Land or properties, products, services, or capital goods, will have added value when they have more information content or components. People are starting to compete to gain access to information and its technology. Information has become a commodity, and CT the means for creation of wealth through information. It extends beyond industrialised societies to ones which are developing or transitional like Indonesia. The information society is fast becoming a reality and much of the theoretical discourse is now observable.
Wider changes are yet to come.
Some, particularly in urban areas, will feel much closer to the members of their global network on account of kindred specialisation or profession. Their thinking, attitudes, behaviour and lifestyles may become closer to their global friends than to their neighbours in Jakarta. Globalisation, which in the coming years is going to be increased by the implementation of the Marakesh agreement, will further stimulate the demand for more information in society - a demand to be met by the newer telecommunication technologies and the rapid expansion of global networks. With a new lifestyle which demands a continuous flow of information, society should develop the capability to manage the world of information. Our information space is expanding exponentially with the capacity and clock speed of computer chips.