informationalization
n.— «“Informationalization” or “informatization” (there is no consensus on this) refers to the modernization of China’s IT infrastructure, which is part of the National Agenda.…Upgrading China’s IT infrastructure is a key part of upgrading the Mainland’s industry to be globally competitive and promoting Domestic Innovation.…Therefore, all our clients are talking about “informationalization,” and they have been since I arrived and probably long before.» —“The curse of ‘informatization’” by William Moss CNET Asia: Little Red Blog Sept. 18, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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