1.
Connecting the dots:
Co-Creating Cross-border
Communities in order to:
Accelerate implementation of
the SDGs by working
collaboratively
Zsuzsanna Bodi
ENoLL Director
G-STIC 2018 30.11.2018

2.
“We can’t be too ambitious, too creative,
too collaborative in our search for
solutions” Michael Møller: Under Secretary General of the UN and Director
General of the United Nations Office
Inspiration and collaboration
are KEY factors

3.
Inspiration translated into reality

4.
 Response to the SDGs is critical, it is not only an
agenda.
 They became the universal framework to all:
people, institutions and every single individual.
 The only way to develop lasting effective responses
is by engaging local context and individuals, also
embracing innovation.
 The UN Innovation network has been set up
recently having 400 NGOs representatives of the 79
states.
 The goal is to increase the relevant and actionable
and local implementation, in order to see what
works, and what doesn’t, and amplify these
learnings into policies and practice
Keynote: Michael Møller
Under Secretary General of the UN and
Director General of the United Nations Office

5.
Looking towards 2019
 How to translate policies and research results, recommendations into
practice?
 The question of synthetizing and creating standards for large scale
pilot experiments?
 How to reach out and engage the citizens in working towards the
SDGs?
 Question of the SRL – Social Readiness Level

6.
Our offer:
bringing theory into practice
 Co-creation and identification of the most pressing societal
challenges with multi-stakeholder panels (G-STIC2018)
 Experimenting with ideas in real life scenarios via the international
chain of living labs (from G-STIC2018 -> untilOLLD19)
 Further elaborating the early-phase prototypes on dedicated
workshops (OLLD19)
 Reflecting on challenges, results and achievements (G-STIC2019)
 Shifting the mindset and enhancing acceptance of Digital
Technologies moving towards Digital Societies (long-term goal)

7.
For information about ENoLL activities
and OLLD, contact us at info@enoll.org
@openlivinglabs
Join us in Thessaloniki for #OLLD19
the 3-5th September 2019