Dictionary definition of “informationalization”

informationalization

n. the computerization of business, industry, and military. Subjects: English, Business, Technology, Jargon

Editorial Note: This word appears to be most common in East Asian countries where English is a language of business but not of the home. Etymological Note: Probably directly related to the term informatics, the science of gathering, storing, organizing, and using information.

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Citations: 1975 Annual Review of Information Science & Technology (Dec. 1) p. 5: It is our conclusion that Japan has to change its goal from industrialization to informationalization….We propose that the final national goal be a new information society. 1978 Richard Rice Journal of Economic History (Dec.) “Essays on the Service Industry and Social Security in Japan” p. 988: It is not clear why expansion of total tertiary employment is “unhealthy” (P. 63) while increasing employment in “informationalization” (knowledge industries) is “healthy.” 1987 Japan Economic Newswire (Nov. 16) “ Takeshita Urges U.S. Efforts To Reduce Budget Deficit” (in Tokyo): The theme of the three-day annual meeting, the 19th of its kind, is “New Developments In United States-Japan Relations—Internationalization, Informationalization And The Role Of Cities.” 1995 Daily Yomiuri Shimbun (Mar. 31) “Era of one PC per worker certain to come” p. 9: Since the late 1980s when the word “informationalization” became a popular buzzword, many companies have adopted the local area network (LAN) system that connects PCs. “Employees of all departments, such as manufacturing and sales, can access common information and a company as a whole can tackle product development.” 2006 William Moss CNET Asia: Little Red Blog (Sept. 18) “The curse of ‘informatization’”: “Informationalization” or “informatization” (there is no consensus on this) refers to the modernization of China’s IT infrastructure, which is part of the National Agenda.…Upgrading China’s IT infrastructure is a key part of upgrading the Mainland’s industry to be globally competitive and promoting Domestic Innovation.…Therefore, all our clients are talking about “informationalization,” and they have been since I arrived and probably long before.

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