Article is devoted to consideration of questions of formation of information society in Russia and the
world. Information society - social system in which production of goods and services significantly depends on
collecting, storage, processing and information transfer. In information society the tertiary sphere (after
agriculture and the industry) services where the leading role is got by science and education prevails.
Development information society has both the huge positive potential, and certain risks which need to be
revealed, studied and analyzed in due time. A main goal of creation of global information society -
improvement of life of people, creation of conditions for their maximum self-realization. Also other private
problems facing the Russian Federation in the XXI century are considered