In the 1960s, 18, mankind began the industrial revolution. After more than 100 years, the development of human social productive forces made another great leap. People call this revolution "the second industrial revolution", and it was in this revolution that the electric light and telephone used today were invented, thus human beings entered the "electrical age".
Now we have entered the information age. With the emergence and gradual popularization of computers, the influence of information on the whole society has gradually increased to an absolutely important position. The amount of information, the speed of information dissemination, the speed of information processing and the degree of information application are all increasing in the form of geometric series.
The new scientific and technological revolution marked by the breakthrough and rapid development of electronic information industry mainly includes five fields: information technology, bioengineering technology, new material technology, marine technology and space technology.
Its primary performance is the rapid development of multinational corporations. The total output of multinational corporations has accounted for 1/3 of the global total output. Among the 100 economic entities with the strongest strength in the world, multinational companies account for 5 1. Secondly, the establishment of international economic organizations is playing an increasingly important role in the global economy.
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