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The emergence of the Information Society is a complex historical process that involved large-scale institutional actors (businesses, governments, research centres, media, etc.). Hassan identifies and discusses the ideological positions that served to frame a particular point of view regarding the importance of information in industrial and post-industrial processes. This point of view prioritizes economic efficiency, flexibility, and profit maximization above all other concerns and has brought about a new social order that puts information and communication technologies at the centre of socio-economic decision making. The technological development of the Internet took place within this framework and therefore reflects the ideologies of post-industrialism. That being said, there is also a history of small-scale actors, media industries, whose practices, ideas, and visions for computer networks were not necessarily guided by the ideologies of post-industrial society. These are the individuals and groups that forged the sociocultural idea of cyberspace in the early stages of hobbyist computing and grassroots networking. So, while much of the research and development of the Internet's technological infrastructure did indeed take place within the military industrial complex, many of the conceptualizations of what such a network might be capable of doing in terms of sociocultural practices came from informal groups of hackers, hobbyists, and everyday users. The development of what would come to be termed "cyberspace is thus more complicated than simply a matter of creating ICT devices and networks. On one hand, we see the trickling down' of ICT from large scale institutions into the hands of hobbyists and users. On the other hand, we find a bubbling up of insights into how ICT networks could be integrated into the fabric of everyday life coming from the mundane use of ICT in domestic environments. There are therefore two interlinked but clearly identifiable sources of ICT network development one more institutional in scale and focused on researching and building devices, the other a grassroots phenomenon that emphasizes the conceptual and cultural potential of ICT networks. Neither of these two sources took precedence over the other in terms of the development of the Internet, rather, they acted in tandem to mutually produce the online world in which we find ourselves today The objective of this assignment is to synthesize course material and concepts from the readings and lectures. As with the first assignment in the course, additional research is not required for this assignment Citations should follow APA formatting guidelines and a list of references should be included. If any images are included, they too should be properly cited and included in the reference list. Your task is the following: Using examples from the course's textbook, articles, and lectures, discuss the ways in which the development of cyberspace came about via a complex interplay between large scale institutional forces and grassroots cultural practices. Identity two institutional and two grassroots cultural contributions to cyberspace and explain the significance of each contribution Note: the term contribution can refer to a material device, a business model, a government policy, a social or cultural practice, a conceptualization, or even an ideological or ethical point of view The emergence of the Information Society is a complex historical process that involved large-scale institutional actors (businesses, governments, research centres, media, etc.). Hassan identifies and discusses the ideological positions that served to frame a particular point of view regarding the importance of information in industrial and post-industrial processes. This point of view prioritizes economic efficiency, flexibility, and profit maximization above all other concerns and has brought about a new social order that puts information and communication technologies at the centre of socio-economic decision making. The technological development of the Internet took place within this framework and therefore reflects the ideologies of post-industrialism. That being said, there is also a history of small-scale actors, media industries, whose practices, ideas, and visions for computer networks were not necessarily guided by the ideologies of post-industrial society. These are the individuals and groups that forged the sociocultural idea of cyberspace in the early stages of hobbyist computing and grassroots networking. So, while much of the research and development of the Internet's technological infrastructure did indeed take place within the military industrial complex, many of the conceptualizations of what such a network might be capable of doing in terms of sociocultural practices came from informal groups of hackers, hobbyists, and everyday users. The development of what would come to be termed "cyberspace is thus more complicated than simply a matter of creating ICT devices and networks. On one hand, we see the trickling down' of ICT from large scale institutions into the hands of hobbyists and users. On the other hand, we find a bubbling up of insights into how ICT networks could be integrated into the fabric of everyday life coming from the mundane use of ICT in domestic environments. There are therefore two interlinked but clearly identifiable sources of ICT network development one more institutional in scale and focused on researching and building devices, the other a grassroots phenomenon that emphasizes the conceptual and cultural potential of ICT networks. Neither of these two sources took precedence over the other in terms of the development of the Internet, rather, they acted in tandem to mutually produce the online world in which we find ourselves today The objective of this assignment is to synthesize course material and concepts from the readings and lectures. As with the first assignment in the course, additional research is not required for this assignment Citations should follow APA formatting guidelines and a list of references should be included. If any images are included, they too should be properly cited and included in the reference list. Your task is the following: Using examples from the course's textbook, articles, and lectures, discuss the ways in which the development of cyberspace came about via a complex interplay between large scale institutional forces and grassroots cultural practices. Identity two institutional and two grassroots cultural contributions to cyberspace and explain the significance of each contribution Note: the term contribution can refer to a material device, a business model, a government policy, a social or cultural practice, a conceptualization, or even an ideological or ethical point of view