The document outlines the 'Athlone Living Lab,' a collaborative initiative aimed at reconstructing community spaces impacted by socio-economic tensions such as substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. It emphasizes the role of innovative ICT solutions in educating and empowering citizens while fostering partnerships across academia, industry, and government for community development. Key stakeholders and their contributions to the project are also highlighted, including various universities and local organizations.

1. By Marlon & René Parker Reconstructing Community Spaces “Athlone Living Lab”

2. TENSION

3. Substance Abuse Depression HIV/AIDS TENSION Abuse Teenage pregnancy Stress Suicide Debt Gangsterism

4. Reconstructing Communities in Tension

5. Government Academia Industry Community Innovation Partnerships

6. Community Champions Workshops Presentations Site visits Development Space Interaction Space Open Forums NGO Partners Work Groups Steering Committee

7. Academia Interaction Space Networks Research Internships Research Visits International Collaborations Work Groups Incubation Space MOU

8. Government Industry Endorsements Steering Committee Services Work Groups Incubation Space Agreements Contract Research Agencies Internships

9. Project Focus Role of Innovative ICT Solutions to facilitate: care of citizens (social impact) dissemination of information, e.g., to inform citizens about the problems, their consequences and preventative mechanisms; education of citizens, e.g., train citizens specific skills etc. Enterprise Development Care Inform Educate Innovation Empowerment Enterprise Research

10. Interaction Space University Community Incubation Innovation Space Community Development Space Socio-Techno “ Bridge”

12. Athlone Living Lab (ALL) “ A reconstructing interaction space for collaborative design, creation, dissemination and application of knowledge for empowerment, upliftment and development of people and communities in or headed for tension through the use of innovative ICT solutions.”

13. Stakeholders Network Academia CPUT UWC – FSIU UCT Stellenbosch University University of Southampton (UK) Malmö University (Sweden) Kuopio University (Finland) University of Pretoria NMMU Community Impact Direct Bridgetown Civic Athlone Youth and Family Centre Athlone SAPS Athlone Schools Network Industry LLiSA MXit Lifestyle NetSquared COFISA PodCART Cell-Life Afrivate Tabeisa JJeRR RSAWeb CCSLA DELL SA-DF Government City of Cape Town Dept. Social Development

14. Embedding in ALL Critical mass of users Low High High Service fully funded Self sustaining service Fully funded pilot/demo Endorsed service ALL product/service portfolio

15. Embedding in ALL Critical mass of users Low High High Angel Service Advice Support ALL 0.1 Mom 2.0 CAS The Reconstructed ALL product/service portfolio PAS DAS Self sustaining service Endorsed service Fully funded pilot/demo Service fully funded MedBx HBCC DB

16. Embedding in ALL Critical mass of users Low High High Angel Service Advice Support ALL 0.1 Mom 2.0 CAS The Reconstructed ALL product/service portfolio PAS Collaboration Expansion DAS Increase user base Include Commercial Targets Self sustaining service Endorsed service Fully funded pilot/demo Service fully funded MedBx HBCC DB

17. “ It is touching to see District Six people coming back and benefiting from the very institution that was initially intended to showcase that they will never come back…” Prof. Mikko Korpela, Finland - 2004

18. Thank You www.all.org.za / www.marlonparker.co.za parkerm@cput.ac.za [email_address] Marlon Parker / Rene Parker @marlonparker / @reneparker marlonct / reneparker +2776 403 4920 / +2779 811 8536