An information society is one where information plays a key economic and cultural role. It is driven by information rather than material goods, and technology is at its heart. One of the first to develop the concept was economist Fritz Machlup in the 1960s, but Japanese sociologist Yoneji Masuda is widely considered the "Father of the Information Society." He described the rise of an information age powered by computers and communication technology in his 1960s book. In an information society, anyone can easily access information anytime from anywhere, citizen movements fuel social change, and knowledge industries are leading sectors of the economy.

1. PRESENTED BY: PRAGYA PARAJULI
INFORMATION SOCIETY
Seminar

2. Information Society (Introduction)
 Information Society
is a society where the
creation,
distribution, use,
integration &
manipulation of
information is a
significant
economic, political &
cultural activity.

3. IS (Introduction)
 Information society is a society in which information
replaces material goods as the chief driver of socio-
economics.
 In this society information is the most important
thing for the people.
 Technology is the heart of the information
society.(computer/mobile/net)

4. History of information society
 One of the first people to develop the concept of the
information society was the economist Fritz
Machlup. In 1933, Fritz Machlup began studying the
effect of patents on research. His work culminated in the
study “The production and distribution of knowledge in
the United States in 1962”.(book)
 However, Yoneji Masuda is widely believed to be the
Father of Information Society. Yoneji Masuda was a
Japanese sociologist. The Japanese national had
developed the concept of Information Society in the
1960’s.

5.  In his book “Johoka Shakai”, Masuda tells of the birth of
an era of information, focusing on computer technology,
which operates in conjunction with communications
technology. An information age is the time period during
which takes place innovation information technology,
becomes latent force of social transformation, able to
cause an expansion in the quality of information and a
large increase scale storage of information.
 The aim of the information society is to gain competitive
advantage internationally, through using information
technology in a creative and productive way.

7. Feature of information society
 In this society anyone, anywhere, at any time will be
able to easily, quickly, and inexpensively get any
information they want.
 In the information society, citizen movements will be
the force behind social change; their weapons will be
litigation and participatory movements.
 In information society the leading industries will be
the intellectual industries, the core of which will be
the knowledge industries.

8. Important of Information Society
 In information society we have universal access to
get information.
 It helps to change our economic condition to provide
opportunities.
 Supporting development of individual and
communities.
 Sustainable development of the state and economic.
 Organizations make predictions without making any
huge effort.

9. Reference
 https://books.google.com.np/books/about/The_Inf
ormation_Society_as_Post_industri.html?id=ynkmI
xF1G3AC&redir_esc=y
 https://slideplayer.com/slide/626799/
 https://newlearningonline.com/new-
learning/chapter-3/yoneji-masuda-on-the-
information-society

10. Thank You