DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2789-6919/64/174-182
Information as a Strategic Resource in Contemporary Society a Socio Philosophical Model of Responsible Value Creation
Olimxodjayev Fayyozxo‘ja 
Abstract. Information is frequently described as a strategic resource, but the analogy with material resources is incomplete. Information can be copied without depletion, becomes valuable through interpretation and use, and may generate public benefit and social harm at the same time. This article asks under what conditions information functions as a legitimate strategic resource in contemporary society. A structured conceptual review of twelve foundational academic and institutional sources was conducted across information philosophy, data studies, privacy theory, political economy, and digital governance. The sources were compared through five dimensions: value creation, epistemic quality, access, power, and accountability. The analysis distinguishes data, meaningful information, actionable knowledge, and strategic judgement rather than treating them as equivalent assets. It identifies four conditions of responsible strategic use: epistemic reliability, contextual legitimacy, capability-enhancing access, and accountable institutional stewardship. These conditions form an Information Stewardship Model that explains why technical accumulation alone does not create social value. Poor-quality data, opaque inference, excessive concentration, and weak correction mechanisms can convert an apparent asset into a source of vulnerability. Conversely, information produces durable value when institutions verify provenance, protect contextual privacy, broaden meaningful access, explain consequential uses, and preserve channels for correction. The article concludes that information should be governed neither as ordinary private property nor as an unrestricted public good. Its strategic status depends on a balanced institutional architecture linking innovation, rights, trust, and collective learning.
Keywords: information; strategic resource; data governance; information ethics; privacy; digital society; institutional stewardship