Auf dem Weg ins Informationszeitalter? Was Wirtschaft, Politik und Öffentlichkeit bewegt, was auf die Gesellschaft und auf die Bildung zukommt

Politicians, business executives, economists, and scientists agree that as a consequence of technological developments a new era of communication and interaction in nearly all aspects of life emerges in our society. The general public are talking about the information society in which the data-highway should become the central point for new working styles, living habits, and leisure activities. Press reports provide a vivid picture about what advances politics, economy and publicity. However, less clear and obvious are the related challenges for education: How can new information and communication technologies be used in school, university and vocational education? Which functions education must fulfill in an information society? With this text we aim to offer a framework that lends itself for discussing the questions of education in the age of information in the context of the extensive influence of new technologies.