What is key to the Flemish Living Lab Platform
IBBT-iLab.o sets up test and experimentation platforms and performs Living Lab research for achieving policy and business goals using stakeholder co-design. It is part of IBBT VZW and works closely with the User Policy Department, based at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. IBBT iLab.o used the UrbiZone network, a WiFi mesh pilot network in the heart of Brussels, covering all college and university campuses.
The objective of LeYLab is to build a living lab environment for Next Generation Access (NGA), based upon fibre, in geographical restricted areas. The goal of this living lab is to test innovative applications/ services over this NGA infrastructure. Fibre offers unprecedented test facilities, in terms of bandwidth and QoS, and stimulates the ICT sector to develop innovative applications, which make optimum use of the fibre capacity.
Ghent Living Lab
The Ghent Living Lab focuses on these key areas: (1) e-inclusion; (2) e-government and eparticipation; (3) digital innovation through developing future internet enabled services for smart cities; (4) green digital development including ICT enabled energy efficiency, smart energy and specific initiatives such as the Green Digital Charter.