Data as Capital: the Value of Information in the Digital Economy
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This report posits that data has emerged as a distinct and critical form of capital, standing alongside traditional financial and human capital in its capacity to generate new digital products and services. Economically, capital is defined as a produced good necessary for further production, and data—as recorded information—literally fulfills this criterion.
Author: Qosimov, Mador
Language: English
Topic: Technology's Impact on Media
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6949561085
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