The document discusses the role of living labs in fostering user-driven innovation systems and social innovation, particularly in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It highlights various initiatives and collaborative projects in regions, such as the Anella Cultural and Industrial Ring, aimed at enhancing network services. It also outlines future steps, including research and thematic meetings focused on e-health living labs.

1. Artur Serra Collabs Workshop Regional LL Policy for Benefits SMEs January 27, 2010 Catlab Living Labs in Action

3. 1. The Regions: Laboratories for the new user-driven innovation system.

4. Catlab: 7 Members accredited by EnoLL: i2cat, www.i2cat.net “ BCN Living lab”: 22@, www.22barcelona.com Bdigital, www.bdigital.org Citilab, www.citila.eu Tecnoampus Mataro, Neapolis-Vilanova, www.neapolis.cat Guifinet, www.guifi.net

5. CATLAB members

6. 2. Living Labs as a social innovation.

7. Living Labs as a social innovation and a social “IP layer”. 1. First Hispalab Meeting, 2009. Citilab. PPPP as a social innovation in itself. 2. LL as an “IP social layer” interconnecting other innovation networks: Espacios Sociales de Innovacion (eVIA) Centros de Conocimiento (SETSI) Clusters industriales (Ministery of Industry) Science and Technology Parks (Ministery of Science)

8. 2. The projects: new network services

9. Example1: Anella Cultural (Cultural Ring)

10. The project team: In collaboration with Ajuntament Barcelona

11. La Xarxa Transversal: a network of local cities interested in sharing culture

12. Example 2: Industrial Ring BSC

14. Anella Audio-visual Example 3: Anella Audio-visual

15. Conclusions 1. The region a lab of the new user-driven innovation systems 2. The Lls as a social innovation and social IP layer. 3. Lls projects: new network services. 4. New steps: Research group on Lls at ENoLL 4 th wave EnoLL meeting in Spain. To start thematic meeting on eHealth LL.