Towards a Participatory, Co-operative and Sustainable Information Society?

Abstract

Sweden - like the other Nordic countries - is recognized as a leading IT nation. For this reason it is important to evaluate the specificities of Swedish policy discourses on the information society. The development of the information society has been a key topic in policy debates since the mid-1990s. More recently, new concepts such as ‘sustainable’ or ‘green knowledge society’ have emerged. This puts forward new questions about which type of information society we aim to achieve.

Keywords

• information society
• participation
• co-operation
• sustainability
• ict policy discourses
• sweden