The notion of information is now widely used both with a real and a metaphorical meaning, and the information is now considered to be a primary good whose production and exchange measures the level of development of human society.
Information is also a novel key concept in the scientific understanding of reality.
Mathematical and logical theories developed in the area of Theoretical Computer Science, Information Theory, and Communications suggest new techniques and methodologies for a deeper analysis and a better understanding of systems characterized by very complex phenomenologies and structures, such as biological systems, cognitive systems, social and economical systems. September 7 Istituto Patristico Augustinianum - 10.00 a.m. September 8 Vatican Library - 10.00 a.m. Visit to the Vatican Library, guided by Mons. Raffaele Farina, Prefect of the Library.