情じょう報ほう社しゃ会かい

noun

information society

A society where information creation, distribution, and manipulation are significant economic and cultural activities. Often used in discussions about technology, media, and social change. Compare with 情報化社会, which emphasizes the process of becoming information-oriented.

See also: 情報化社会

• 現げん代だいは情じょう報ほう社しゃ会かいと言いわれている。

  The present age is said to be an information society.

• 情じょう報ほう社しゃ会かいでは、データの扱あつかい方かたが重じゅう要ようになる。

  In an information society, how data is handled becomes important.