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| * Supporting the Living Labs in South Africa 2008-2010 Strategy workshop
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| =='''Overview'''==
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| The lack of a proper understanding what triggers innovations and which innovations prove to be successful in different environmental, social and cultural contexts poses a big threat to the design of real-world innovation. This is in particular true for South Africa. Being a ‘society in transition’
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| facing the challenge of social change and social innovation South Africa needs to understand how to do advanced African innovation research. Designing real-world innovation in an African way might therefore differ from the indigenous tradition and might not be similar to the western world as well; however, what’s similar is that its start is community-driven.
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| The goal of this website is to support the growth of a community of Living Lab researchers in Southern Africa and ultimately, in Africa. Meraka, as a member of this network, supports this initiative as part of its mandate and [http://www.meraka.org.za/about.htm vision]. | |
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| =='''The Focus'''==
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| A joint vision of South Africa as a “competitive and progressive 21st century nation". Through user-driven, open innovation initiatives the development of a new mindset of the South African society as equal custodians of the building blocks to all forms of access and inclusion.
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| We are participating in the global economy and want to be recognized internationally for the contribution we will make as co-creators of the Global Knowledge Society.
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| =='''Living Lab Initiatives in South Africa'''==
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| *'''[[Limpopo_LL:Project_Overview|Limpopo Living Lab]]'''
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| ** Planned by the Limpopo Provincial Government
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| ** The Sekhukhune and Ndlovu LLs are located in Limpopo
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| *'''[[Sekhukhune_LL:Project_Overview|Sekhukhune Living Lab]]'''
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| **Rural Enterprise creation
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| *'''[[Siyakhula_LL:Project_Overview| Siyakhula Living Lab]]'''
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| ** Partnership in the Eastern Cape between Universities of Rhodes & Fort Hare, established March 2006.
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| ** Lead rests with Computer Science Departments, but involves Education, Linguistics, Information Systems, Anthropology, etc. Depts.
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| ** Based on relationship with community established by Anthropology Dept. in 2001-2003
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| ** Rural ICTs focusing on software applications, e-Services, Web 2.0, empowerment and community engagement.
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| ** Feasibility study-phase in June 2008 for Village Connection experiment with Nokia Siemens Networks, Meraka Institute and COFISA
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| ** Member of the [http://www.openlivinglabs.eu/ European Network of Living Labs](ENoLL)
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| *'''[[Ndlovu_LL:Project_Overview|Ndlovu Living Lab]]'''
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| **Partnership between the Ndlovu Medical Centre, Elandsdoorn Development Trust, INTEL and Meraka
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| **Telemedicine and rural connectivity
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| *'''[[Soshanguve_LL:Project_Overview|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_LL:Project_Overview|Bushbuck Ridge Living Lab]]'''
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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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| =='''International Linkages'''==
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| ===[[ENOLL]]===
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| *[http://www.openlivinglabs.eu/ European Network of Living Labs]
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| ===[[COFISA]]===
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| *[http://www.cofisa.org.za/ Cooperation Framework on Innovation Systems between Finland and South (COFISA)]
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| =='''Methods and Tools'''==
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| ====The Harmonization Cube====
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| [[Image:Harmonization Cube.jpg|left|thumb|250px|A foldable paper harmonization cube]]
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| [[Image:The Cube_sml.jpg|left|thumb|225px|The Harmonization Cube]]
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| The six sides of the cube correspond with the following topics:
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| * User Involvement (Orange)
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| * Service Creation (Green)
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| * Infrastructure (Blue)
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| * Governance (Red)
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| * Innovation Outcomes (Yellow)
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| * Methods & Tools (White)
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| A do-it-yourself foldable [http://www.telin.nl/index.cfm?language=en&type=doc&handle=79403 paper version] of the Harmonization Cube is available
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| =='''Events'''==
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| ===2008-06-00 Supporting the Living Labs in South Africa 2008-2010 Strategy Workshop ===
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| ===[[2008-06-11 COFISA Workshop - Living Lab development]]===
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| ===[[2008-05-17 to 24 COFISA-Finland Living Labs Collaboration Visit]] ===
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| ===[[2008-05-12 to 16 Collaboration @ Rural 4th Plenary meeting]]===
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| ===[[2008-05-07 to 09 IST Africa, Windhoek, Namibia]]===
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| ===[[2008-04-24 Workshop at Meraka Institute]]===
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| =='''Publications'''==
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| (Section Under construction)
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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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| =='''Name for the Initiative'''==
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| The current name is a working title. We are looking for a name for the initiative. Suggestions are listed below. Please provide contributions.
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| * Supporting Living Labs in Southern Africa (SLLiSA)
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| * Living Labs of Southern Africa (LLOSA or LLoSA)
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| * Living Labs in Southern Africa (LLISA or LLiSA)
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| * Rainbow (Network of) Living Labs (RoLL or RNoLL or RainbowLL)
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| =='''Contact Details'''==
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| | Mmamakanye Pitse Boshomane
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| !width="120" align="left"|Contact Person:
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| | Mario Marais
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| =='''Collaborations'''==
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| [[Image:MerakaLogo_web.png|130px|Meraka Institute]] [[Image:Cofisa logo_sml.jpg|100px|COFISA]] [[Image:Telematica_Logo.png|100px|Telematica Institute]] [[Image:Rhodes_crest.jpg|100px|Rhodes University]] [[Image:UFH_logo.jpg|100px|University of Fort Hare]] [[Image:TUTLogoMain.jpg|100px|Tshwane University of Technology]] [[Image:Intel_Logo.png|100px|Intel]]
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