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Principle of equality <strong>and</strong> distributed involvement<br />

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How to institutionalise the principle of equality, for example, by spreading <strong>and</strong> promoting<br />

the collaborative models through the institutions<br />

How to institutionalise change <strong>and</strong> sustainability?<br />

How to create a new institution?<br />

Coordination as Principle of distributed equality<br />

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Role of the coordinator as an integral part of the network coordination model<br />

Separation of technical <strong>and</strong> financial mechanisms <strong>and</strong> processes<br />

Distributive process of technical activities, but centralised mechanism of funding<br />

distribution<br />

Principle of movement<br />

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Feedback as a natural process of contribution <strong>and</strong> collaboration<br />

Feedback from new network to existing networks<br />

How the collaboration process transforms into a movement <strong>and</strong> obligation: from looseness<br />

to connectedness<br />

Developmental Perspective<br />

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Commitment to Human Centred Systems approaches<br />

Social <strong>and</strong> cultural shaping of technology<br />

Valorisation of diversity, facilitating networking of like-minded people.<br />

4. Future Direction of Research in the Cross-Cultural Context<br />

4.1 Setting-up the Virtual Institute for Cross-Cultural Innovation<br />

Building on our experiences of cross-cultural collaboration over the past four years, we<br />

propose to set up this Virtual Institute for Cross-Cultural Innovation with the aim to develop<br />

research strategies for the knowledge based economy of the future. An integral component of<br />

this Institute will be the creation of a virtual network of postgraduate, doctoral <strong>and</strong> post-

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