CatLab the Catalan Living Lab Program Helsinki, European Network of Living Labs,November 20th, 2006

CatLab, Catalunya Digital Laboratory: Creating an innovation partnership between academia, companies, public administration and citizens-based organizations. An initiative leaded by: -Generalitat de Catalunya -Fundació i2CAT Foundation -Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Towards a new innovation model Enabling Technology Platforms: Gigacat, Mediacat,... Technological Innovation: i2cat, UPC,... Systemic Innovation validated by users Enabling Institutional Infrastructure: STSI, Dep. Cultura,... Social Innovation: Citilab, Neapoolis, Tecnocampus,...

CatLab, An EuroMediterranean Living Lab Program (2006-2007) Initial Areas : -Broadband Internet access -Cooperative Media -Arts and Humanities -Multicultural cities and citizens

Initial Areas :

-Broadband Internet access

-Cooperative Media

-Arts and Humanities

-Multicultural cities and citizens

Starting projects (2006-2007) -eCatalunya -Cultural Ring -Canal LinguaMon -Megaconference.CAT

eCatalunya, a cooperative portal for communities

Cultural Ring, 2006-2007 A user-based multimedia network for artistic collaboration i2cat Ca L’Estruch, Sabadell La Panera, Lleida CitiLab Can Suris, Cornella El Liceu Espai Zer01,Olot GEANT2

Canal Linguamon (2006-2007) An experimental IPTV service for linguistic diversity based in community participation

Megaconference.CAT A multiconference platform for elearning based in schools participation.

CatLab participants Citilab Cornella

Enhancing in the Mediterranean Dimension in the European Network of Living Labs Central Dimension Mobile City Bremen,... Northern Dimension Arabianranta (Helsinki) Testbed Botnia (Sweden) Atlantic Dimension LivingTomorrow, Nederlands, Belgium... Southern Dimension CatLab, Spain... Cat Digital Lab

Contact person: Artur Serra Fundació i2CAT [email_address] Nexus Building c/ Gran Capita 2-4 08034 Barcelona www.i2cat.net