What is the Information Age?

The Information Age

• Late 20th Century saw rapid growth in information and communication technology.
• Computers went from being locked away mainframes to personal desktop machines available to all.
• Computers (and their users) went from isolation to being able to communicate with one another.
• If knowledge is power, now we are all empowered.
• Significance and dignity of the individual are restored.
• Paradise regained?