Living Labs Øresund now launched!
On Tuesday the 18th of September, Living Labs Øresund was officially launched on the Swedish side of Øresund. Living Labs Øresund is sought as an Innovation Hub, where new exciting projects are fostered.
The kick-off event marked the first step towards creating a central meeting-place and hub for user-centric solutions within mobile and wireless technology.
The first project, mStudent, was presented. It is to focus on the universities in the region, where students, teachers and administrative staff will be the main knowledge source for interesting and valuable solutions.
Also, the strategic significance of Living Labs Øresund in a European perspective was discussed, and how it opens up new opportunities for cooperation across borders.
In Sweden, partners include Living Labs Europe, Ideon, Avensia Innovation, Cybercom Group, Lunds Technical University, Malmö University, Sony-Ericsson, TeliaSonera, Malmö City, Region Skåne and the Øresund University.
Similar projects are in pipeline in respective user communities within mTourism, mTravel and mRescue.