Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaCooperation Between Ecuador and China in Security Technologies: The Case of ECU 911
This article aims to demonstrate that the Integral Security System (SIS) ECU 911 implemented in Ecuador is the result of a socio-technical adaptation, whose design, implementation and decay have been shaped by the foreign policy alignments of the various governments of the country. Two complementary...
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FLACSO - Sede Ecuador
2023
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| author | Álvarez-Velasco, Carla Vila-Seoane, Maximiliano |
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| description | This article aims to demonstrate that the Integral Security System (SIS) ECU 911 implemented in Ecuador is the result of a socio-technical adaptation, whose design, implementation and decay have been shaped by the foreign policy alignments of the various governments of the country. Two complementary theoretical approaches are used: international studies and social studies of science and technology. In-depth interviews with key actors linked to the initiative are conducted, and primary and secondary materials linked to the case are analyzed. The data show that while much of the technologies used in ECU 911 have been procured from Chinese actors, there was a process of adapting them to specific local needs, from the design of the project, led by the authorities on duty. The results indicate that criticism that this initiative represents the import of an authoritarian surveillance model from China is unsubstantiated. |
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| spelling | urvio-article-58472023-06-01T12:32:42Z Cooperation Between Ecuador and China in Security Technologies: The Case of ECU 911 La cooperación entre Ecuador y China en tecnologías de seguridad: el caso del ECU 911 Álvarez-Velasco, Carla Vila-Seoane, Maximiliano China citizen security ECUADOR foreign policy socio-technical adaptation surveillance adecuación socio-técnica China Ecuador política exterior seguridad ciudadana videovigilancia This article aims to demonstrate that the Integral Security System (SIS) ECU 911 implemented in Ecuador is the result of a socio-technical adaptation, whose design, implementation and decay have been shaped by the foreign policy alignments of the various governments of the country. Two complementary theoretical approaches are used: international studies and social studies of science and technology. In-depth interviews with key actors linked to the initiative are conducted, and primary and secondary materials linked to the case are analyzed. The data show that while much of the technologies used in ECU 911 have been procured from Chinese actors, there was a process of adapting them to specific local needs, from the design of the project, led by the authorities on duty. The results indicate that criticism that this initiative represents the import of an authoritarian surveillance model from China is unsubstantiated. Este artículo tiene como objetivo evidenciar que el Sistema Integrado de Seguridad (SIS) ECU 911, implementado en Ecuador, es el resultado de una adecuación socio-técnica, cuyo diseño, implementación y decaimiento han estado influenciados por las alineaciones de política exterior de los distintos gobiernos del país. Se recurre a dos perspectivas teóricas provenientes de distintos campos del conocimiento, cuya complementariedad clarifica el análisis: por un lado, los estudios internacionales y por el otro, los estudios sociales de la ciencia y la tecnología. La información analizada se obtuvo de entrevistas en profundidad con actores clave vinculados a la iniciativa, además del uso de material primario y secundario sobre el caso. Los datos muestran que, si bien gran parte de las tecnologías empleadas en el ECU 911 han sido adquiridas en China, hubo un proceso de adecuación a las necesidades locales específicas, desde el diseño del proyecto, liderado por las autoridades de turno. Por ende, resultan infundadas las críticas que sostienen que la iniciativa representa la imposición de un modelo de vigilancia autoritario, por parte de China. FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2023-05-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/5847 10.17141/urvio.36.2023.5847 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; No. 36 (2023): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (mayo-agosto); 85-103 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; Núm. 36 (2023): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (mayo-agosto); 85-103 1390-4299 1390-3691 10.17141/urvio.36.2023 spa https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/5847/4470 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/5847/4464 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/5847/4465 Derechos de autor 2023 Carla Morena-Alvarez, Maximiliano Vila-Seoane http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Álvarez-Velasco, Carla Vila-Seoane, Maximiliano Cooperation Between Ecuador and China in Security Technologies: The Case of ECU 911 |
| title | Cooperation Between Ecuador and China in Security Technologies: The Case of ECU 911 |
| title_full | Cooperation Between Ecuador and China in Security Technologies: The Case of ECU 911 |
| title_fullStr | Cooperation Between Ecuador and China in Security Technologies: The Case of ECU 911 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cooperation Between Ecuador and China in Security Technologies: The Case of ECU 911 |
| title_short | Cooperation Between Ecuador and China in Security Technologies: The Case of ECU 911 |
| title_sort | cooperation between ecuador and china in security technologies: the case of ecu 911 |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/5847 |