Services of Living Labs and Their Networks

In order to quantify the value creation of Living Labs and their networks, a set of value-adding services has been derived. During the course of CoreLabs’ project activities in co-operation with emerging and established Living Labs, some pertinent questions regarding the service benefits of Living Labs were posed. Based on experiences and requirements of Living Labs and relevant experts, a classified set of appropriate services have been identified that can be used to steer new Living Labs or inspire established Living Labs. The classification of services is as follows: Collaborative Innovation, Validation & Demonstration, Stakeholder specific and Organisational. The methodologies used and detailed results of this service study are outlined as part of the paper

Landscape and Roadmap of Future Internet and Smart Cities

FP7 Fireball coordination Action, http://www.fireball4smartcities.eu/This final D2.1 report forms a synthesis and further extension of the previousreports D1.2 [M6] and D1.2 [M12]. The key topics addressed in this reportreflect the key priorities of the WP2 and are: * Understanding the Smart City, providing state of the art and trends .FIREBALL understands Smart Cities as innovation ecosystems for the FutureInternet. The three areas of Smart Cities, Future Internet and Living Labsare explored including their interlinkages and how they can be exploited.This results into a mapping of the new landscape of Smart Cities and theFuture Internet. * Smart City case studies . Seven cases have been elaborated as a means toexplore and examine current developments, objectives, strategies in "smartcities" and establish collaboration between Smart Cities and the Eurocitiescommunity on one side and Future Internet and Living Labs on the other. * Collaboration models for Smart Cities innovation. In particular we focuson collaboration models that are fundamental to developing andimplementing common innovation activities of the three communitiesconstituting the FIREBALL domain: Smart Cities, Future Internet and Livinglabs. * Thematic Roadmap of Future Internet and Living Labs for SmartCities . This activity forms input for WP3 activities as well as to the Horizon2020 development process supported by the FISA group of Future InternetSupport Actions. The Roadmap activities also support the development of astrategy to implement collaboration models mentioned.The work regarding collaboration models relates strongly to the companionD1.2 (M12) report on Common Assets and the D1.3 (M12) report on Accessmechanisms. The D1.2 report identifies and describes smart cities, living labsand future Internet common assets, which is fundamental to the collaborationmodels mentioned. The D1.3 develops approaches to create access to theseassets and proposes sharing mechanisms.The topics addressed should be considered in close relation to the communitybuilding and collaborative activities that we have undertaken jointly with FIAand Eurocities communities since starting this project in 2010. Our intentionhas always been not only to produce reports but to play a proactive role inchanging the research and innovation landscape as regards Future Internet,Living Labs and Smart Cities

The Luxury of Participation in Innovative Virtual Planning with Citizens in Vast, Remote, and Sparsely Populated Areas

Book of proceedings: Annual AESOP Congress, 2010 Space is Luxury, Aalto, July 7-10thCitizen participation in the development of urban space is oriented towards citizens‟ choice of proposed solutions. Often, this is a regulated process which happens at a stage when relevant issues may already be overlooked. However, technology for virtual meetings now offers new opportunities for early and innovative citizen participation. This paper presents how spatial planning software and virtual decision-making tools are changing and innovating governance processes. Participation in the vast archipelago surrounding the City of Turku, Finland, aims at more inclusive consultation. The area participates in several European ICT projects focusing on user and demand driven research, development and innovation. Elected citizens and civil servants can make use of virtually conducted preparation meetings at earlier stages in the planning processes. We conclude that though planning may not commonly prepare and present issues virtually, rural areas are an example that there is readiness for this for reasons of distributed governance.Published Versio