1. BAŞAKŞEHIR LIVING LAB EXPERIENCES IN CITIZEN SCIENCE
ÖMER ONUR
Krakow

2. BASAKSEHIR LIVING-LAB
3,000 m2
Green building
ICT & Industrial Design focus
Incubates 80 seats
Provides
Real Test environments
User Experience showroom
Real Users
Design support
E-Lab
3D Printing
Trainings
External Fair support
Meetings with investors
Mentoring
Technology Partners – MS, TT, Hayalgücü, İB
Mangement Team – 5 people
Support services - outsourced
ENoLL – May 2012
FACILITY – Jan. 2014

3. The Incubation Environment Connection to Investors
OUR MAIN FUNCTIONS
Incubation area of 900 m2
Energy Optimization
Climate Optimization
Smart Products
The Incubation Environment
User Experience area of 900 m2
A real test environment
High School
Medical Center
Municipality
Flats
Educating
Young people
Enterprenuers
Public
Connection to Investors
BusinessSupport
Business Modelling
Company Forming
Legal
Accounting
Marketing
Co-Creation
- Understanding Customer needs
- Developing with the customer
- Creating a value

4. CITIZEN SCIENCE ENVIRONMENT
CITIZENS USERS
Testing – Experiencing
Training/Educating
Developing
Enterprenuers
Startups
INDUSTRY
Product Development
Real Test Environment
Use LL’s as bridge to Knowhow
R&D
Cooperate with Universities
Work with Users
i.e. IOSB Management
(Ikitelli Organised Industry District) X
BASAKSEHIR LIVING-LAB
Provide Tools & Methods
Provide New Technology
Provide Trainings
Use LL’s for Piloting / Testing
Provide Environments
Find Users
Pilot Testing
Implement
Provide Training
Provide new Science
Provide R&D Space
Use LL’s for Piloting / Testing
CITY/PUBLİC AUTHORITY
MUNICIPALITY
TECHNOLOGY
COMPANIES
UNIVERSITIES
R&D CENTERS
i.e. Basaksehir Municipality
Istanbul Bigcity Municipality
i.e. Msoft AZURE, KODU
i.e. BAU VR Game Lab
1 – ESTABLISH AN ORGANIZATION THAT CAN MANAGE THE RELATIONS
2 – DEFINE GOALS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA TO ENSURE VALUE CREATION

5. CHALLENGES SOLUTION PROPOSALS
GETTING INDUSTRY INVOLVED
Understanding the Value of Citizen Science & Innovation
Sponsoring Prototyping unless they see a financial benefit
Learning
SUSTAINABILITY OF ENTERPRENUERS AND STARTUPS
Financial Support / Finding Investors
Loose of Focus – Part time jobs
Prototyping
UNIVERSITY’S USE OF LIVING LABS
Awareness about Living Labs
Working Relationships in R&D
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES INVOLVEMENT
Limited to providing training and platforms
No sponsoring
SOLUTION PROPOSALS
1 – INCENTIVE MECHANISMS FOR VALUE CREATION
2 – GOVERNMENT / LOCAL AUTHORITY POLICIES & INCENTIVES
3 – AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS / MARKETING SUCCESS STORIES FOR EACH PARTY