ENoLL is thrilled to be hosting a Living Lab workshop at the CAPS2014 conference in Brussels on the 1st of July.

Why CAPS are so important?

CAPS can be described as non-commercial, open Internet platforms, connecting citizens to each other (and to the “Internet of Things” whenever necessary) and providing them with a more effective way to spontaneously adopt more sustainable behaviours and lifestyles, contribute to a low-carbon economy, develop alternative collaborative approaches to problem solving and finally actively engage, innovate and act, individually or collectively, towards societally, environmentally and economically sustainable approaches and solutions to tackle societal challenges

The ENoLL workshop on Living Labs will take place on Day 1 of the conference, the 1st of July, at The Egg in Brussels from 14.00 to 15.30. Registeration is free but must be done in advance here.

Please see the workshop programme and invitied speakers below

The objective of this session is to build upon existing experiences and expertise in the Living Lab community reflecting in existing trends and future opportunities and challenges.

By joining this session you will have the opportunity to get in contact with some of the on-going experiences in this field from the Living Lab community and to join a common and open discussion about the transferability and scalability of activities and solutions, assessing how Living Labs are evolving to support this phenomena, and the role of  living labs in linking Grassroots actions to research, local innovation and local, regional and international policies.

Agenda

Welcome and introduction by the ENoLL Chair Mr. Jarmo Eskelinen (CEO Forum Virium Helsinki)
“Inspired to share – Inspired by sharing”
During 70 minutes some interesting cases from the Living Lab community will be shared with the audience in an interactive way (moderated by  Jarmo Eskelinen)
• Platform for Social innovation platform INNYCIA, by Lucia Aguilar Vega (Citizen Innovation Director at Consorcio Fernandez de los Rios, Andalucia, Spain)
• Citilab and BcnLab by Artur Serra (Deputy Director at i2cat, Barcelona)
• Human Smart Cities – A Model for the Future in Innovative Cities by Prof. Alvaro Oliveira (CEO Alfamicro, Portugal)
• City Lab Coventry by Sinead Ouillon (Programme Leader, The City Initiative)
• Smart Citizen Kit by Frank Kresin (Research director at WAAG, NL)

Have your say! The final 15 minutes will be dedicated to spontaneous contributions from the audience, combining questions, comments and sharing of other existing interesting cases that can contribute to the objectives of the session. And a final and quick wrap-up from the moderator. The discussion can continue online (@openlivinglabs #livinglabs)

We look forward to see you in Brussels on the 1st of July.