Information Infrastructure and Academic and Education World: The Role and Opportunities in Contemporary Perspective Paul Prantosh Kr.1, Dangwal Kiran Lata2, Kumar Asok3 1FBAS, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Howrah, West Bengal, India 2Department of Education, University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 3MM University, Mullana, Ambala Paper no: 6 Abstract Information Infrastructure is an important term in today's age, responsible for Information Society and knowledge Economy Building. Information infrastructure is responsible for effective and healthy information transfer cycle. The Information system within an organization, academic institutions, community, and group may be called as information infrastructure. Information is one of the key factors for development. Information is vital source for education. This paper talks about information infrastructure; its role and values particularly in the field of academic institutions such as – Universities, Colleges, Schools and other educational institutions. Top Keywords Information, Information Systems, Information Infrastructure, Academic World, Universities, Role of Information, Contemporary Scenario, E-Learning, IT Resources, IT applications, Knowledge Economy. Top |