IDM a community based organisation based in the Athlone area and servicing the local community. Projects include substance abuse, youth development and seniors citizens. Important roleplayer in the Reconstructed Living Lab (RLabs) space
The largest Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape region and one of the key roleplayers involved since inception of RLabs. Responsible for research and development.
The Finnish and South African governments partership to enhance the country’s innovation system through the Cooperation Framework on Innovation Systems between Finland and South (COFISA). The overall objective of the COFISA Programme is to enhanced the effectiveness of the South African National System of Innovation contributing to economic growth and poverty alleviation. COFISA supported the first phase of the RLabs activies to develop a business plan and feasibility study.
Living Labs in Southern Africa (LLiSA) is a project for establishing a community and network of Living Lab practitioners in the Southern African region, aiming at advancing and supporting open user-centric innovation and Living Labs in South Africa. The network support and coordination project is initiated by three parties: COFISA, SAFIPA and Meraka Institute. RLabs is part of the LLiSA network representing the only Living Lab in the Western Cape.
