LIVER

LIVERUR project – Living laboratories Living Lab research concept in rural areas

The aim of the LIVERUR project:

Expand the most promising and innovative business model in rural areas living lab or living laboratory. Living laboratories is a new and promising user-oriented research concept operating in a specific territory, simultaneously integrating research and innovation processes through public-private partnerships. The strategic development of a rural living laboratory is based on the creation of sustainable partnerships between stakeholders at all levels: users (residents), consumers (companies), developers (researchers, scientists, specialists) and intermediaries (public sectors) conclude contracts with each other, on the basis of which they build long-term cooperation. The model of each living laboratory is strongly influenced by the specifics, goals and ambitions of the specific location. The LIVERUR project identifies living laboratories as innovative business models that are currently developing in rural areas. The project will carry out socio-economic analyses to identify, describe and compare the differences between the new “living laboratory” approach and traditional business methods (mass production, price development, cost optimization with companies, rationalization). The LIVERUR project pays special attention to for living laboratories, as they contribute to more sustainable resource mobilization, improved cooperation between all actors throughout the cooperation process and lead to new services. Living laboratories uses the concept of open innovation in a broader sense – with successes and failures determined by empirically based research and its conclusions. As empirically based research is still lacking, LIVERUR’s short-term goal is to improve knowledge about emerging business models in rural areas, including understanding their potential. The long-term goal of the project is to increase the economic diversification potential of rural areas.
The LIVERUR project is based on living laboratory research, as they contribute to more sustainable resource mobilization, improve cooperation between all participants throughout the collaboration process and lead to new services. Living laboratories uses the concept of open innovation in a broader sense – with successes and failures determined by empirically based research and its conclusions. As empirically based research is still lacking, LIVERUR’s short-term goal is to improve knowledge about emerging business models in rural areas, including understanding their potential. The long-term goal of the project is to increase the economic diversity potential of rural areas.

Managing Partner:
SAN ANTONIO UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (Spain)

Project partners:
FUNDO REGIONAL PARA A CIENCIA E TECNOLOGIA (Portugal)
INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (Greece)
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI (Slovenia)
SOGESCA srl (Italy)
WIRELESSINFO (Czech Republic)
ASOCIACION PARA EL DESARROLLO RURAL INTEGRADO DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE LAVEGA DEL SEGURA (Spain)
CESIE (Italy)
BUNDESANSTALT FUR AGRARWIRTSCHAFT (Austria)
TR ASSOCIATES LTD (Malta)
FARMERS' COUNCIL (Latvia)
ZAFER KALKINMA AJANSI (Turkey)
DAR MARGOUM OUEDHREF (Tunisia)
UNIONE DEI COMUNI DEL TRASIMENO (Italy)
COMMISSARIAT AL ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (France)
E35 FONDAZIONE PER LA PROGETTAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE (Italy)
CLEOPA GMBH (Germany)
CHAMBRE REGIONALE D'AGRICULTURE PROVENCE ALPES COTE AZUR (France)
CHAMBRE REGIONALE D'AGRICULTURE DES PAYS DE LA LOIRE (France)
WELLNESS TELECOM SL (Spain)
UHLAVA OPS (Czech Republic)
ZENTRUM FUR SOZIALE INNOVATION GMBH (Austria)
REGIONALMANAGEMENT BURGENLAND GMBH (Austria)

Project budget:
EU funding of 100 % under H2020-EU.3.2.1.3.-Strengthening rural areas, supporting policy and rural innovation, H2020-EU.3.2.2.3.-Sustainable and competitive agri-food industry and H2020-EU.3.2.4.1.-Promoting the bioeconomy towards organic sectors.
Total funding: EUR 4,107,005
Budget allocated to ZSA: 174,250 EUR

Project number: LIVERUR-773757
Project duration: 01.05.2018.-30.04.2021.
Project website: www.liverur.eu

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The project is funded under the EU research and innovation programme "Horizon 2020" under contract No. 773757.

PROJECT H2020, Living Lab research concept in rural areas – LIVERUR