Políticas de informação para a sociedade da informação e do conhecimento: elementos constitutivos, dimensões e análise na perspectiva da Ciência da Informação

Abstract

This article presents a reflection about the dimensions of the information and knowledge society, as well as the constituent elements, characteristics and analytical approaches of information policies from the perspective of Information Science. It is based on the descriptive and analytical character of the terms "information and knowledge society" and "information policies" to expose the attribute of intervention, approaches and conception in the context of this new model of society; and thus, to launch an interdisciplinary look at their properties within the perspective of Information Science. For the development of the theoretical framework, it is based on a theoretical analysis. Through a deductive approach, a systematic analysis is realized to describe the particularity of the thematic from the perspective of the area. The directions of information policies are committed by the information and knowledge society as one of the key development actions to boost growth, competitiveness and employment. The study of information policies in the perspective of Information Sciences is characterized by a series of dominant paradigms that are for themselves, the product of broader analytical courses: effects and functionalism, ideology, audiences / consumption, pragmatism, among others.