Comunicación e impacto de la ciencia: las iniciativas de universidades ecuatorianas

Scientific digital social networks (RSDC) are emerging platforms that offer interaction between academics and socialization of research. To study whether Ecuadorian universities promote the communication of research results and whether or not their policies and structure encourage this disclosure, a mixed approach methodology was used. The following were analyzed: research documents from 26 Ecuadorian universities, with training in communication/journalism; interviews with research authorities and teachers to find out their perception of initiatives to promote research and the use of RSDC; and, the presence and impact that teachers have on them was measured. Keywords: Scientific popularization; scientific digital social networks (RSDC); unseen school. 1.Introducción En el contexto académico es importante que los grandes resultados de investigación sean conocidos y reconocidos.