RuraisLAB Galicia Living Lab
RuraisLAB GALICIA is a user centred innovation community of Citizens, SMEs, University research groups and Local Government located in Galicia (Spain) with the aim of developing innovation around RURAL WOMEN NEEDS.
Description
RuraisLab GALICIA tries to take advantage of the use of ICTs in this environment as a dynamizing element of the relationship between the whole innovation social space actors. RuraisLAB GALICIA is focused not only on generating R&D and Innovation projects, but in becoming a virtual infrastructure based on the knowledge of the whole ecosystem. This new facility infrastructure allows to improve the innovation process and its results, pushing forward a process of user participation and innovative solutions co creation...
RuraisLab GALICIA works in specific challenges and fields where has achieved some goals:
A) Rural women integration in R&D projects in the following areas: o Digital content, semantics and Internet of Serviceso Citizen integration in Emergency systems and enviroment protection
B) eGovernment focused on the areas of: o Health and Social public serviceso Gender instruments and initiatives o New employment instruments o Women entrepreneurship at rural
References and Track Record
RuraisLab GALICIA is a research social space that is working from February of 2009 lead by Vmodal, 2Mares and two Universities (University of Vigo and University of Santiago de Compostela). Today, more than 30 public and private entities participate in the ecosystem.
