International Journal of Peace, Education and Development
Open Access
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Information Infrastructure and Academic and Education World: The Role and Opportunities in Contemporary Perspective

  • Author:
  • Prantosh Kr. Paul1, Kiran Lata Dangwal2, Asok Kumar3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 31 to 35

1FBAS, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Howrah, West Bengal, India

2Department of Education, University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

3MM University, Mullana, Ambala

Paper no: 6

Abstract

Information Infrastructure is an important term in today's age, responsible for Information Society and knowledge Economy Building. Information infrastructure is responsible for effective and healthy information transfer cycle. The Information system within an organization, academic institutions, community, and group may be called as information infrastructure. Information is one of the key factors for development. Information is vital source for education. This paper talks about information infrastructure; its role and values particularly in the field of academic institutions such as – Universities, Colleges, Schools and other educational institutions.

Keywords

Information, Information Systems, Information Infrastructure, Academic World, Universities, Role of Information, Contemporary Scenario, E-Learning, IT Resources, IT applications, Knowledge Economy