Technological development is shaping human activity more rapidly than culture changes. Adapting to the change is a challenge for both people and organisations, but it also presents new opportunities. Technological development influences the means and tools used to create and transfer culture from one generation to the next. The relationship between technological development and culture is not a one-way street. Culture, cultural values and cultural goals are reflected in the kind of technology that is developed, while the benefits of technology largely depend on the culture in which the technologies are used and the social, economic and ecological impacts of those technologies. Research under this theme will seek to locate solutions for supporting interaction between technological advances, institutional and organisational structures and different cultures to ensure the inclusiveness of an increasingly multicultural and technologically driven society.

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