Collaborative innovation in agrometeorology: coordination strategies to develop a monitoring IT system for Brazil.
Collaborative innovation in agrometeorology: coordination strategies to develop a monitoring IT system for Brazil.
Author(s): BAMBINI, M. D.; COLTRI, P. P.; FURTADO, A. T.; ZULLO JUNIOR, J.
Summary: This case-study article presents the results from a morphology analysis of a knowledge and information network, focusing on the coordination mechanisms employed to generate a convergent arrangement. Agritempo was the first information system to offer (in 2003) free access to a broad range of agrometeorological data comprising all the Brazilian territory, representing an important technological innovation to the agricultural sector. To study this phenomenon an analytical framework of the Techno-Economic Network (TEN) and concepts from the Innovation Sociology field was employed. Results indicate that the durability of this arrangement ? from 2003 to 2014 ? can be explained by the effectiveness of the coordination strategies established in the network such as: trust based relationships; institutional and individual leadership actions; contracting; software applications and shared common working procedures.
Publication year: 2014
Types of publication: Journal article
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