BA525 - Info Systs Strategic Planning 2.1

Information Systems Strategic Planning

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Three key characteristics of information age

By meaning , information age is also known as information era or computer age . This condition occurs as in the information age , the transfer of information uses the computer system throughout the sophisticated network worldwide . This fact underlines the key characteristics of information age , which are global , improved productivity , and dependence on computer or information technology

Global is considered as one characteristic

because in the Information Age , national bs , distances , and spaces do not restrict the flow of information . For example , a scholar in Europe can immediately transfer knowledge to his colleagues in other part of the world . In previous Ages , the flow of information /messages may not reach some locations to the limitations of senders

Improved Productivity is also a characteristic of Information Age because the improvement in this Age is many folds . In the previous Age the improvement of productivity , for example , can be reached but it does not improve as much as in information Age

The third characteristic is the dependence on information technology As the name implies , the information age also refers to computer age This situation suggests that in the absences of information technology such as powerful computers , worldwide network , and internet , to name a few , the information age could not happen . The case of submarine cable breakdown due to the earthquake in Taiwan in December 2006 is one example of...