Relative Influence of New Communicative and Informative Technologies, on Development of Society

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This article investigates relative influence of new technologies of communication and information in general, and internet specifically, on development of society. To recognize internet influences on development, especially social development, first it is required to obtain the reasonable recognition of internet and its capabilities. This paper is an effort to investigate and discuss the influences of internet- as one of the effective technologies in development of society- on some indexes such as earnings and poverty, education, health, and access to equal opportunities.