The Alcotra Innovation strategic project, funded by the Alcotra Italy-France 2007-2013 territorial cross-border cooperation program, presented the handbook “How to set up cross-border Living Labs”. The document provides the reader with: 

–       A summary information on what Living Labs are about, and particularly the cross-regional aspects dealt with in the project;

–       A reference framework (the “Unitary Model”) and operational procedures (the “LEADERS Approach”) for the design and management of transboundary Living Lab communities across multiple regions and thematic domains;

–       A synthetic report on the major achievements of the Alcotra Innovation project;

–       A methodological overview, including some monitoring and evaluation related issues we have encountered and successfully dealt with;

–       A special note on the integration of cross-border Living Labs with Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) – a new and innovative purchasing practice of R&D services that is gaining more and more attention within European public authorities and agencies;

–       A special note on a user-centred co-creation methodology.