Editing Society (section)

===Information===
[[File:ONU Geneva mainroom.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva]]
{{Main article|Information society}}
Although the concept of [[information society]] has been under discussion since the 1930s, in the modern world it is almost always applied to the manner in which information technologies have impacted society and culture. It, therefore, covers the effects of computers and telecommunications on the home, the workplace, schools, government, and various communities and organizations, as well as the emergence of new social forms in cyberspace.<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/ ''The Information Society''. Indiana University.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160838/http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/ |date=7 October 2009 }} Retrieved 20 October 2009.</ref>

One of the [[European Union]]'s areas of interest is the information society. Here policies are directed towards promoting an open and competitive [[digital economy]], research into [[information and communication technologies]], as well as their application to improve [[social inclusion]], [[public services]], and [[quality of life]].<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/tl/policy/index_en.htm Information Society Policies at a Glance. From Europa.eu.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324134651/http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/tl/policy/index_en.htm |date=24 March 2010 }} Retrieved 20 October 2009.</ref>

The [[International Telecommunications Union]]'s [[World Summit on the Information Society]] in Geneva and Tunis (2003 and 2005) has led to a number of policy and application areas where action is envisaged.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/index.html WSIS Implementation by Action Line. From ITU.int.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326203825/http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/index.html |date=26 March 2012 }} Retrieved 20 October 2009.</ref>