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

• Bambini, Martha Delphino ^[2] ; Coltri, Priscila Pereira ^[1] ; Furtado, Andre Tosi ^[1] ; Zullo-Junior, Jurandir ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade Estadual de Campinas

     Universidade Estadual de Campinas

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] 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: martha.bambini@embrapa.br
• Localización: Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, ISSN-e 0718-2724, Vol. 9, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 119-130
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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.