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| <center>''' Next networking opportunity'''</center>
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| * IST Africa Conference & Exhibition, 07-09 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia
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| ==Overview==
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| ==Living Lab Initiatives in South Africa==
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| *'''Sekhukhune Living Lab'''
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| **Rural Enterprise creation
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| **Limpopo Living Lab
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| *'''Dwesa Living Lab'''
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| **Partnership in the Eastern Cape between Universities of Rhodes & Fort Hare, Nokia Siemens Networks, Meraka Institute and COFISA
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| **Rural connectivity and ICT applications
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| **Feasibility study-phase in June 2008
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| *'''Ndlovu Living Lab'''
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| **Partnership between the Ndlovu Medical Centre, INTEL and Meraka
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| **Telemedicine and rural connectivity
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| *'''Soshanguve Living Lab'''
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| **Planned by Tshwane University of Technology (ICT Faculty)
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| **Education, Research, Community Development, Job Creation
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| *'''Bushbuck Ridge'''
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| **SAP Research and Wits University
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| **Patient Health System for chronically ill patients in rural areas
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| ==Events==
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| ====2008-04-24 Workshop at Meraka Institute====
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| [[Image:2008-04-24 LL_Xmiles_Wkshop_SouthAfrica.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Workshop to network Living Lab practitioners together]]
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| '''Venue:''' Indaba meeting room, Meraka Institute
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| [[Media:LL Workshop_Agenda.pdf|'''Living Labs Workshop Programme''']]
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| '''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.
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| Attendees:
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| several stakeholders from academia (e.g., Rhodes University, Fort Hare, TUT, CSIR, Monash University, University of South Africa), business (SAP Research) and governmental institutes (COFISA, HSRC, DST)
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| '''Presentations'''
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| ====2008-05-07 to 09 IST Africa, Windhoek, Namibia====
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| '''Day 2: 08 May 2008'''
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| * 14h00 Working Session - '''African Network of Living Labs I''' (Session Chair: Adam Turowiec, ITTI, Poland)
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| ** '''Living Lab Methodology, Concept and Development of the European Network of Living Labs''' by Adam Turowiec, ITTI, Poland
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| ** '''Networked Micro-Enterprises: The Added Value of Collaborative Procurement in Rural South Africa''' by Carsten Friedland, SAP Research, Germany
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| ** '''Open SOA Value Add for Collaborative Services Delivery to Rural SMMEs''' by Rudi de Louw, SAP Research CEC PTA, South Africa
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| * 16h00 Working Session - '''African Network of Living Labs II''' (Session Chair: Adam Turowiec, ITTI, Poland)
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| **'''ERP Process Modelling for Rural e-Governance - A Living Lab Approach''' by Potjie van der Walt, TshwaneUniversity of Technology, South Africa
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| **'''Presenting a Knowledge Support Portlet as part of a Collaborative Educational Community Learning Area''' by Bertie Buitendag, TUT, South Africa
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| ==Publications==
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| ==Living Labs discussion forum==
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| [[Image:Google_Groups_Logo.jpg|Google_Groups_Logo.jpg]]
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| A Google discussion group called [http://groups.google.co.za/group/Supporting_Living_Labs_in_SA '''Supporting Living Labs in South Africa'''] has been created as a discussion and interaction platform. Any Living Lab practitioner is welcome to join.
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| ==Contact Details==
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| !width="120" align="left"|Contact Person:
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| | Shela Boshomane
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| !width="120" align="left"|Contact Person:
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| | Mario Marais
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