The Evolution of Globalism: From Computerization to e-Democracy and the Digital Economy of Knowledge

This paper deals with current problems of computerization, e-democracy, and the digital economy of knowledge. Global trends in the digital information society, e-democracy, and the economy of knowledge form the agenda of modern development. New opportunities for development in the information society have shown that virtuality contributes to the emergence of unconventional reality, which can also give rise to new threats and crises. Scenarios are discussed where the economy, science, high technology innovation, culture, and everyday life change under the influence of virtuality.