The article analyzes the dominant role of consolidated information as a basis for the development of the information society of the XXI century. It is determined that the modern information society needs reliable information in connection with the use of not just information flows to establish the facts, but the use of data to ensure quality information and analytical activities of any institution; create and sell information products and services demanded by consumers; carry out a comprehensive analysis of the intellectual capital of the institution in order to optimize its activities. It is noted that the new field of scientific knowledge - consolidated information – is poorly studied and contains a number of debatable issues. It is established that the field of consolidated information is closely related to computer science – a fundamental science that develops a methodology for creating information support for the management of any object on the basis of computer information systems. The concepts of «information» and «consolidation» are described. Information – information and data that can be stored on physical media or displayed electronically. Consolidation means the processing of information material, the arrangement of data in chronological order or on other formal grounds. Consolidation can result in the publication of collections from individual industries, the adoption of appropriate decisions at the level of all branches of government or a particular organization. It is noted that the «consolidated information» has an English equivalent – Competitive Intelligence. Consolidated information is knowledge that has been selected, analyzed, evaluated, possibly restructured, and reformatted to serve day-to-day, decision-making, and information needs of clients or social groups. Data consolidation is a class of software products designed for the preparation of reports in groups of companies for internal (management, accounting) and external consumers (in particular, government agencies). No institution can function effectively in conditions of fierce competition without the latest, complete, reliable, relevant information, which is the basis for creating information products of consolidated information in modern society. It is established that in the works of foreign scientists consolidated information is called competitive intelligence, business intelligence, business intelligence. These concepts mean the process of finding and transforming data into information and knowledge, in particular about business, to solve problems through informal decision-making; tracking data that is in the public domain, about competitors and the formation on the basis of information consolidation of a competitive model of organization development. The use of the latest technologies involves the analysis of ways to protect consolidated information – methods of information security. It has been proven that violations of the integrity, confidentiality and access to competitive information can have a negative impact on consumers of the information product. It is after the transformation of knowledge into an information product that the question of information protection arises. The conclusions outline the main achievements and trends in the development of consolidated information as the basis for the development of the information society. In particular, it is noted that the ways to optimize the development of the scientific field of consolidated information in the Ukrainian information society, taking into account foreign experience, remain relevant

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