European planning for an information society
Telematics and Informatics - Special issue: the emerging European information society
Information rules: a strategic guide to the network economy
Information rules: a strategic guide to the network economy
The driving forces in the virtual society
Communications of the ACM
Information society visions in the Nordic countries
Telematics and Informatics - The socio-cultural consequences of the European information society
Toward the European information society
Communications of the ACM
The Rise of the Network Society
The Rise of the Network Society
Reinventing Government in the Information Age
Reinventing Government in the Information Age
Building the European Information Society for Us All Final Policy Report of High-Le
Building the European Information Society for Us All Final Policy Report of High-Le
Theories of the Information Society
Theories of the Information Society
Information Society: Issues and Illusions
Information Society: Issues and Illusions
Knowledge Societies: Information Technology for Sustainable Development
Knowledge Societies: Information Technology for Sustainable Development
Telematics and Informatics - Special issue: Regulating the internet: EU and US perspectives
Information Society as Post-Industrial Society
Information Society as Post-Industrial Society
Journal of Network and Computer Applications
Understanding e-government (G2C) in the knowledge society
International Journal of Information Technology and Management
Journal of Information Science
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In this article a range of national and international policies, many tied to electronic business and electronic government initiatives, are reviewed from the much older perspective of the Information Society. As a concept, the Information Society has retained a form of residual currency but while not quite dormant, it has been overshadowed by what are essentially techno-economic New Economy perspectives. Although these techno-economic priorities can be viewed as contributing to the ultimate development of an Information Society, this contribution continues to fall somewhat short of what would be deemed sufficient. The shortfalls are particularly evident in the case of socially disadvantaged members of the community. In reviewing such developments mainly in Europe but with examples drawn from elsewhere, progress towards Information Society status is assessed in a social context that illustrates the gap that exists between aspiration and achievement in this regard.