ABSTRACT
The proponents of the information society argue that 'informisation' will not simply increase material abundance, but – most importantly – that it will raise the quality of human life. As we saw in Chapter 2, a central theme of the information society reports is the contrast between industrial society, where the emphasis was on the growing production of a growing number of goods, and information society, where non-material values such as creativity and self-fulfilment will be paramount.
