Abstract

CARIDAD SEBASTIAN, Mercedes; MENDEZ RODRIGUEZ, Eva Mª  and  RODRIGUEZ MATEOS, David. The need of information policies in face of the new globalized society. The spanish case. Ci. Inf. [online]. 2000, vol.29, n.2, pp. 22-36. ISSN 0100-1965.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-19652000000200004.

Because of the Economy and Information globalization challenge, this article undertake the necessity of solid information policies that allows assume the convergence of media, technology and services which have appeared through the incipient Information Society. It is took as reference point the Spanish case, we analyse the antecedents and initiatives on information policies matter in Spain, as well as the last government projects trying add this country to the Knowledge Society.

Keywords : Information policies; Globalization; Information society; Spain.