Anotace
The concept of information industry is defined and is its key role in modern world economy explained. Introduced are the significant representatives of contemporary world information industry on the basis of theirs commercial strategy and competition in the frame of world information markets.
The role of national and international information industry associations and the Global Aliance of Information Industry Associations. Information markets observations and statistics.
Telecommunications as the information industry infrastructure - its development and standardizaton of telecommunication technologies.