According to Actor-Network-Theory school the power is not initially distributed among actors but rather is an outcome of interaction among them - thus, appeared to be result, not precondition. This statement is based on inference that technology itself is not only representation of power inequalities because of existence of various ways to use technologies.
We also can say, that information and communication technology enable separate part of network(i.e. standalone actors) to influence on technology even if this "part" is not supposed to design it or to participate in development and futher promoting. Following the intention to extent science gainings it useful to pay attention to past social values and habit and probable rejection of futher implementation of new technologies. For example, now we have possibility to make skype-calls, but a lot of people are still using e-mails and fast-developed tools embedded to e-mails is an example for power inequality not based on technologies are used.
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