Az információs társadalom gondolatának európai szálláscsinálója - In memoriam Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (1924–2006)
A forerunner of the idea of a competitive information society in Europe - In memoriam Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (1924–2006)

Summary/Abstract: The paper, reviewing the most significant book of Servan-Schreiber, “The American Challenge”, published in 1967, guides the reader back to an early stage of the conceptual history of the term “information society”. Europe, dizzied in the mid-sixties by the challenges of the “post-industrial era” and the formidable economical and technological development of the United States, was seeking its identity and its place in the global arena. It is remarkable how sensitively and authentically the French journalist, being aware of an upcoming new paradigm, was ringing the alarm: much of his analyses and messages that brought about an enlightening effect on the public of a premature French information society is fresh and valid even today.

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