Thematic Working Group 3 - Technology Enabled Inclusivity: empowering learners from diverse and differing cultures

This chapter presents the work of Thematic Working Group 3 (TWG3) at EDUsummIT 2025, which focused on technology-enabled inclusivity as a means of empowering learners from diverse, marginalized, and under-represented cultural contexts. Building on outcomes from previous EDUsummIT meetings, the group examined how digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) can both challenge and reinforce existing patterns of marginalization in education. The chapter identifies key challenges, including persistent digital inequalities beyond access, cultural homogenization driven by dominant data and design paradigms, insufficient teacher preparedness, and the lack of conceptual clarity around marginalization and demarginalization. At the same time, it highlights opportunities for leveraging AI and digital technologies as collaborative partners in education through personalized learning design, teacher and student empowerment, integration of marginalized and Indigenous knowledge systems, and community-centered innovation. Drawing on discussions and collaborative analysis, TWG3 proposes a set of justice-oriented actions for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers. These actions emphasize community agency, culturally responsive design, participatory research approaches, and systemic change. The chapter introduces the Digital Justice Ecosystem Framework, synthesizing perspectives from Design Justice and Cultural Historical Activity Theory, to conceptualize education systems as complex, adaptive ecosystems in which technology can either perpetuate inequity or serve as a catalyst for social justice. The chapter concludes with stakeholder-specific recommendations aimed at ensuring that technology amplifies human potential while supporting equity, cultural sovereignty, and inclusive educational futures.