Wissensgesellschaft
German
Etymology
Wissen (“knowledge”) + Gesellschaft (“society”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɪsn̩sɡəˌzɛlʃaft]
- Hyphenation: Wis‧sens‧ge‧sell‧schaft
Noun
Wissensgesellschaft f (genitive Wissensgesellschaft, plural Wissensgesellschaften)
- (sociology, economics) knowledge society (a society in which the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information and knowledge has become the most significant economic and cultural activity)
- In einer Wissensgesellschaft ist lebenslanges Lernen eine Grundvoraussetzung für beruflichen Erfolg.
- In a knowledge society, lifelong learning is a basic prerequisite for professional success.
Declension
Declension of Wissensgesellschaft [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wissensgesellschaft | die | Wissensgesellschaften |
| genitive | einer | der | Wissensgesellschaft | der | Wissensgesellschaften |
| dative | einer | der | Wissensgesellschaft | den | Wissensgesellschaften |
| accusative | eine | die | Wissensgesellschaft | die | Wissensgesellschaften |
Synonyms
- Informationsgesellschaft (information society; often used interchangeably but more technical)
- postindustrielle Gesellschaft (post-industrial society)
Antonyms
- Industriegesellschaft (industrial society)
- Agrargesellschaft (agricultural society)
Coordinate terms
- Humankapital (human capital; the "raw material" of this society)
- Quartärsektor (the economic sector of this society)
- Digitalisierung (the technological driver)
- lebenslanges Lernen (lifelong learning)
Related terms
- Wissensmanagement (knowledge management)
- Wissensvorsprung (knowledge advantage)