informatize

informatize

(ɪnˈfɔːməˌtaɪz) or

informatise

vb1. (Economics) (intr) (of a country, region, etc) to undergo the development of an information-based economy on an extensive scale2. (Economics) (tr) to develop the information industry on an extensive scale in (a country, region, etc)3. (Communications & Information) to convert (something) into data or information, esp for analysis, processing, or consumption by computers, software, or the internet: You can't informatize it by blogging about it. [from information + -ize] informatization, informatisation n