A Living Lab-inspired Double Diamond approach to co-creating cross-border rural digital policy

Abdolrasoul Habibipour, Johanna Lindberg, Lotta Haukipuro, Sameera Bandaranayake, Pasi Karppinen, Netta Iivari, Magdalena Pfaffl, Dajana Sabljak, Diana Chronéer, Hamza Ouhaichi, Priyanka Sebastian, Sanna Pitkänen · 2026 · Frontiers in Sustainability

Summary. Researchers used a Living Lab-inspired Double Diamond design approach to co-create digital policy for rural border regions in Sweden and Finland. Through participatory workshops, field visits, and stakeholder engagement, they identified that trust-based facilitation, informal communication, and institutional learning are critical for rural policy development. The study produced a draft policy framework with a prioritization matrix aligned to sustainable development goals and demonstrated a transferable methodology for inclusive digital policy in underrepresented rural areas.

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Habibipour, A., Lindberg, J., Haukipuro, L., Bandaranayake, S., Karppinen, P., Iivari, N., Pfaffl, M., Sabljak, D., Chronéer, D., Ouhaichi, H., Sebastian, P., & Pitkänen, S.. (2026). A Living Lab-inspired Double Diamond approach to co-creating cross-border rural digital policy. Frontiers in Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2026.1733166

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DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2026.1733166
Countries: Sweden, Finland
Regions: Europe
Categories: broadband-and-digital, policy, innovation-networks
Added: 2026-04-28