Abstract

GOMEZ ORTIZ, Rosa Amalia; GONZALEZ LOZANO, Alma Arcelia  and  AVILA GOMEZ, Patricia Ruth. Research Networks Within the Framework of the Industry 4.0 and the “Fourth Transformation”. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2020, vol.11, n.21, e020.  Epub Mar 09, 2021. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v11i21.720.

In the context of both the Industry 4.0 and the “Fourth Transformation”, the objective of this work was to determine the challenges faced by the coordinators of research networks in Mexican educational organizations. The research arose out of the need to create new networks of this type at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN). The characteristics related to innovation and the generation of new knowledge of the Industry 4.0 and the Fourth Transformation were analyzed, which have some similarities even when their differences are more than evident. In the midst of these two currents, and faced with the need to solve large-scale problems, research networks are an essential tool. The method was inductive-deductive, with a diagnostic study that included the application of an interview guide in the form of debate. The sample was of 16 experts. The information was managed using Atlas.ti software, with reflective and frequency analysis. Among the challenges identified are the lack of knowledge of the coordinator when starting a network on the variety of researchers and on the guidelines on the same topic, as well as communication and organizational challenges. As part of the conclusions, new theoretical knowledge and proposals are provided to establish action policies for the creation and operation of institutional research networks; proposals that can help improve the management and dynamics of networks of formal and informal researchers.

Keywords : cooperation in research; interdisciplinary; research networks.

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