▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁fl our ish , ▁but ▁that ▁in ▁fact ▁both ▁elements ▁mut ually ▁support ▁each ▁other . ▁That ▁is , ▁a ▁learning ▁society ▁gives ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁capacity ▁for ▁lif el ong ▁learning , ▁but ▁lif el ong ▁learning ▁allows , ▁through ▁social isation , ▁for ▁individuals ▁to ▁contribute ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁learning ▁ab ilities ▁of ▁bro ader ▁society ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁wisdom ▁( known ▁as ▁a ▁‘ ko in osoph ic ’ ▁or ▁‘ wise ’ ▁society ). ▁ ▁Element s ▁of ▁learning ▁soci eties ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society ▁can ▁be ▁sometimes ▁difficult ▁to ▁grasp ▁( re lying ▁as ▁it ▁does ▁on ▁concepts ▁such ▁as ▁‘ fl uid ity ’ ▁and ▁‘ in form ality ’ , ▁and ▁moving ▁outside ▁of ▁traditional ▁educ ative ▁boundaries ▁such ▁as ▁schools ▁& ▁univers ities ), ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁believe ▁that ▁a ▁learning ▁society ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁as ▁having ▁ 4 ▁main ▁attributes . ▁These ▁are : ▁ ▁Fut ur istic ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁t endency ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁dependency ▁on ▁techn ological ▁adv ances . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁sh ifts ▁towards ▁knowledge ▁econom ies ▁in ▁developed ▁countries ▁where ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁learning ▁society ▁is ▁most ▁pre val ent , ▁but ▁also ▁vit ally ▁as ▁acknowled ging ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁internet ▁in ▁allowing ▁education ▁to ▁move ▁beyond ▁traditional ▁boundaries ▁and ▁move ▁across ▁trans n ational ▁borders ▁instantly . ▁ ▁Soci etal ▁ ▁This ▁attribute ▁is ▁part