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Towards Digital Innovation: Stakeholder Interactions in Agricultural Data Ecosystem in Croatia

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  • Larisa Hrustek

    (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin, Croatia)

  • Martina Tomièiæ Furjan

    (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin, Croatia)

  • Filip Varga

    (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia and Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding, Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Alen Džidiæ

    (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Bastiaan van Loenen

    (Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft, The Netherlands)

  • Dragica Šalamon

    (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia)

Abstract

The successful adoption of digital innovations in agricultural production systems is based on the proactive participation of all stakeholders and represents an important step in establishing resilient agri-food chains and creating sustainable value. The key tool for the creation of sustainable value is integrating the nine aspects of the business process (cooperation; inclusion; financing; diversification; communication; policies; knowledge with entrepreneurship; and production) by re-using of open governmental and public endeavours data as well as by the contractual sharing. The objectives of this research are to identify stakeholders in the Croatian agricultural system, and to explore their roles and their potential for data supply and needs for data uptake. Open access repositories were queried to identify stakeholders. Direct observation methods and semi-structured conservational qualitative interviews were used for stakeholder characterisation and data flow detection. Stakeholder importance with respect to current data supply was analysed. Underdeveloped data flow relationships in the agricultural data ecosystem in Croatia could be built in a spontaneous process following the data opening of the Research and Consumer group of stakeholders and promoting data sharing initiatives of the early adopters in the Supplier group. In that way, data opening would be the driver of the effective cooperation creation required for sustainable value creation but also the adoption of the best management practices, sustainable solutions and digital development.

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  • Larisa Hrustek & Martina Tomièiæ Furjan & Filip Varga & Alen Džidiæ & Bastiaan van Loenen & Dragica Šalamon, 2022. "Towards Digital Innovation: Stakeholder Interactions in Agricultural Data Ecosystem in Croatia," Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems - scientific journal, Croatian Interdisciplinary Society Provider Homepage: http://indecs.eu, vol. 20(2), pages 190-209.
    • Handle: RePEc:zna:indecs:v:20:y:2022:i:2:p:190-209
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    Keywords

    agriculture data ecosystem; open data; stakeholder analysis; sustainable value;
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    JEL classification:

    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services

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