This project build upon tensions between long-standing traditions of self-determination, predominantly from Afro-Colombian, farmers and Indigenous groups, and the mainstream model of venture-based businesses or dependence on imported technology within the technology development sector in Colombia. We use this space to explore alternatives that consider transitioning to technology development models in harmony with nature and society at a local-regional scale.

The goals of the project are (1) to co-create/redesign and expand, along with local collectives in Colombia, a portfolio of technologies, and (2) co-develop a technology transfer strategy, driven by these same collectives, to learn and exchange technological knowledge. This knowledge reciprocation is what we refer to as Regional Technology Ecosystems.