"The terms 'knowledge economy' and 'information society' have become central in contemporary politics. Advances in computing, telecommunications and media technologies have had a profound and wide-ranging influence on the way we live and work. At the same time, growth in knowledge-based services has changed the socio-economic structure of Europe."
Ex.: Wem gehört das Wissen? Informationspolitik in Deutschland (Who owns knowledge? Information policy in Germany) by Jonathan Gray, Community Coordinator of the Open Knowledge Foundation.