In summary, contemporary information society is based on the following traits:
- Technology: Sophisticated information technology for the production, recording, transmission and retrieval of information of all formats, bringing about high levels of interconnectedness, globalization and dependence on information technology.
- Production: Extensive production of information, coupled with high proportions of the labor force employed directly and indirectly in information activities.
- Economy: Information being a major commodity, bought and sold extensively.
- Operation: Specialized channels and appliances for the handling of specific forms of electronic information may be replaced by integrated channels and appliances for the handling of information at large.
- Culture: The economic and social accent on information have turned it into a culture, typified by an amplified sociopolitical role of the media, shrinking time and space constraints, and the emergence of global virtual symbolism and realities.
