00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.644613 CaOODSP 20200331193736 ta 150407s1992 quc # f|0| 0 eng d 0-660-14763-7 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Co28-1/96-1992E Towards an information society / by Lucie Deschênes. Laval - Quebec : Communications Canada. 1992. 98p. : figs., references, tables ; 23 cm. Contents: Introduction.--The information environment: Modern methods for transmitting information; New information services; Multimedia conglomerates and global networks.--Social issues: Deregulation and the public interest; International competition and national independence; Accelerated exchanges and national identity.--Summary.--References. Satellites, fibre optics and microchips are among the technologies that are profoundly transforming our society. And there's more to come. Towards an Information Society looks at this supercharged information environment, dominated by foreign interests, and asks if the Canadian information industry can survive in it? Already, American cultural products have overrun Canadian markets to the point where alarm bells are sounding in some quarters. This report poses tough questions about our national identity and sovereignty in the face of technological change. Technology and culture are melding. Should market forces alone determine the outcome? Author Deschênes has written her report for "people involved in the information sector at a time when their decisions must be made in an increasingly complex environment." Softcover 93-07 1993-02-19 Information gcpds Access to information gcpds Information technology gcpds Canada. Communications Canada. Canadian Workplace Automation Research Centre‏. Deschênes, Lucie Vers une société de l'information / (CaOODSP)9.678441 Towards an information society / (CaOODSP)9.881502