Culture

With the increasing levels of multiculturalism in today’s business and the proliferation and essentiality of information systems, development and management of IS needs to be considered in light of the cultural factors which impact upon its utility. For an organisation to succeed, the employees and the employers must cultural awareness of the people around. So what is culture? Culture is the way we live. It is the clothes we wear, the foods we eat, the languages we speak, the stories we tell, and the ways we celebrate. It is the way we show our imaginations through art, music, and food. An Alternative definition of culture: culture is not something that belongs purely to the past. It is an integral and inalienable part of what we are today and will become tomorrow according to him Music, dance art and food shapes culture. In this essay we will see how culture, diversity, principles of consultation and ethics influence an IT solution and how it relates to working with aboriginal communities and organisations.

Firstly, globalisation has become a huge part of IT. From developing applications for phones to multi million software for various purposes, has been developed over the past two decades. Although globalisation has linked indigenous peoples worldwide and has been an important factor in the emergence of a global indigenous movement, the benefits of globalization have been spread unequally, with many still left excluded. Current improvements have impoverished and marginalized indigenous peoples both in conventional income terms and from their own cultural perspectives.

The indigenous territories are under growing pressure for the extraction of natural resources, and also the people who are living in their l lands doing business ...

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As one move through their profession in IT in Australia, they find themselves working on solution a for a community in the North of South Australia where there are strict cultural rules around gender and access to information and where there are limitations on equipment due to the amount of heat and dust. In conclusion, we can observe how culture, diversity and ethics influence information technology in developing a solution. However one must understand that cultural preservation can not only just be achieved by IT solutions. Culture is something that is alive and keeps on changing. In brief, it is not machinery that changes society, repairs organizations, shapes social networks, or produces democratic culture; it is people who make this happen.