Technological change is the development and use of new tools, machines, and systems. It includes inventions that improve how people live and work. Technologies can be simple tools or complex machines. These changes happen in areas such as energy, communication, medicine, and transportation.

Technological change occurs worldwide in many industries and daily activities. It is created and used by inventors, engineers, businesses, and societies. Different regions develop and use technology in different ways.

Technological change has taken place throughout human history, from early tools to modern digital systems. It continues today as new technologies are developed. These changes are part of how societies grow and adapt.