APOLLON �Advanced Pilots of Living Labs Operating in Networks

Prof. Dr Pieter Ballon

General Manager IBBT iLab.o APOLLON Project Manager

APOLLON CIP PSP Pilot B

Project kick-off: ENoLL Office, Brussels, 17-19 November 2009

Duration of the project: 30 months

IBBT (Interdisciplinary institute for BroadBand Technology)

600+ researchers in 16 groups, annual project budget of over 25 Mio

3 Lab facilities: Living lab, testbed and usability lab

Currently involved in 20+ EU Future Internet running projects / project negotiations

Hosting the ENoLL Office Secretariat services for all members Specific services for paying members Supporting the ENoLL council

Can SMEs use Living Lab networks to test and enter new markets?

Homecare & ILS Energy Efficiency

Social Media eManufacturing

APOLLON: Advanced Pilots of Living Labs Operating in Networks

The  APOLLON  objec.ves:  

 Demonstrate  the  value  for  SMEs  of  a  European  network  of  local  open  innova8on  pla9orms  

   Set  up  thema8c  networks  of  Living  Labs  across  Europe  

   Develop  a  common  approach  for  cross-­‐border  Living  Lab  experiments  

What is needed for cross-border Living Lab Networks?

Common methodology

Common ecosystem approach

Common research benchmark

Common platform guidelines

Common integration framework

APOLLON Cross-Border Methodology Framework

Current activity: Baseline research

•  Online questionnaire aimed at –  Partner  SMEs  

–  Partner  Living  Labs  •  50 questions about the different aspects of LL networking •  Questions for possible categorization of LL's and their

–  Motivation and Methods of Collaboration –  Tools and Techniques used in Cross-Border Collaboration, –  Needs and wants for Methodological instruments

All  aimed  at  understanding  the  present  state,  and  the  needs  for  development  

Experiment 1: Homecare & Independent Living

   Help  involved  SMEs  explore  new  markets;    

   Improve  the  technologies  and  devices  used  in  the  

homecare  context  through  the  valida8on  in  different  

contexts  

   Remote  gateway  and  sensor  based  systems  for  

homecare  and  independent  living  

   Transfer  local  market  solu8ons  to  another  na8onal  market  

Current activity: Requirement identification and design of experiment

•  Requirement checklist on different levels: •  Organiza8onal,  technical,  research,  roles  &  responsibili8es,  legal  /  regulatory    

•  Role of the ‘host’ living lab –  Informa8on  provider  

•  Insight  in  contextual  factors  •  Knowledge  of  the  local  eco-­‐system  

–  Broker  •  Distribu8on  hub  and  Connec8on  to  local  partners  •  Set-­‐up  partnerships  

•  Operational –  Need  to  work  in  small,  dedicated  teams  

–  All  necessary  stakeholders  involved  from  the  start  

Experiment 2: Energy Efficiency

   Assess  the  poten8al  of  Home  Control  pla9orm  

   BeRer  understanding  of  user  behaviour  and  processes  to  s8mulate  behavioural  change  in  terms  of  Energy  consump8on;    

   Contribute  to  decreasing  the  Carbon  Foot  Print

Current activity: Requirement identification and establishment of SME partnerships

ISA  interna8onaliza8on  strategy  to  establish  business  partnerships  in  Luleå  and  Vitória  (equipment  distribu8on),  integrated  solu8ons  in  Helsinki  and  Amsterdam  (incorpora8ng  added  value  with  other  equipments  and  services)  and  adding  value  by  technology  transfer  from  Amsterdam.  

Experiment 3: eManufacturing

•  An ‘App Store’ around a manufacturing platform: link up machines, sensors, etc.

•  SMEs can add or mash up these services to new, innovative apps

•  Test them in live ‘Living Lab’ factories

Current activity: use case refinement and SME engagement

Experiment 4: eParticipation - Social Media

A pilot on the aggregation of Media Technologies using 3D, cross-media, community reporting and context aware mobile applications to include citizens in the urban innovation process.

Test how eMedia technologies can be aggregated to enable citizens to take part in urban planning of the City of the Future & to explore its History

First Pilot: The Digital Fort Project, Issy Les Moulineaux

Enhance Awareness Facilitate Citizen’s involvement

Foster participation and innovation

Providing Documents, learn Witness, Journalism Imagine the future

Current activity: Requirement analysis and Refining scenario for the experiment

Users’ role

Technology’s role

Past Present Future City Timeline

Community Report SME: People Voice Media

Cross-Media Documentary SME: 3d2+

Interactive 3D Urban Plan SME: Navidis

Context Aware mobile app SME: Air Graffiti

SMEs technologies

Consortium Partners

APOLLON Consortium Partner Distribution

Towards Sustainable Impacts

•  Establishment of 4 cross-border Living Labs Domain Networks: -­‐   LL  Domain  Network  for  Health  -­‐   LL  Domain  Network  for  Energy  -­‐   LL  Domain  Network  for  Manufacturing  -­‐   LL  Domain  Network  for  Media  

Main  impact:  Building  Commons,  Reaching  Cri8cal  Mass,                  Contribu8ng  to  Domain  Innova8on  

•  Development of “Cross Border Piloting Service”: -­‐   deliver  a  service  offering  the  APOLLON  set  of  methodologies  and  the  consultancy  on  how  to  implement  them  -­‐   released  through  the  European  Network  of  Living  Labs  

Main  impact:  possibility  to  develop  new  pilots  at  local  and  European  scale                    &  to  replicate  local  pilot  in  different  markets  around  Europe  

In order to create a sustainable impact two actions will be undertaken: the development of “Cross Border Piloting Service” and the setting-up of Thematic Domain Networks

Additional Partners: Involvement Level

Benefits   Mechanisms   Commitments  

Suppor.ng  Partners  

• Knowledge  of  APOLLON  methodology  and  emerging  prac8ce  • Customized  informa8on  for  APOLLON  stakeholders  (i.e.  SMEs,  LLs,  Large  Enterprises,  Research  centers)    • Opportunity  to  par8cipate  to  new  projects  at  CIP  and  local  level  

• Customized  Dissemina8on  Material  • General  and  Domain  Specific  events  • Dedicated  APOLLON  web  portal  sec8ons  for  Suppor8ng  Partners  and  SMEs  

• Sign  a  LeRer  of  Support  to  commit  for  dissemina8on  • contribu8ng  to  the  APOLLON  best  prac8ce  exchange  ac8vity  

Associate  Partners  

• Access  and  gain  direct  Experience  with  APOLLON  solu8ons  • Access  to  Business  opportuni8es  within  APOLLON  stakeholders  

• Par8cipa8on  to  APOLLON  internal  workshops  • Par8cipa8on  to  APOLLON  Pilots/demonstra8ons  

• Sign  a  Declara8on  of  Accession  • Conduct  ac8vi8es  within  pilots  • Provide  Feedback  from  experimenta8on    

Suppor.ng  Partners:  68  organisa8ons  (58  at  the  project  kick-­‐off)  from  23  European  Countries  signed  a  leRer  of  support,  commidng  to  one  or  several  ver8cal  domains.  

APOLLON Partners

Associate  Partners:  17  organisa8ons  (0  at  the  project  kick-­‐off)  from  7  European  Countries  are  in  the  process  of  becoming  Associate  Partners.    

CONTACT US�www.apollon-pilot.eu Pieter.Ballon@vub.ac.be