PLATICAR: A Knowledge ecosystem for transferring agricultural technology

Laura M. Ramírez Cartín

Leonardo E. Cordero Jenkins

National Institute of Innovation and Agriculture Transference Technology (INTA)

What is a knowledge ecosystem ?

Is a complex adaptive system (CAS) of people in communities co-located in the same space, physical and/or virtual, in which they cultivated relationships, tools, and practices for creating, integrating, sharing and using knowledge.

It’s main objetive is enabling knowledge not manage it, because the knowledge can´t be managed

The knowledge pyramid

Thomson, 2008 http://adaptivekm.com/ke_more.html#pyramid

The trophic (food) pyramid

The knowledge ecosystem metaphor

Anderson, 2011http://schoolworkhelper.net/2011/01/energy-movement-in-ecosystems-trophic-energy-pyramid/

The knowledge ecosystem metaphor

The trophic (food) web The relationship web

Emment, 2011 http://www.eoearth.org/article/Food_webThomson, 2008 http://adaptivekm.com/ke_more.html#pyramid

The knowledge ecosystem metaphor

Thomson, 2008 http://adaptivekm.com/ke_more.html#pyramid

Knowledge metapopulation

Ecological metapopulation

Kayneugux, 2011. http://kayneugux.livejournal.com/615.html

Knowledge ecosystem components

Value

Organizational Model

Catalyts

The CirclesChampion

Preexisting Networks

Ideology

Brafman & Beckstrom, 2008

Pór, 1997

Starfish

Build capacities and competences in users and beneficieries

•Sistematize experiencies-Repository-and easy access•Comunication between producers-business•Close digital gap: ICT capacity building•PLATICAR Portal Web profit•Capacity building: knowledge management methodologies

Training Education

What is a GECO (KM-Center)?

Condentation nuclei centers

Foster community identity

Spaces knowledge fostering

Face to face meetings

Gathering

How PLATICAR knowledge ecosystem decreased technologycal adoption timeframe?

Education-Understanding-Decision-makingParticipation-Relevance-CommitmentFeedback-Adaptation- Lower failure rate

Confidence

Decreased technologycal adoption timeframe

S

Hydroponic

Champion

Planning

Education

Replication

SystematizationClosing digital gap

Adoption

Feedback

ABC

Champion

PlanningEducation

Replication

SystematizationClosing digital gap

Adoption

Feedback

Conclusions

Building a knowledge ecosystem it is at least 5 years process- Entails actitude shifting

Only participative process guaranty PLATICAR

K-Ecosystem ownership

Knowledge dialoge and mutual respect are pivotal to success

Knowledge ecosystem can take different shapes depending on the context.

NO two Knowledge Ecosystem are the same!