knowledge industry

Japanese: knowledge industry(英語表記)knowledgeindustry
knowledge industry

In a broader sense, it refers to industries related to the production, collection, storage, processing, and provision of information, in contrast to the industrial sector that supplies physical goods and services. In this case, it has almost the same meaning as F. Machlup's "knowledge industry." In a narrower sense, it refers to the industrial sector that combines computers and communications to provide various information services.

*Some explanations of terms that refer to the "knowledge industry" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…広義には物的財貨,サービスを供給する産業部門に対比させて,情報を生産,収集,蓄積,加工,提供する業務に関連する産業をいう。この場合にはマハルップF.Machlupのいう〈知識産業knowledge industry〉とほとんど同じ意味になる。狭義にはコンピューターと通信を結合して各種の情報サービスを行う産業部門をいう。…

※「knowledge industry」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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