期刊名称：University of Ottawa Law and Technology Journal
印刷版ISSN：1710-6028
电子版ISSN：1715-006X
出版年度：2008
卷号：5
期号：1-2
页码：221-259
出版社：University of Ottawa
摘要：Human societies are going through a period of rapid and deep transformation in terms of economy and structure. Information, knowledge and culture2 are gradually replacing material goods as the main generators of wealth and power in our age and, as a result, are becoming fundamental facets of productivity. Networked models of organization are also employed by various actors to replace existing organizational structures and to guarantee efficiency and flexibility in an increasingly globalized environment. At the heart of the change lies the impetuous advance of information and communication technologies, which revolutionize all aspects of human activity. What has been called “the digital age” is an era of unprecedented potential for social and economic development, and humanity is only at its threshold.
