of the population.

At the same time, it is necessary to reduce various types of material, financial, energy and other flows by partially compensating them and replacing them with information flows.

To implement the above tasks, appropriate systems are used.

The creation of an information environment, covering services, social sphere, as well as material production, includes:

- the creation of information technology (IT) and technology capable of providing processing, production and dissemination of knowledge;

- the development of an infrastructure capable of ensuring the development and application of processes and tools to improve knowledge management;

- production of information, products.

The objects of the process of improving mastery of knowledge include:

- documents, arrays of databases or messages in the PC (personal computers);

- individually developed technologies;

- software;

- networks and IVS (information and computing systems).