The European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) is a non-profit international association representing over 300 certified Living Labs across Europe. Living Labs are real-life test environments where users and producers co-create innovations. ENoLL was launched in 2006 and supports various EU initiatives related to aging well, smart cities, and future internet technologies by facilitating partnerships between its member Living Labs. ENoLL is committed to the EU Active and Assisted Living Program and plans workshops and projects to promote interoperability and gather evidence on independent living solutions.

1. European Network of Living Labs
(ENoLL)
AAL Forum
Anna Kivilehto
Network Manager
ENoLL Office
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2. Overview
• ENoLL, history and value..
• What is the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)
• Who are our members?
• ENoLL supports the EIP AHA
• ENoLL in Smart City- and Future Internet
Initiatives
• Find out more…
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3. What is (the value of)
a Living Lab?
• Living Lab is a real-life test and
experimentation environment where users and
producers co-create innovations
• Public-Private-People Partnership (PPPP) for
creation, prototyping, validating and testing
new technologies, services, products etc in
real-life contexts
• Empower citizens (end-users) as active co-
creators of value, ideas & innovations that can
benefit the whole society
• Moreover, Policy-makers & citizens can use
Living Labs to design & refine new policies in
real-life scenarios
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4. Where does it come from and how
did it evolve into ENoLL?
• Originated for MIT (US), further developed in
Europe
• Supported by EC as bridging the gap between R&D and
market entrance (faster take up of R&D results) and
enable SMEs obstacles on local and regional markets
in the fragmented European market place
• Linked with EC policies and initiatives EU2020,
Digital Agenda, especially through Smart Cities,
EIP AHA, Future Internet, Design …
• Several Living Lab initiatives supported by the EC
as well as national programmes
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5. ENoLL in short (1/2)
• ENoLL informal network launched in 2006 under the
Finnish EU Presidency, grown into a non-profit
international association representing a diverse
community of over 300 ENoLL ‘certified’ Living Labs
All Living Labs:
www.openlivinglabs.eu/livinglabs
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6. ENoLL in short (2/2)
• ENoLL association is lead by ENoLL effective and
associated members (General Assembly) with elected
management board (Council of 20 members)
• ENoLL office in Brussels (2010) facilitating knowledge
exchange, joint action and project partnerships
between its members:
• Network events to exchange information and best practice
• Disseminates information on EU funding and project opportunities,
supports to build project consortia and develop joint projects
• Influences EU policies and engages in debate with EU institutions
• ENoLL is also partner to key strategic initiatives and
projects of strategic importance and benefit to the
whole network
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7. ENoLL full members
• IBBT-iLab.o (BE)
• Flemish Living Lab Platform (BE)
• Northern Rural-Urban Living Lab (FI)
• Laurea Living Labs Network (FI)
• HumanTech LivingLab (FI)
• Suuntaamo Tampere Central Region Living Lab (FI)
• Helsinki Living Lab - Forum Virium Helsinki (FI)
• Ways Of Learning for the Future (FR)
• Telecommunication Networks Integrated Services Laboratory (EL)
• Trentino as a Lab (IT)
• Lighting Living Lab (PT)
• i2Cat- Catalonia Digital Lab (ES)
• espaitec Living Lab (ES)
• Bird Living Lab (ES)
• Consorcio Fernando de los Rios Living Lab (ES)
• Botnia Living Lab (SV)
• Manchester Living Lab (UK)
• City Lab Coventry (UK)
• The European Society of Concurrent Enterprising Network (IT)
• Aalto University School of Economics (FI)
• ESADE (ES)
• Finnish Living Lab Network of Universities of Applied Sciences
(FI)
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8. Living Labs, Smart Cities
& Future Internet
Smart cities:policies,
application pull,
public data, citizens initiatives
[ Citizens ]
Living lab: User-driven
playground for co- creating
Future Internet testbeds as and validating innovative
technology platforms scenarios and services
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9. EIP AHA
ENoLL Commitment
• ENoLL
published
a
commitment
to
EIP
AHA
Ac=on
Group
C2:
Interoperable
independent
Living
Solu=ons
• Ac=ve
in
the
Interoperability
sub-­‐group
in
the
area
of
applica=on
interoperability
and
suppor=ng
the
socio-­‐economic
evidence
and
implementa=on
subgroups
(mainly
in
the
WPs
related
to
User
Empowerment
and
involvement)
• ENoLL
Commitment
is
built
on
following:
• Coordina=on
of
a
pan-­‐European
community
of
Living
Labs
in
the
domain
of
Health
and
AAL
that
will
contribute
to
the
availability
of
interoperable
independent
living
solu=ons
with
special
focus
on
applica;on,
organiza;onal
and
service
interoperability,
and
that
will
support
cross-­‐border
development
and
tes;ng
of
solu;ons,
considering
contextual
factors,
business
models
and
strong
involvement
of
user
communi=es
• Predecessor
of
this
commitment
is
the
APOLLON
project,
carried
out
by
many
ENoLL
members,
and
that
has
taken
an
important
role
in
networking
and
harmonising
Living
Lab
approaches
throughout
Europe
• Results
from
the
APOLLON
project
have
been
officially
transferred
to
ENoLL
for
open
exploita;on
towards
the
wider
community
of
Living
Labs,
including
the
Health
and
Independent
Living
Thema=c
Network
• ENoLL
is
also
involved
in
the
FI-­‐PPP
as
a
partner
in
the
CONCORD
project
suppor=ng
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one
of
the
main
FI-­‐PPP
pillars:
the
user
driven
approach

10. EIP AHA
ENoLL Planned Activities
• Based
on
the
concept
of
community
and
consensus
building
and,
exchange
of
knowledge
and
experiences,
ENoLL
carries
out
projects
and
relies
on
its
members
while
collec=ng
and
bringing
together
knowledge
from
mul=ple
projects
and
ac=ons
carried
out
a
local,
regional
and
European
level
in
the
AHA
domain.
As
part
of
its
networking
ac=vi=es,
ENoLL
plans
for
organising
AHA
workshops
and
networking
ac=vi=es
to:
• Gather
input
from
many
projects
about
the
current
usage
of
standards,
challenges
and
success
stories
in
the
implementa;on
of
interoperable
solu;ons
and
applica;ons
for
Independent
Living
• Promote
the
usage
in
current
and
future
projects
of
interoperable
AHA
solu;ons
aligned
with
EIP-­‐AHA
plan
and
ac=ons.
• Forster
partnerships
among
the
ENoLL
members
and
between
them
and
the
FI-­‐PPP
and
AALOA
community
as
a
plaYorm
to
design
and
implement
these
solu=ons
and
applica=ons
involving
many
SMEs
and
many
users
all
over
Europe
to
gather
evidence
about
return
of
investment
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11. Find out more…
• www.openlivinglabs.eu
• Follow us on Twitter @openlivinglabs and on facebook
• www.fireball.eu
• http://smartcitiesnetwork.eu/ (beta)
• www.apollon-pilot.eu
• www.fi-ppp.eu
• http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/
livinglabs
• Technology Innovation Management Review (Sep 2012)
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12.
THANK YOU !
Contact the ENoLL Office
info@enoll.org
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