This document discusses the role and importance of information in society. It covers several topics:
1. It defines an information society as one where information and communication technologies significantly impact important forms of social organization like education, economy, government, and levels of democracy.
2. It discusses principles of fairness and impartiality in information, and the relationship between information and social, cultural, political and economic processes.
3. It describes how information plays an important role in education and upbringing by educating people at low cost through mass media and online teaching.
4. It addresses trends in information flow and the formation of information culture in developed societies.