Living labs fostering open innovation and rural development: Methodology and results

Javier García Guzmán, Hans Schaffers, Vilmos Bilicki, Christian Merz, Monica Valenzuela · 2008

Summary. Rural living labs enable user-driven ICT innovation for economic and social development through open partnerships among stakeholders. The paper presents three case studies from Hungary, South Africa, and Spain, examining how living labs are established, how users participate, and what innovations emerge. Successful approaches include stakeholder platforms, user communities, cyclic innovation processes, and participatory action research—all requiring strong adaptation to local contexts.

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  title   = {Living labs fostering open innovation and rural development: Methodology and results},
  author  = {Javier García Guzmán and Hans Schaffers and Vilmos Bilicki and Christian Merz and Monica Valenzuela},
  year    = {2008},
  url     = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/7461987/7461988/07462133.pdf}
}

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Countries

Hungary, South Africa, Spain

Regions

Europe, Africa

Categories

broadband-and-digital, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28