Epirus Living Lab launch
April 30, 2025
Collaboration
Fostering Partnerships for Social Impact
Innovation
Bridging Social Innovation & Action Research
Empowerment
Strengthening Local Communities & Enterprises
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Epirus Living Lab is an open innovation platform that provides a real-life and society-representative environment for researching, co-creating, testing, and validating new solutions and organizational models.
Clusters
Organizational Modelling
Designing & piloting open source tools & technologies, innovative decision-making processes and operational structures.
Rural Development
Revitalizing mountainous & rural areas, focusing on agrifood, tourism, cultural heritage, sustainable building and smart supply chains.
Community Energy
Developing & piloting innovative community-based and citizen-led models for local energy production & management.
Local Entrepreneurship
Fostering synergies & networking, facilitating knowledge transfer and research for local businesses featuring brand innovation & social entrepreunership.
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Why Epirus Living Lab ?
Epirus is a region in Greece of exceptional natural and cultural heritage with strong potential for sustainable development. The Epirus Living Lab integrates transdisciplinary research, open innovation, and co-creation methodologies to foster solutions that align with the European Union’s priorities for sustainability, digital transformation, and social inclusion.
Epirus Living Lab bridges the gap between research and practical, ready-to-use solutions, ensuring that innovations are both technically sound and socially and economically viable.
A Collaborative Ecosystem for Research, Innovation & Impact
Benefits
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Greater Relevance:
Solutions are designed with direct user input, ensuring they effectively address real needs - Faster Adoption: Early involvement of users fosters trust and speeds up the integration of innovations.
- Risk Reduction:Testing in real-life and society-representative conditions helps identifying and addressing issues before full-scale deployment.
Tools & Methods
- Participatory Action Research (PAR): Engaging communities as co-researchers to design, test, and implement solutions.
- Open-Technology Tools: Utilizing both software and hardware to enable transparent, accessible, and collaborative development.
- Impact Assessment: Continuously measuring social, economic, and environmental outcomes to refine approaches.
Assets & Capabilities
- Physical Spaces and infrastructures
- Funding & Grants
- Global Collaborations
- Natural & Cultural Resources
News
4th Meeting – Getting ready for launch
March 30, 2025
3rd Meeting – Scaling Innovation and Strengthening Partnerships
January 10, 2025
2nd Meeting – From Vision to Structure
October 10, 2024
1st Meeting – Setting the Foundations for Epirus Living Lab
September 28, 2024
Epirus Living Lab launch
April 30, 2025
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4th Meeting – Getting ready for launch
March 30, 2025
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3rd Meeting – Scaling Innovation and Strengthening Partnerships
January 10, 2025
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2nd Meeting – From Vision to Structure
October 10, 2024
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1st Meeting – Setting the Foundations for Epirus Living Lab
September 28, 2024
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ELL Ecosystem
Epirus is a place of unique natural beauty, rich cultural heritage and significant development potential. The Epirus Living Lab combines research with local knowledge to highlight solutions that enhance sustainability and social progress.