The integration of emerging technologies is reshaping the teaching skills required in the 21st century, yet little evidence exists on how contextualized training supports rural teachers in adopting active methodologies and critically incorporating AI into entrepreneurship education. This study evaluated the impact of a 40-h professional development program implemented in Educational District 15D01 in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Thirty-nine secondary school teachers participated (mean age = 43.1 years); 36% lacked prior entrepreneurship training, and 44% had not recently mentored student projects. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design was employed. The quantitative phase employed a 22-item questionnaire that addressed four dimensions: entrepreneurial knowledge, competencies, methodological strategies, and AI integration. Significant pre–post improvements were found (p < 0.001), with large effects for knowledge (d = 1.43), methodologies (d = 1.39), and AI integration (d = 1.30), and a moderate effect for competences (d = 0.66). The qualitative phase analyzed 312 open-ended responses, highlighting greater openness to innovation, enhanced teacher agency, and favorable perceptions of AI as a resource for ideation, prototyping, and evaluation. Overall, the findings suggest that situated, contextually aligned training can strengthen digital equity policies, foster pedagogical innovation, and empower educators in underserved rural communities, contributing to sustainable pathways for teacher professional development.

Introducción: Son más de 25 años de neoliberalismo en Ecuador, las mujeres kichwas amazónicas han vivido profundas transformaciones impulsadas por la globalización neoliberal, el extractivismo y una débil presencia estatal. Estos cambios han afectado su relación con la selva, la producción en la chakra, la comercialización, la participación en actividades extractivas y la organización comunitaria. Persisten las luchas por la reproducción de la vida. Metodología: Este estudio adopta un enfoque metodológico interdisciplinario que articula investigación cualitativa y acción participativa, integrando saberes científicos y comunitarios. Resultados: La globalización neoliberal ha reconfigurado los territorios y las dinámicas de las mujeres kichwas amazónicas insertándolas en procesos extractivos, agrodindustriales y migratorias. Frente a esto, han generado respuestas estratégicas basadas en saberes ancestrales, biocomercio y organización colectiva para sostener la vida y la biodiversidad. Sin embargo, muchas recurren a la minería ancestral en condiciones precarias, asumiento la reproducción de la vida en medio del abandono estatal. Discusión: Su participación reafirma la vida, identidad y autonomía, aunque enfrentan precariedad, falta de reconocimiento y escaso respaldo estatal. Conclusiones: Resisten entre las experiencias productivas, la resistencia cultural y defensa de la selva; promoviendo una integración amazónica a la globalización y a la vez manteniéndose en la externalidad.

The knowledge economy and green innovation are fundamental pillars for the transition towards sustainable production models. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of intellectual capital, green knowledge management and environmental practices on green innovation in SMEs in Tena. A quantitative cross-sectional approach was developed, applying a structured questionnaire to a sample of 64 green enterprises. Data analysis was performed using a Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM), after evaluating the psychometric properties of the measurement model. The results show that the model explains 40% of the variance in green innovation. It was confirmed that Environmental and Technological Practices (ETPs) have the strongest and most significant effect on innovation, followed to a lesser extent by Intellectual Capital, whose influence was positive but marginal. Green Knowledge Management did not show a statistically significant impact. It is concluded that green innovation in Amazonian enterprises depends primarily on the adoption of technological infrastructure and tangible practices, while the systematization of knowledge remains a pending challenge.