impact of IT on information services, with special reference to india

Impact of IT on information services, with special reference to India

~ By Ms. Neeraj Karandikar

Information is a vital resource & serves as an essential input to the effective pursuit of national policies on economic, scientific, technological & social development. It is a perennial resource, unlike natural & industrial resources & is characterized by its inherent potential for perpetual growth. The last few decades have witnessed incredible advances in information & communication technology (ICT) – which is the potent combination of computers in which information can be stored & processed & telecommunications by which information can be transmitted to anybody, anywhere in the world.

We are living in an information-intense society, in which the quality of life as well as prospects for social change & economic development depends increasingly on information & its exploitation. Living st...