The WG has been established to develop and support the adoption of Living Lab methodologies and practices in research, design and development of products and services in the Health & Wellbeing domain. The key, long-term objectives of network are:
· The creation of an effective communication channel for the exchange of knowledge, experiences and new practices regarding the use of Living Lab methodologies in the Health & Wellbeing domain.
· The wide adoption of Living Lab practices in the design and development of products and services for the Health and Wellbeing domain.
· To investigate the use of Living Lab infrastructures and methodologies for core research in Health and Wellbeing.
· Become a network to promote and help the scalability and exploitation of products and services around health and well-being at local or trans-regional and trans-national level.
· Map on a frequent basis the key domains and activities of Health & Wellbeing Living Lab members.
· Empower its members to achieve their goals by becoming a central reference point for the activities of Living Labs in Health and Wellbeing.
The Health & Wellbeing WG sets out to achieve in the forthcoming years:
· Develop common proposals and projects to support the work of the WG and better disseminate its outcomes.
· The creation of a framework for facilitating research in clinical, real-life environments through Living Labs and their methodologies.
· Support the widespread use of Living Labs in translational research.
· Establish Living Labs as a central approach that supports pragmatic clinical research and the design, development and implementation of technological solutions for clinical use.
Main responsibilities
The principal responsibilities of WG will be to:
· Disseminate the outcomes of the WG beyond its members.
· Perform regular internal meetings for improving the communication among the WG members.
· Draft a yearly report about the activities and outcomes of the WG.
· Evaluate opportunities for funding.
· Establish a yearly meeting for exchanging knowledge and current practices for Health & Wellbeing LLs.