The information system has become a tool for power it is the object of state policy used for exerting internal power over economic and social activities and for controlling citizens in addition it has been extended to foreign relations with strong economic and military implications in the conceptual part of the book the author defines information as an asset that is part of any decision . Change of state introduces information policy on two levels coupling discussions of specific contemporary problems with more abstract analysis drawing on social theory and empirical research as. Change of state provides an important new reframing of the field of information policy and its key issues the synthesis of established issues like intellectual property with emerging concerns like borders and identity makes bramans book a major contribution to contemporary debates and its clear organization and accessible writing style will make it an indispensable introduction for students and nonspecialists alike. How control over information creation processing flows and use has become the most effective form of power theoretical foundations and empirical examples of information policy in the us an innovator informational stateas the informational state replaces the bureaucratic welfare state control over information creation processing flows and use has become the most effective form of power