Abstract

ANDRES, Gonzalo D.; SAN MARTIN, Patricia S.  and  RODRIGUEZ, Guillermo L.. Analytical Model of Socio-Technical Sustainability of Dynamic Hypermedia Devices. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2018, vol.13, n.38, pp.59-83. ISSN 1850-0013.

This paper presents an analytical model of sustainable socio-technical networks for the collaborative knowledge building in organizational/institutional contexts. Its objective focuses on supporting a theoretic-methodological perspective based on the idea of a "dynamic hypermedia device" (DHD). With regard to the methodological aspect, from a socio-technical position, the main debates and theoretical perspectives about the expansion of information and communication technologies pertinent to the issue to be discussed are reviewed. Then the components of the sustainability-DHD model are developed proactively, following its four dimensions: social, institutional, technological and textual. The design of the model, non- hierarchical and relational, is considered beneficial to guide the building process of these kinds of devices. In addition, it can collaborate in a flexible way in order to analyze the socio- technological transformations in diverse situational contexts. Finally, the consistency of the analytical results to be reached could be effective, since it is possible to connect: the dynamic, relational and interactive aspects of the technology’s characteristics; the social and political tensions within the socio-institutional framework in which it develops; the possible ways of participative design, as a function of the institution or organization’s requirements; and the networked collaborative production, promoting organizational management responsibilities.

Keywords : Information and communication technologies; Dynamic hypermedia devices; Sustainability; Social-technical focus.