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InformationisPower
Insuchachanging,
complexsocietyformerlysimplesolutionstoinformationalneeds
becomecomplicated.
Manyoflife’sproblemswhichweresolvedbyaskingfamilymembers,
friendsorcolleagues
arebeyondthecapabilityofextendedfamilytoresolve.
Wheretoturnforexpertinformation
andhowtodeterminewhichexpertadvicetoaccept
arequestionsfacingmanypeopletoday.
Addingtosocietalchangestodayisanenormoussupplyofinformation.
Theindividualnowhasmoreinformationavailablethananygeneration,
andthetaskoffindingthatonepieceofinformation
relevanttohisorherspecificproblemiscomplicated,
time-consumingandsometimesevenoverwhelming.
Coupledwiththegrowingquantityofinformation
isthedevelopmentoftechnologies
whichenablethestorageanddeliveryofmoreinformation
withgreaterspeedtomorelocationsthanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.
Computertechnologymakesitpossible
tostorevastamountsofdatainmachine-readablefiles,
andtoprogramcomputerstolocatespecificinformation.
Telecommunicationdevelopments
enablethesendingofmessagesviatelevision, radio,
andveryshortly,
electronicmailtobombardpeoplewithmultitudesofmessages.
Satelliteshaveextendedthepowerofcommunications
toreporteventsattheinstantoccurrence.
Expertisecanbesharedworldwidethroughteleconferencing,
andproblemsindisputecanbesettledwithoutparticipants
leavingtheirhomesand/orjobstotraveltoadistantconferencesite.
Technologyhasfacilitatedthesharingofinformation
andthestorageanddeliveryofinformation,
thusmakingmoreinformationavailabletomorepeople.
Inthisworldofchangeandcomplexity,
theneedforinformationisofgreatestimportance.
Thosepeoplewhohaveaccurate, reliableup-to-dateinformation
tosolvetheday-to-dayproblems,
thecriticalproblemsoftheirbusiness,
socialandfamilylife,
willsurviveandsucceed.
“Knowledgeispower”
maywellbethemostcriticalrequirementofallpeople.