The Role of Information and Informational and Communication Technologies in Modern Society

The article presents the results of a study that determines the role of informational, communication and computer technologies in the development of modern society. The problems of the influence of informational, communication and computer technologies are considered in the framework of three theoretical and methodological approaches: technocratic, information and informational technology  recognizes as a means of optimizing production and increasing labor productivity; humanistic, information is considered as one of the resources that have a positive impact on the development of all spheres of life; techno-pessimistic, information, informational and computer technologies are consider as weapons directed against humanity.