Collaborative Innovation in Agrometeorology: Coordination Strategies to Develop a Monitoring IT System for Brazil

Authors

  • Martha Delphino Bambini Analyst at Embrapa Informática Agropecuária, Av. André Tosello, 209, Barão Geraldo, PO BOX 6041, Zip Code 13083-886, Campinas/S.P. , Brazil. Phone + 551932115741. E-mail: [email protected]
  • Priscila Pereira Coltri Researcher at Center of Meteorological and Climate Researches Applied to Agriculture (Cepagri) at State University of Campinas (Unicamp)
  • Andre Tosi Furtado Professor at Scientific and Technological Policy Department (DPCT) at State University of Campinas (Unicamp). R. João Pandiá Calógeras, 51, Cidade Universitária, Zeferino Vaz, Zip Code 13083-970, Campinas/S.P. , Brazil. Phone: +551935214558 E-mail: [email protected]
  • Jurandir Zullo-Junior Researcher at Center of Meteorological and Climate Researches Applied to Agriculture (Cepagri) at State University of Campinas (Unicamp)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242014000100010

Keywords:

techno-economics networks, innovation, agrometeorology, information and communication technology

Abstract

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.

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Author Biography

Martha Delphino Bambini, Analyst at Embrapa Informática Agropecuária, Av. André Tosello, 209, Barão Geraldo, PO BOX 6041, Zip Code 13083-886, Campinas/S.P. , Brazil. Phone + 551932115741. E-mail: [email protected]

Technology Transfer Supervisor at Embrapa  Informatics for Agriculture, MSC in Scientific and Technological Policy Department (DPCT) from State University of Campinas (2011)

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2014-04-24

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Bambini, M. D., Coltri, P. P., Furtado, A. T., & Zullo-Junior, J. (2014). Collaborative Innovation in Agrometeorology: Coordination Strategies to Develop a Monitoring IT System for Brazil. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 9(1), 119–130. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242014000100010

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