INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTION
In this world of complexity and ambiguity, there is one among other major things which can basically and absolutely provide individuals with answers to the questions that arose as a result of their level of uncertainty, and the only thing is information.

People, Companies, Groups, Government, Schools, Ministries, e.t.c. embark on researches, take statistics, survey, evaluate, and assess their product and services, because the feedback they intend to get will serve as graphical status of the company, which is information.

Also, every innovation and development that gets rooted in anyone drew its source from information, because the major focus of information aimed at development. Hence, information teaches, equip, endorse, discern, empower, renew, and transform.

Information in the economy growth and development is as important as other factors of production (Land, Labour, Capital, and Entrepreneur), because information is the fixed factor that facilitate and enhance the acceleration of other factors of production.

Moreover, information sources that are made available for policy makers and developmental planners are many and exist in different form. Obviously, it is required of policy makers and other stakeholder in information sector to be manful enough, so as to source for, preserve, and disseminate information that are from the reliable sources, and that can meet the information needs of its users. Doing this will reduce (if not complete avoidance) high level of complexity and ambiguity.

Business Organization in the world at large is an economy agent, which aim at making profit through production or sales of goods and services, for the development in economy of a Country in which it operates and the world in general.

It is incontrovertible that when vibrant business organizations are in existence, there would increase in real Gross National Product (GNP) per head of population, and so is dependent on both consumption and investment. Sustained economic growth hinge largely on adequate level of new investment. (Popoola, S.O 1996)

Therefore, economic re-organization, growth and development can only be achieved when there are on ground, factors facilitating production which aim at development, these are:
 Information
 Land
 Labour
 Capital
 Entrepreneur
The type of information upon which a business organization is operating will affect both the staffs and members of the community of its operation. The type of information they hunt for, determines the output of their goods and services. So it is imperative for business organization to cultivate the right information seeking behavior.

INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Information is made available only when there is need for it, even when it is openly displayed, only people and individuals that is concerned with such information will take note of it. Its availability fills certain gap and solves all problems of uncertainties and ignorance.

Information is an essential commodity which has become an indispensable companion that can not be compromise for anything. It also ready to answer questions of different form which emerged as a result of our visions, plans, projects, and other required area. Anything in individual that produces words or saying like: What? , Where? , How? , When? , e.t.c. needs answers. The answers provided to those words are called Information which can be in any form.

Hence, Popoola, S.O (2008) said “Information is the fixed factor of production which develops almost all things in a certain place”. Aiyepeku (1992) submitted, “That which reduces the User’s level of uncertainty in a particular decision-making is information”

In his scientific view, Hawson (1973) concluded that “Information is normally intended for use rather than interest. The final users seek it for a particular purpose in a circumstance”.

In another development, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (1995) defined information as facts or a detail that tells you something about a situation, person, event, e.t.c. Also, information is a processed data that has meaning to the recipient.

However, Information could said to be “a processed data drawn from a reliable source, and is relevant to meet and mostly answers the query of the Users at any given time in any format it might appear.

Development in its simple term means “event or incident that changes a situation”. While mentioning development, we talk of advancement, progress, expansion, improvement, increase, e.t.c.

Information and Development are not isolated from each other, this because any time information is sought for, and it aims at bringing certain changes or development into a particular system or organization.

Development comes as a result of information, and information by nature triggers development. A Country could not experience growth and development outside information. Hence most developed countries like China, Spain, and e.t.c. are those that invest much on information sector of their countries.