From Importing Innovations to Co-Producing Them: Transdisciplinary Approaches to the Development of Online Land Management Tools

Baumber, Alex; Metternicht, Graciela; Ampt, Peter; Cross, Rebecca; Berry, Emily

doi:10.22215/timreview/1175

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“…Facilitation of farmer collective action accelerates progress toward digital transformation by groups of farmers (King et al, 2019;Oreszczyn et al, 2010). At the production level in Australia, innovations arising from transdisciplinary science have been such an accelerator (Polk, 2015), and their translation and extension via the multiple stakeholder organisation Landcare (and more recently Grower Groups) are seen as a driver of innovation from within the food system rather than imported from outside (Baumber et al, 2018). Looking more broadly at innovation that crosses sectoral boundaries and bridges supply chain stages, it has been suggested that innovation platforms that focus on actors' shared interests at the micro-level of "innovation ecosystems" are the way forward (Pigford et al, 2018).…”

Section: Business Processes Innovation Ip and Social Capital To Adopt...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Embedding digital agriculture into sustainable Australian food systems: pathways and pitfalls to value creation

Cook

Jackson

Fisher

et al. 2021

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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Digital agriculture is exciting attention because of an expectation that food systems will be disrupted by new digital technologies through improvements in precision, efficiency, volume, speed of process or identity of product. This is against the background of the drive for sustainability in food systems.A diversity of technology applications is unilaterally emerging in all food chains with benefits realized through human acceptance and adoption in business processes. This paper focuses on Australia but the lessons apply to digital agriculture globally. We propose that sustainable food systems frameworks identify the relation of individual changes to broader systemic change, to relate individual changes to one another and to understand how multiple changes within a system can trigger major shifts in entire agrifood chains. With this rapidly-changing landscape in mind, we argue that food system frameworks cover five domains: production, market, capitals, governance and data technologies.We analyse experience from agricultural systems, compare it to digitization in nonagricultural systems and conclude that change will be both disruptive and cumulative. We consider the role of systems governance to be under-reported. Governance will prove critical in areas of IP legislation, policy harmonization and targeted investment.

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Section: Business Processes Innovation Ip and Social Capital To Adopt...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Embedding digital agriculture into sustainable Australian food systems: pathways and pitfalls to value creation

Cook

Jackson

Fisher

et al. 2021

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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“…In the current paper, a technology platform was defined to include learning management systems such as Moodle and Google Classroom. The need for an efficient technology platform for TR [13], in turn, leads to a need for an evaluation tool to determine which is the most suitable technology platform for a given TR situation, however, a literature review confirms that research on such evaluation tools is scarce.…”

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Evaluation of Technology Platforms for Use in Transdisciplinary Research

2021

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Transdisciplinary research (TR) is a growing field in a myriad of subject domains ranging from sustainability to education. The idea is to solve complex problems through the collaborative participation of academic actors, community stakeholders, governments, and other leaders to jointly define the problem and find solutions. To accomplish such complex projects, one of the main tools is an efficient technology platform. The need for an efficient technology platform, in turn, leads to a need for an evaluation tool to determine which is the most suitable for a given transdisciplinary research situation, however, a literature review confirms that research on such evaluation tools is scarce. The goal of this paper is to improve the evaluation of technology platforms for individual TR projects, based on the characteristics of that specific TR. The research question is “Can TR characteristics be used to construct an evaluation tool for technology platforms?” The specific aims used to answer the question were: the following: (1) to define the characteristics (core activities and skills) of TR and (2) to construct a tool for evaluating technology platforms for use in TR. Methodology: For the first specific aim, a literature meta-analysis was used; the second specific aim was addressed following a newly developed methodology, including elements of the technology acceptance model and elements of a standard technology evaluation process. Results: A chart for defining the core activities and skills in TR was developed, and a tool was constructed for evaluating technology platforms that could be used in TR.

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“…We were deliberate in our efforts to alert our partners to where our data were housed online. Many of our partners were unaware of the online tools available, which could be attributed to obstacles such as access, technological proficiency, and a lack of cross-community inclusion or communication during tool development (Polk, 2015;Baumber et al, 2018); however, no formal partner feedback survey was conducted on the topic of online tools and obstacles to their use.…”

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A data management workflow of biodiversity data from the field to data users

et al. 2019

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PremiseHeterogeneity of biodiversity data from the collections, research, and management communities presents challenges for data findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability. Workflows designed with data collection, standards, dissemination, and reuse in mind will generate better information across geopolitical, administrative, and institutional boundaries. Here, we present our data workflow as a case study of how we collected, shared, and used data from multiple sources.MethodsIn 2012, we initiated the collection of biodiversity data relating to Michigan prairie fens, including data on plant communities and the federally endangered Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek).ResultsOver 23,000 occurrence records were compiled in a database following Darwin Core standards. The records were linked with media and biological, chemical, and geometric measurements. We published the data as Global Biodiversity Information Facility data sets and in Symbiota SEINet portals.DiscussionWe highlight data collection techniques that optimized transcription time, including the use of predetermined and controlled vocabulary, Darwin Core terms, and data dictionaries. The validity and longevity of our data were supported by voucher specimens, metadata with measurement records, and published manuscripts detailing methods and data sets. Key to our data dissemination was cooperation among partners and the utilization of dynamic tools. To increase data interoperability, we need flexible and customizable data collection templates, coding, and enhanced communication among communities using biodiversity data.

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From Importing Innovations to Co-Producing Them: Transdisciplinary Approaches to the Development of Online Land Management Tools

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Embedding digital agriculture into sustainable Australian food systems: pathways and pitfalls to value creation

Embedding digital agriculture into sustainable Australian food systems: pathways and pitfalls to value creation

Evaluation of Technology Platforms for Use in Transdisciplinary Research

A data management workflow of biodiversity data from the field to data users

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