INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRANING CENTRE 8th MILE MYSORE ROAD, BANGLORE-56005 DRTC COLLOQUIUM - 3 (2007-2009) ON Information as a Marketable Commodity ABSTRACT Information is a tradable commodity that is exchanged in the market in the form of information products and services. Attributes like individuality, non-depletability, inherent uncertainty, and other special features like shareability, compressibility, and substitutability characterize it. The idea of information as a commodity is closely connected to the concept of economic exchange. Information is considered to be one of the basic resources for development and hence considered to be an essential commodity. The discussion will be on the production and generation process, demand and supply and finally the distribution aspects of information. Information is product different type of human activity. The demand of any commodity is human needs. Information is now increasingly getting economic importance as a marketable commodity. FACETS SPEAKERS 1. Introduction Jamil Ahmed 2. Generation / Production of Information Nihal Alam 3. Demand and Supply of Information Ajazur Rahman 4. Distribution and Marketing of Information Kaushal Giri 5. Conclusion Nitu Kumari Venue : DRTC classroom Date : 29th of November 2007 Time : 2:00 pm All are cordially invited Prof. K.S.Raghavan (Colloquium Coordinator) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.