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ENoLL Activity Report 2018
OpenLivingLab Days 2018
3.5 OpenLivingLab Days 2018 More than 300 participants from 32 countries attended the 9th international gathering of the Living Lab community – the OpenLivingLab Days. The conference took place between 22-24 August in Geneva, Switzerland. It was co-organised by ENoLL, Genève Lab (hosted by Republique et Canton de Geneve), Energy Living Lab of Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO) and Université de Genève – Mobile Communications and Computing for Quality of Life Living Lab.
Under the theme “Living Labs and Sustainable Development Goals: From Theory to Practice” the event demonstrated the importance of Living Labs with regards to the role of citizens, open innovation and in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Keynote speech was given by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Michael Møller
IdeaSquare, Pangloss lab, SDG Solution Space, Impact Hub, Addict Lab, Hospital of Geneva and the Red Cross Museum. High level speakers from the United Nations, the European Institutions as well as local and regional governments discussed policy developments. The conference also had a strong academic backbone as 35 research and innovation papers on the topic of Living Labs were presented to the participants.
Taking advantage of the location of the conference, participants had a chance to visit local innovation communities such as CERN –
Pictured: LEGO Serious Play workshop participants (left);
plenary session (right)
