World Information Day (26/11)

November 26 is World Information Day, which has been held annually since 1994 on the initiative of the International Academy of Informatization (IAI), which has general consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Councils. On this day in 1992, the first International Informatization Forum took place. Today, World Information Day is celebrated in many countries around the world.

Information, in a broad sense, — information transmitted by some people to other people orally, in writing or in some other way (for example, using conditional signals, using technical means), as well as the process of transmitting or receiving this information.

Information has always played a very important role in the life of mankind. And since the mid-20th century, as a result of social progress and the rapid development of science and technology, the role of information has increased immeasurably.

Currently, the global trend has been the modernization of television broadcasting through the transition to digital technologies, the development of high-speed Internet and mobile communications. Russia also adheres to this trend. One of the most important areas of informatization of Russian society is the development of Internet technologies in many sectors of human life and society as a whole.

Information – is almost the main value in the modern world. Everyone knows the famous phrase: «Whoever has information — owns the world». Moreover, its number is growing every day. The digital future, which they could not even think about before (PC, mobile phone, Internet, tablet...), has become a familiar digital present.

Inability to control the quality and volume of information received leads to so-called «information stress» (Photo: Maksim Shmeljov, licensed by Shutterstock.com)

But it is important to note that in addition to this, there is also an avalanche-like increase in the mass of various information, called the «information explosion». And here it’s not far from «information stress».

Recently, psychologists have started talking about the fact that the inability to use information technology and the information received itself, or rather, to control its quality and volume, leads to the so-called «information stress», which can be fraught with both social consequences and health problems. And it is important to remember this.



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