Grasping at digitalisation: turning imagination into fact in the sugarcane farming community
| Autor: | Aysha Fleming, Martijn Mooij, Cara Stitzlein, Bruce V. Taylor, Emma Jakku, Simon Fielke, Maria P. Vilas, Aaron Davis, Anthony J. Webster, Peter J. Thorburn |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health (social science)
Sociology and Political Science Geography Planning and Development Case Report 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences Environmental data User experience design Digital technology Environmental planning Responsible innovation 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nature and Landscape Conservation Sustainable development Global and Planetary Change Ecology User experience business.industry Agriculture 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Project 25 Social science Alliance Sustainability 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Business Landscape ecology |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Science |
| ISSN: | 1862-4057 1862-4065 |
| Popis: | Nutrient runoff from catchments that drain into the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a significant source of stress for this World Heritage Area. An alliance of collaborative on-ground water quality monitoring (Project 25) and technologically driven digital application development (Digiscape GBR) projects were formulated to provide data that highlighted the contribution of a network of Australian sugar cane farmers, amongst other sources, to nutrient runoff. This environmental data and subsequent information were extended to the farming community through scientist-led feedback sessions and the development of specialised digital technology (1622™WQ) that help build an understanding of the nutrient movements, in this case nitrogen, such that farmers might think about and eventually act to alter their fertilizer application practices. This paper reflects on a socio-environmental sustainability challenge that emerged during this case study, by utilising the nascent concept of digi-grasping. We highlight the importance of the entire agricultural knowledge and advice network being part of an innovation journey to increase the utility of digital agricultural technologies developed to increase overall sustainability. We develop the digi-MAST analytical framework, which explores modes of being and doing in the digital world, ranging from ‘the everyday mystery of the digital world (M)’, through digital ‘awareness (A)’, digitally ‘sparked’ being/s (S), and finally the ability of individuals and/or groups to ‘transform (T)’ utilising digital technologies and human imaginations. Our digi-MAST framework allows us to compare agricultural actors, in this case, to understand present modes of digi-grasping to help determine the resources and actions likely to be required to achieve impact from the development of various forms of digital technological research outputs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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