Sunday, March 8, 2009

Discussion Answer for Informationalism

Instead of breaking the labor force into the two category blue vs white collar division, which compares manufacturing (blue) to information processing (white) jobs, the author took a three part approach. He divided jobs into routine production, which would most closely correlate to blue collar jobs; in-person service, which would be part of white collar; and symbolic analysts, which would be the higher tier of white collar workers.

He claims that the first two would use information communication technologies (ICTs) in a routine way, whereas the third group would use ICTs to analyze data and draw conclusions.

I believe that the digital divide could be troublesome because those with vast knowledge about ICTs clearly have the upper hand in this 3-part economy. Those unable to access or understand ICTs may even be forced out of the workplace due to the routine purpose they serve in the first two categories.

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