information economy
noun[C]
ukusECONOMICS
aneconomyin whichknowledge,information, andservicesare morevaluablethanmanufacturing:
Thetechnologicalrevolutionassociatedwith thecomputerand theinformationeconomyhasacceleratedtheshiftofindustrializedcountriesfrom manufacturing-basedeconomiestoward service-basedeconomies.