Análisis de cómo la innovación tecnológica y de procesos afecta la competitividad internacional del sector agroindustrial ecuatoriano.

Abstract

This research work was carried out with the purpose of analyzing how technological and process innovation affects the international competitiveness of the Ecuadorian agroindustrial sector in order to identify strategies that integrate Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to compete internationally. To achieve this, we worked with a non-experimental - transactional methodological design, since it allowed us to observe and record the events without controlling or manipulating the variables. In addition, we used a qualitative approach since we searched for relevant information related to the present study in order to establish a correct frame of reference and also to apply information gathering instruments such as 15 interviews with experts working in the agroindustrial companies under study, according to the exclusion and inclusion criteria established by the researcher. The results obtained show that the most appropriate technology for their company would be software 60%, 20% drones, 13.3% sensors, and 7.7% satellites, as well as the lack of training for the use of new technologies, access to financing and process improvements. It was possible to establish a proposed solution to the problem through the design of strategies to improve competitiveness in the Ecuadorian agroindustrial sector, concluding that their application will promote and encourage production, teamwork and thus income, guaranteeing Ecuador's competitiveness in foreign trade in the long term.