On October 28, 2009 the European Commission published a Communication on the Future Internet addressing the ambition to develop world-leading internet-powered infrastructures for domains such as healthcare, energy and traffic management. To meet this challenge, a budget of €300 million additional EC funding is allocated for the coming three years in the form of Future Internet Public-Private-Partnerships (FI PPP).
4th Wave - Invitation to apply
Organisations committed to engage and empower users to take part in sustainable innovation processes are, as of 7th October 2009, invited to apply for membership in the European Network of Living Labs - ENoLL.
To do so, fill out this form (.doc, 95K - Updated Dec. 1, 2009!) and send it to wave4@enoll.org
Application deadline is that the ENoLL office shall have received the application via email no later than 25 January 2010, 24:00 hrs CET.
Approved new members will enter the network in the spring 2010 at a 4th wave launch ceremony in Spain, by the Spanish Presidency (date/venue to be announced).
A summary of ENoLL objectives, means of operation and primary values is given in this document (.pdf, 304.9K - Updated Dec. 1, 2009!). Note in particular that there is no financial provisioning for the members.
More general information can be found in this Powerpoint slideshow (.ppt, 559.5K)
What is a Living Lab?
A Living Lab is both a methodology for User Driven Innovation (UDI) and the organizations that primarily use it.
A Living Lab is about experimentation and co-creation with real users in real life environments, where users together with researchers, firms and public institutions look together for new solutions, new products, new services or new business models.
But also Living Labs are about societal involvement, about promoting innovation in a societal basis, involving academia, SMEs, public institutions and large companies in an Open Innovation process that because happens in real environments has an immediate impact. This is how Living Labs aim to contribute to a new Innovation System where users and citizens become active actors and not only passive receivers.
The European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) is a bottom up grown organization coming from the European Living Labs, the E.U., national and regional governments, academia and leading companies + SMEs, providing networking and a global context to its members.
News in Open Living Labs:
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Living labs:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Czech Rep
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Mozambique
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- UK
