This paper concerns the main factors that contribute to information being regarded as a strategic resource in organizations. It touches on the nature of the technological infrastructures involved in the transfer of knowledge to Portuguese industry, particulary within the areas of the Plan for the Technological Development of Portuguese Manufacturing Industry and PEDIP (Programme for the Development of Portuguese Industry). It also analyzes the contribution of LNETI/CITI in the creation of information systems and information training as a means of stimulating the modernization of the national production base. LNETI/CITI's contribution is made through the creation of information infrastructures and through the training of personnel. It also describes the curriculum and objectives of the Masters (MSc) Course in Information Management. This course was set up as a result of the protocol agreed between LNETI/CITI and the University of Sheffield/Department of Information Studies (UK).