信息技术(IT)是电子学、电信和信息学这些术语以及他们的软件扩充(人工智能、专家系统等等)所描述的各种技术的总合。人们总倾向于将信息信号说成是“知识”。历史地看,信息技术半个世纪中的巨大进步是与口头语言、书写、打印的研究成就同步的。但是信息技术对人脑的帮助和提供的通信能力大大改变了可供处理信息的手段。因此,文明正在经历一场深远的变革,而这种变革只能认为是向更大的复杂性和更深的意识层次跨出的一大步。 Information Technology (IT) is a combination of the terms electronics, telecommunications and informatics and the various technologies described by their software extensions (artificial intelligence, expert systems, etc.). People tend to speak of information signals as “knowledge.” Historically, tremendous progress in information technology over the past half century has coincided with the achievements made in the study of spoken language, writing and printing. But the ability of information technology to help the human brain and provide communication has dramatically changed the means available to process information. As a result, civilization is undergoing a profound transformation that can only be considered as a major step towards greater complexity and deeper levels of consciousness.