Impact Assessment of Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture:

Application of The Ambitec-TICs Method

Authors

  • Daniela Maciel Pinto Embrapa Territorial, Campinas (SP), Brazil
  • Priscila de Oliveira Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Jaguariúna (SP), Brazil
  • André Fachini Minitti Embrapa Informática Agropecuária, Campinas, Brazil
  • Angelo Mansur Mendes Embrapa Territorial, Campinas (SP), Brazil
  • Gisele Freitas Vilela Embrapa Territorial, Campinas (SP), Brazil
  • Gustavo Spadotti Amaral Castro Embrapa Territorial, Campinas (SP), Brazil
  • Lauro Rodrigues Nogueira Júnior Embrapa Territorial, Campinas (SP), Brazil
  • Julio Cesar Bogiani Embrapa Territorial, Campinas (SP), Brazil
  • José Dilcio Rocha Embrapa Territorial, Campinas (SP), Brazil
  • Renan Milagres Lage Novaes Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Jaguariúna (SP), Brazil
  • Inácio de Barros Embrapa Gado de Leite, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
  • Geraldo Stachetti Rodrigues Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Jaguariúna (SP), Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242021000200091

Keywords:

Technological innovation, technology validation, technology transfer, Agriculture 4.0

Abstract

An extraordinary moment of agricultural modernization is currently underway due to innovations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). In this process, management precepts are renewed, fostering significant gains in efficiency, productivity, and sustainable use of natural resources and the environment. The growing supply of ICTs and the extension of connectivity in rural areas, with their transforming roles in productive practices and economic relations, bring about questions regarding their impacts. These technologies include precision positioning systems and large volume databases, electronic sensors of site-specific production and environmental conditions, repositories of relational data, statistical and crop forecasting software, methodologies and processes; web-based information services, among others. The assessment of impacts focused on ICTs for agriculture needs innovative approaches, due to the peculiarities of their applications, the different scales of their socioenvironmental scopes and, at the same time, the verification of effectiveness of institutional investments on research, development, and innovation (RD&I). Based on these premises, the objectives of this work are to present a ‘module of impact indicators for Information and Communication Technologies (Ambitec-TICs)’, and assess its application to six typical technology adoption cases resulting from agricultural RD&I projects. The results detail critical analyses of the contributions of the proposed module for the registration, interpretation, and communication of impacts, with recommendations for technology transfer and accountability in institutional Social Balance documentation.

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Published

2021-08-30

How to Cite

Maciel Pinto, D., de Oliveira, P. ., Fachini Minitti, A. ., Mendes, A. M. ., Freitas Vilela, G. ., Amaral Castro, G. S. ., … Stachetti Rodrigues, G. . (2021). Impact Assessment of Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture: : Application of The Ambitec-TICs Method. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 16(2), 91–101. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242021000200091

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Case Studies

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