Cyberocracy
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A hypothetical form of government that rules by the effective use of information and technology. countable, uncountable
"Cyberocracy must surpass bureaucracy and its 20th-century iteration, technocracy if new techniques of acquiring and using information are to take hold. Bureaucracy depends on going through channels and keeping information in bounds. In contrast, cyberocracy may place a premium on gaining information from any source—public or private."
Example
More examples"Cyberocracy must surpass bureaucracy and its 20th-century iteration, technocracy if new techniques of acquiring and using information are to take hold. Bureaucracy depends on going through channels and keeping information in bounds. In contrast, cyberocracy may place a premium on gaining information from any source—public or private."
Etymology
From cyber- + -o- + -cracy, coined by political scientist David Ronfeldt in 1978.
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