vol. 4 núm. 1 (2018)

The preservation and conservation of the natural resources, originates from the issue of the National Natural Resources code from 1974 and since this decree it’s assigned to the autonomous regional corporations and state entities with functions in the environmental administration, different responsibilities in terms of preservation and conservation, based on this, it was made an investigation oriented to evaluate the environmental legislation, the actions made for each of the identified entities, in the protection and conservation of a strategic ecosystem in the city of Villavicencio, the wetland Kirpas Pinilla la Cuerera, emphasizing in the functions of the Corporation for the Sustainable Development from the Special Management Area of the Macarena Cormacarena, taking into account the functions adopted once Colombia entered to be part of the Ramsar Convention agreements in 1997, to identifie and delimit strategic areas of environmental importance. Additional to the public gestion, it was analyzed the actions made by other interest groups such as academic institutions and communities from the area of influence, to determine the articulation of the academy in the investigative field with the social component, evidencing little to none efforts in the characterization and protection of this important ecosystem.

The present research is of a qualitative nature and its main purpose is to measure the impact that the use of open educational resources has on the learning of Statistics at the upper secondary level within an educational institution that applies a non-traditional pedagogical model, and in the that the use of technological devices is limited by the very foundations of the Waldorf pedagogy. To carry out this process, we start with the research question: How does the use of open educational digital resources affect learning for students in the ninth grade of middle school education at Waldorf Luis Horacio Gómez School in Cali, Colombia? To answer this question, available resources were used in the Internet to be consulted by the students, and later questionnaires, interviews and observation records were used, with which, when entering the process of data analysis, obtained findings that were categorized, and so reach the conclusions of the study, along with recommendations and suggestions for future work involving the resources available in the network for the educational field.

There are multiple entrepreneurship initiatives that meet the current demand of the markets; These initiatives must guarantee sustainable growth supported by innovation models injected into their business models. The aforementioned growth must be supported by the adequate management of human capital, a variable that plays a leading role in the continuity of entrepreneurship. This document aims to link the entrepreneurial model, innovation and type of organization developed by 19 entrepreneurs in the city of Bogotá and the analysis of the variables that determine the type of organization conceived in each of its initiatives.

In the globalized and current world where trade grows at an accelerated pace, the presence of improvements in the transport sector is increasingly necessary; since it depends on the perfect marketing and distribution of the items that are imported or exported by any country according to their commercial and financial needs in terms of obtaining income, goods or services. In spite of the current global financial and economic crises, the maritime industry sector through its community of partners and workers evaluate to the maximum the improvements necessary to mitigate this effect, in order to prevent the maritime sector - as a provider of services- is seen as little as possible affected by the fall in demand and price levels, which is why this research is carried out under the documentary and critical analysis modality, due to the information collection technique that was used to perform The study was related to the review of documentary sources such as: books, magazines, reports, newspapers, agreements, agreements, electronic media, among others. Said research article was carried out with the main basis of generating results of the analysis and discussion in the actions of strategies oriented to the application of technology and globalization in maritime transportation with the purpose that it serves  as a source of information to interested people and linked to the area of the research line in maritime business.

Mangroves are forested ecosystems located in the transitional zone between the continent and the ocean; their importance lies in the assets they offer to human communities at the local level and by the ecosystem services they offer at the local and regional level. The analysis of conservation degree of these ecosystems in the Colombian Caribbean region shows that the mangroves in Sucre, La Guajira, Magdalena and Antioquia departments, have acceptable conditions of conservation; Córdoba is the only department which this forest formation registers good conditions of conservation in several sectors, which is related to a better structural development and greater species richness. The use and management of the mangroves of the Córdoba department is proposed as a source of non-timber forest products, in order to promote the conservation of these important ecosystems and encourage the sustainable development of the communities that depend on these environments.

The quality of innovation is conceived as the acceptance of a given novelty in a specific context, in general, since it is introduced to the market as a result of the use of existing capacities (OEDC, 2005; Romero-Betancur & Pinzón, 2017), However, this conception does not clearly establish who receives its benefits or what elements are necessary to obtain it, this text proposes two states in which the ability to appropriate the benefits of innovation is affected: given the existence of complementary goods or assets and given changes of technological paradigm.

The fruit of the cherry tree (Malpghia punicifolia L.), is commercialized by the Wayuu population, which is known as cherry, is very perishable which causes losses during harvest, due to this it was necessary to carry out an investigation where it has as an objective to carry out a technological process for the production of fruit pulp and to know the nutritional and microbiological characteristics to guarantee the safety of the finished product. In the results it was identified that the ideal state of maturation for the processing of the cherry fruit is grade 5, recognized with the color red. In the pulp of fruit of the cherry tree it was determined that it obtained a pH of 3.8, some degrees ° Brix of 12.89 and an acidity of 2.11% expressed in citric acid, 1.33% of protein and minerals such as iron, calcium, potassium and phosphorus. free of pathogenic microorganisms such as E. coli and salmonella. It is considered with this study that it is an alternative to process native fruits of the region through the production of fruit pulp, since it is a food product with high nutritional value and makes it attractive for its later agro-industrial use, whether in nectars, jams, yoghurts or preserves.

This research project recognizes the importance of identifying and characterizing the training processes in the area of Technology and Informatics that are developed in the educational institutions of basic and secondary education, located within the regions of influence of the CAU of the University Vice-Rector’s Office Open and away from Santo Tomas University.The project development methodology is framed in the qualitative approach, based on the study of an applied and descriptive nature, in order to systematically characterize and describe the facts and characteristics of a population.In the course of the research, base documents such as the Standards for Technological Literacy published by the International Technology Education Association (ITEA) in 2007 were retaken, where it established the central recommendations for the implementation of a technological Literacy. In the national framework, the document “Being competent in technology - A need for development” is taken up again. These standards established the training guidelines and competences to be developed in the area of “Technology and Informatics” in basic and secondary education. 

This article fits into the framework of the research project “Training and pedagogical practices of teachers of the careers of Sciences of the health of the National University of the Chaco Austral”, in which we approach the pedagogical practices in commitment social and Community College. Specifically, we will work with the career of Medicine of the University of the Chaco Austral in the period of March to June 2018. Such practices have geographical specificity the work developed in the province of Chaco, República Argentina with knowledge and its construction through the University social and community work. As a general objective we have raised to point out the significant pedagogical practices in University social and community commitment. As specific objectives, strengths and weaknesses of students regarding participation in the socio-community practices and the ability that they have to apply academic knowledge to real life concern. Participation of 200 students, 12 teachers and the sample is collected through interviews and survey instruments. Categorizations and construction dimensions were conducted for the analysis of the information. As central results we can mention that students have the ability to apply academic knowledge instilled by the teachers in the field work.

Since 2000, ECLAC has been responsible for making the departmental competitiveness ladder in Colombia, taking into account the five pillars of competitiveness proposed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), namely: 1) Government and institutions; 2) Economic development; 3) Productive infrastructure; 4) Human capital, and 5) Efficiency of companies. In addition, since 2013, the Private Competitiveness Council, together with the Center for Thinking on Competitive Strategies of the Universidad del Rosario (CEPEC), has carried out the Departmental Competitiveness Index. These results have become the basis of the analysis of competitiveness in each one of the Departments, allowing to evaluate the progress of the different socioeconomic variables that are measured there. The analysis suggests that competitiveness may acquire more relevance among the departments within small groups, for which Alternative Integration of Regional Competitiveness of the Departments of Antioquia, Magdalena and Meta is proposed; The growth and regional development policies are intended to gain relevance, with a proposal to strengthen infrastructure, human capital and innovation processes.

This present article reflects on the concept of humanistic administration, which has become more relevant when observing different theories and contemporary administrative tendencies. For this, the authors locate three different moments in which they try to specify in the first instance a brief tour of the development of administrative theory, revealing there how man has always been present. In the second moment, they gather from some epistemological details, how the humanist understanding has been constituted as an axis favoring an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective of the administration. And, finally, the discussion regarding the relationship between company and social commitment is contextualized.

In the following article you will rescue the importance and the concept of inclusion, relating it to the project entitled training Centre for Vulnerable People Focused on Demobilized (CVPFD), identifying the social responsibility of enterprises in all economic sectors against the social inclusion, in this case with relation to the different actors involved in the current process of peace signed by the Colombian government with the group insurgent of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (RAFC). Taking as a starting point, the processes of peace signed by other countries such as: Honduras, Salvador, Peru and Mexico; where is highlighted, that to meet the objective of the peace processes, should be so constant dialogues to negotiate and establish different aspects influencing the time of signing, emphasizing how has been the corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the incorporation of demobilized combatants; being excluded and discriminated against because of its judicial background, in the same way it has presented a constant difficulty in its incorporation when integrating to a new work environment. Why you want to identify the opportunities, skills and strategies that have been implemented by different Governments after the signing of the processes of peace, participation of the productive and educational sector in the development of strategies to face the challenge of incorporating people in a condition of reinserted into life civil.

Nuestra misión y visión como primer claustro universitario de Colombia, en los diferentes niveles de formación, conllevan el compromiso de sumar al conocimiento, la práctica y la experiencia, en un contexto de responsabilidad social en todo el territorio nacional. Con este principio, desde la Facultad de Ciencias y Tecnologías adscrita a la División de Educación Abierta y a Distancia de la Universidad Santo Tomás, se publica la Revista Digital CITAS (Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología, Ambiente y Sociedad), como espacio de discusión y reflexión en torno a la actividad académica e investigativa adelantada por docentes y estudiantes vinculados a la institución y otras Instituciones de educación superior a nivel nacional e internacional.