All organisations public and private from all countries in the world, actively committed to engage and empower users and citizens to take part in sustainable innovation processes, are once again invited to apply for membership in the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) as of October 24th, 2011. The announcement was made at the Future Internet Conference in Poznan (Poland).
You can see the session ‘User Driven Innovation – Shaping the Future Internet for a Better Society’ including the announcement of the 6th Wave here.
In 2011 the European Commission has tabled several highly relevant proposals regarding Europe’s innovation agenda for many years to come. The European Parliament has started debating on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2014 – 2020), the future Cohesion Policy, the next programme for research and innovation - Horizon 2020, and more.
m2Work, a global challenge by the World Bank’s infoDev and Nokia’s IdeasProject, is offering a total of US$ 40,000 in cash prizes and one-of-a-kind business mentorship to entrepreneurs with good ideas for mobile microwork. Microwork refers to small digital tasks people can perform anywhere to supplement their income. With the support of the World Bank, UKaid and the government of Finland, the contest aims to create jobs and stimulate sustainable growth.
The FI-WARE project, currently active in the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research and technological development, announces its First Open Call for new project partners.
On January 25th, ENoLL was present at the FIREBALL final conference. This one-day workshop invited speakers from EUROCITIES, FIRE (Future Internet Research & Experimentation), the Smart City Portfolio CIP projects and ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) and European Commission to present views and results to open up the discussion on shaping the future ‘Smart Cities’ agenda, starting from the needs of the cities, their citizens and partner organisations.
Special issue of the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
Guest Editors: Hans Schaffers, Carlo Ratti and Nicos Komninos
The Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research is planning a special issue on Smart Applications for Smart Cities: New Approaches to Innovation.
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The European Network of Living Labs organized together with the project APOLLON and IBBT, a workshop dedicated to issues of IPR for Living Labs on January 27th.
The objective of the RegioStars Awards is to identify good practices in regional development and to highlight original and innovative projects, which could be attractive and inspiring to other regions. The RegioStars awards form part of the Commission's Regions for Economic Change initiative, which aims to highlight good practice in urban and regional development.
The application process for the 2013 RegioStars Awards is now open. The Award Categories for 2013 are:
The European Network of Living Labs is not only a network, it is also a community and a movement that now has a global reach. ENoLL was initiated by 19 founding members and it has grown in waves up to this day with 274 certified Living Lab members.