Information revolutions and their role in the development of humankind

The article considers with the phenomenon of information in the context of the significance of operations carried out with it for the evolution of species and the impact of information processes on man and on the development of human society, on the acquisition of new qualities by society, as well as the essence and historical development of information revolutions from the dawn of mankind to the present day, and their features. Also, some institutional changes in society caused by the fifth and sixth information revolutions and the effects of these changes, real and possible, are considered in more detail. Based on the fact that the mechanisms of information interaction are inseparable from human existence, and the development of information technologies in recent decades has been rapid and explosive, the research of its consequences in this article, as well as their forecasting, are called to prove that the progress of mankind itself is determined by information processes, their efficiency, and that now, given the fundamental difference between the current information revolution and all previous ones, strategic planning and the formation of a long-term view when making key decisions are acquiring colossal significance for the development of the state and its public institutions, since the vectors set by these decisions today will affect literally all aspects of human life in the very near future.