Technology for social inclusion is a research area concerned with the use of information technology to facilitate the construction of collective self-representation among people who have been historically excluded and disenfranchised.

In today's society, entire groups of people are systematically deprived of social recognition, equal opportunities, resources and social value based on the familiar fault lines of socio-economic class, educational status, geographic location, physical ability, race, ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, and gender. Unlike earlier discussions of the 'digital divide' where the focus is on the physical availability of computers and the Internet, Technology for Social Inclusion concerns the ability of historically deprived populations to make use of those technologies to engage in meaningful social practices that advance their collective interests.

Social inclusion is promoted through the production and deployment of media such as Weblogs, wikis, podcasts, Internet forums, pictures and videos that give voice to the experiences of socially, racially, politically and economically marginalized individuals, communities, and institutions. Social inclusion research tends to be critical, participatory and action-oriented in its aim to alleviate the ruptures that prevent people from fully participating in the normatively prescribed activities of their society.