ICT, knowledge society, and good governance: Relationship and interation pattern

Abstract

In today's digital era, the community become an important basis for development. Development funding is no longer rely on natural resources but also on the creative economy based on knowledge. Therefore, people are expected to take advantage of the use of ICT (Information And Communication Technology) as a tool to be able to create a knowledge society. There are many research discussed about knowledge society, but none of them can provide a clear mapping about relationship and the pattern of interaction among ICT usage, knowledge society, and good governance. This paper tried to summarize previous research about knowledge society and its supporting components, and then make a map of relationship among ICT usage, knowledge society, and good governance. This paper also identify obstacles based on the map in implementing the knowledge society as well as offering strategies to overcome these obstacles.