2008-04-24 Workshop at Meraka Institute

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Workshop to network Living Lab practitioners together

Venue: Indaba meeting room, Meraka Institute

Workshop Programme: Living Labs Workshop Programme

Aim: To identify value and innovation outcomes of the separate Living Lab initiatives and to have input for a draft agenda for Living Lab research activities in South Africa.

Attendees: Several stakeholders from:

• academia (e.g., Rhodes University, University of Fort Hare, Tshwane University of Technology, CSIR, Monash University, University of South Africa),
• business (SAP Research)
• governmental institutes (COFISA, HSRC, DST, Meraka Institute)

Facilitated by: Prof Ingrid Mulder of Rotterdam University

Presentations

• Living Labs workshop: identifying values for community-driven innovation by Ingrid Mulder of Rotterdam University

• The Dwesa Living Lab by Caroline Pade, Rhodes University

• The Soshanguve Living Lab by Dr Jannie Zaaiman, Executive Dean, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Tshwane University of Technology

• Nature, Progress and Results of SA RLL in Sekhukhune, Limpopo by Rensie van Rensburg, Meraka Institute.

• Ndlovu Living Lab by Mario Marais and Shela Boshomane, Meraka Institute.

• Living with a chronic illness in Africa- Experiences from Bushbuck Ridge, South Africa by Dr Danie Smit, SAP Research CEC Pretoria.