Joint mechanism of institutions of higher education for the creation a Social Innovation Ecosystem in Istmo de Tehuantepec, México

In 2023, was announced the Universidad Tecnológica del Sureste de Veracruz (UTSV) as the host of the first Industrial Innovation Center of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Since then, we develop mechanisms that facilitate the establishment of the first Social Innovation Ecosystem. The objective of this article is to describes the efforts made concerning the proposal and designing a Social Innovation Ecosystem. The first stage, the implementation of “The IES Articulation Mechanism” as an action complementary to the promotion of the Program for the Development of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuentepec. A critical path and articulation mechanism were designed based on the loose coupling proposal. The contribution of this article is the documentation of mechanisms for collaborative work to promote social innovation among Higher Education Institutions to achieve local development