in order to provide a privacy-aware decentralised environment for open data; 3. Educate a technology-savvy multidisciplinary workforce,
transmitting data coming from people, sensors, the environment and objects themselves. However, we cannot expect the Internet by itself to drive innovation to help citizens address major societal challenges.
data storage and analytics and are producing valuable data about people, the environment and biometric and sensor data.
third sector and social movements) and cuts across domains as diverse as (1) health, wellbeing and inclusion,(2) innovative socioeconomic models,(3) energy and environment,(4) participation and open
Health and Wellbeing, Finance and Economy, Energy and Environment, Education and Skills, Culture and Arts, Work and Employment, Participation and Democracy, Neighbourhood Regeneration,
Maker Fairs Another interesting example of collaborative innovation environments is the possibility of setting up Urban Labs in Cities.
One interesting example of an Urban Lab is the Barcelona Urban Lab. It was created to facilitate the use of urban space as a laboratory available to companies that need to test their products and services in a real environment.
and the environment in order to create a new generation of products and services, fostering behavioral change.
and communities are beginning to aggregate the layers of data that increasingly permeate the urban environment,
enhanced by the way technology is integrated within the learning environment. Open standards A number of organisations affect DSI in Europe through acting as expert bodies on the development of policy and strategies and advocating
An open sensor network (OSN) is a wireless sensor network that manages open information in an open environment.
and forwards the gathered information to the central point within a wireless environment. Sensor networks are the key infrastructures of a smart city, providing basic data on the usage of energy, pollution, geodata, traffic, geography, tourism and other areas.
and from the environment The explosion of new types of data analytics and machine learning means that it is no longer only government
Communia, a European union-wide thematic network that focuses on strategic policy discussion of existing and emerging issues concerning the public domain in the digital environment is one example of this,
and social innovation) and LIPSE (researching innovation in public sector environments) are further examples of research activities
prediction and control of people and the environment. However, as outlined by Rob Van Kranenburg,
FINANCE AND ECONOMY EMPLOYMENT SMART PUBLIC SERVICES ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT Health and Wellbeing Finance and Economy Energy and Environment Participation and Democracy Smart public services Science and technology Education and skills Culture and Arts Work and Employment DSI AREAS AREAS OF SOCIETY New
ways of making Funding acceleration and incubation Open democracy Open access Collaborative economy Awarness network TECHNOLOGY AREAS Open Hardware
AND ECONOMY ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION SCIENCE EDUCATION AND SKILLS CULTURE AND ARTS WORK AND EMPLOYMENT 254 251 164 163 162 138
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and society by complementing the telecommunications regulatory environment, modernising copyright rules, simplifying rules for consumers making online and digital purchases,
Participatory means that the policy environment contrasts with more traditional innovation policy frameworks where there is a strong focus on the market perspective and competitiveness.
and fundamental freedoms in the digital environment. Big data and cloud companies but also States have a lot of control over an individual's online identity.
Digital Social Innovation takes place in the context of a more collaborative, horizontal and cooperative environment.
or adapted in order to provide an environment conducive to openness and collaboration, while preserving citizens'rights and data protection.
and to create collaborative work environments. In this context labs can be understood as spaces and units set up run
and co-working spaces Maker spaces (such as Fablabs), real-life testing and experimentation environments where users and producers can cocreate innovations (including Living Labs), Hackerspaces and hackathons (such as
cut costs and improve the environment. Easier procurement could be a route to scale and higher impact this requires attention to the details of how procurement is organised (e g. to make it easier for smaller organisations to win contracts),
-social-innovation en. pdf 74 http://ec. europa. eu/environment/beyond gdp/index en. html 75 http://www. oecdbetterlifeindex. org/76 http://www
What's more, trends in demography, community and social media, poverty, the environment health and wellbeing,
Making public finance systems reward the most effective solutions is not easy in these fragmented and multilevel environments.
and the environment (sustainable growth). Moreover, we observe that these ventures are introducing many more new-tothe-market innovations than mainstream businesses.
, environment, energy and transport, but also social infrastructures like hospitals, schools and nurseries. The ERDF also provides financial instruments (capital risk funds,
since the test person was still able to listen to the environment parallel to receiving instructions via his fingers,
with only public servants. 3. Urban regeneration Most cities in Europe have problems of poor communities living in difficult environments.
Companies that tested products in the Living Lab environment: Safera Ltd's cooking guards ensure the safe use of a cooker54;
. i-propeller. com/innovation-action-lab) is a centre for excellence on social business innovation and a trusted environment for open innovation.
The provisions of the new regulatory environment favourable to integrated responses with simultaneous interventions of more funds, are beneficial to programming
6) protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency:(c) protecting, promoting and developing cultural heritage;(
e) action to improve the urban environment, including regeneration of brownfield sites and reduction of air pollution.
45 3. 3. 5. Social innovation and the environment...46 3. 3. 6. Regional strategies...
and improve the business environment...56 PART II Main developments in EU policies...57 Executive summary...
67 T A b L E O F C O N t E N t S 5 1. 3. The environment and resource efficiency...
100 3. 1. 5. Create an optimised regulatory environment...100 3. 1. 5. 1. Simplification of the European Cooperative Regulation...
the concept of ecosystems has been borrowed from biology through management science to describe the environments where social innovations emerge,
and a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment'.'22 At the time, it was interpreted as a symbolic ideological gain for the European socialists (The European Convention:
The concept of an ecosystem which in biology refers to an environment where different, sometimes competing,
suppliers and customers does not pay enough attention to the many other actors and environments in an industry:
An ecosystem's framework, in contrast, incorporates the broader environment within which organisations operate. It captures the elements of Porter's economic analysis,
must leverage complex systems of interacting players in rapidly evolving political, economic, physical and cultural environments.
Today, ecosystems for social innovation are seen as the way to create an innovation-friendly environment where social innovations can grow
together, create the‘natural environment'for social innovation to flourish. While the movement and creative energy in the ecosystem comes from the actors and their connections, the administrative,
economic and legal environment has to be enabling. Where the priority objective is to solve a problem of a social or societal nature,
The fourth ingredient to create a fertile environment for initiating innovative practices of a disruptive nature is to develop evidence of a different nature that is likely to work
where and how social entrepreneurs can find an understanding and friendly environment to initiate, develop and scale up social enterprises. 1. 3. 3. Examples of ecosystems for social innovation As mentioned above,
the growing importance of social enterprises in the EU social innovation policy framework emphasises the importance of developing an enabling environment made of specific instruments,
a more understanding environment and to develop innovative tools (e g. European Partnerships) to stimulate interaction between actors in fertile ground.
http://ec. europa. eu/environment/beyond gdp/index en. html. 48 COM (2009) 433 final. 49 http://ec. europa. eu/environment/enveco
since test persons were still able to listen to the environment parallel to receiving instructions via their fingers,
cities in Europe have poor communities living in difficult environments. Over the past 20 years
I O N A d E C a D E O F C H A n G E s 3. 3. 5. Social innovation and the environment
and ensure implementation. 82 cf. http://ec. europa. eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/IR10. pdf. 83 cf.
such as the health sector, to change environments into those facilitating more active and healthy lifestyles. 48 S O C i a L I N N O V A t
the EESC has called for a more supportive environment for social enterprises and for their better integration into all EU policies.
Support, encourage and improve the business environment The Single Market Act (I & II) and the Social Business Initiative have made already many improvements for European businesses that want to promote
it entails crucial elements to create a better regulatory and financial environment for the development of social innovation. 97 COM (2011) 112,144, 885,571, 244.98 COM (2014) 15.62 S O C i a
more secure (regulatory environment, protection of property) and knowledge-based (digital skills and jobs) digital environment.
improving the regulatory environment, promoting digital skills and jobs and ensuring security and the protection of property.
105 It is a comprehensive package of actions aimed at achieving an innovation-friendly environment within the EU. Innovation is taken in its widest meaning:‘
The SBI aims to create a favourable environment for the development of social business in Europe,
yy Create a simplified regulatory environment (including a proposal for a European Foundation Statute, revision of the public procurement rules
and experts to implement a set of concrete and tangible actions stemming from the declaration. 1. 3. The environment
and jobs by enhancing the role of smart solutions and innovations in all sectors, for a greener agriculture, a more socially cohesive environment-conscious and internationally prominent Europe.
and uptake of innovations that benefit the environment and relieve pressure on increasingly scarce natural resources.
http://ec. europa. eu/environment/ecoap. 88 S O C i a L I N N O V A t I O N A d E
and creating an optimised regulatory environment. 90 S O C i a L I N N O V A t
This guide provides examples of projects financed by the ERDF and ESF in the 2007-13 period and a step-by-step approach to the design and implementation of a favourable environment for fostering and up-scaling social innovation at local level.
The European union offers a particularly rich and complex environment which gives an exemplary value to
and aims to foster competitive and sustainable agriculture and forestry that works in harmony with the environment.
and innovations that can achieve more with less while respecting the environment. Social innovation stresses the need for social and political changes in the context of rural development and producer-consumer relationships.
17 january 2014). 3. 1. 5. Create an optimised regulatory environment The third strand of action of the Social Business Initiative is to improve the situation on the ground for social enterprises.
H A n G E s search, social and health services, culture or the environment. However, they often find it costly and difficult to operate outside national borders due to the diversity of national civil and tax laws.
and the (heterogeneous) operating environment. It was deemed necessary to ensure more consistency and to recognise best practices in this emerging and growing sector.
the environment and education through new systems, technologies, processes. The first two editions of the tournament attracted a lot of interest,
Projects were typically related to unemployment, marginalisation of disadvantaged groups, environment and access to affordable and good quality health and education.
or natural environment also compete for the Special Category Prize of EUR 25 000. Further awards include vouchers entitling a number of projects and their teams to benefit from subsequent coaching/mentoring services.
from the local environments where they get started to their regions and other parts of Europe.
distributed knowledge creation and data from real environments(‘Internet of things')in order to create new forms of social innovation.
Associate partners including the European Environment Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the World bank will provide a rich stream of input data
with clients or suppliers or work environment. It is a constant, reflexive process, grounded in continuing thinking, learning and improvements,
including political, cultural and economic environments and institutions directly and indirectly supporting social enterprises. Third Sector Impact-The Contribution of the Third Sector to Europe's Socioeconomic Development.
Through 7p7 research, the environment theme has demonstrated also an interest in including social innovation in its agenda, especially in connection with sustainable development.
yy support the implementation of EU policy on urban environment; and yy illustrate the economic advantages of accounting for environmental issues on a routine basis in urban planning decisions-making processes.
and applications making use of information generated by users in the smart city environment. Sample activity areas considered for piloting are:
therefore spend time with them in their various physical and social environments. The primary method of the ethnographer is‘participant observation'.
and social environments. 15) Action research is designed a method to encourage reflective and collective problem formulation and problem solving.
Rather than merely detailing an environment in descriptive form, action research is geared normatively toward prescriptions emerging out of the data
Commanding attention In today's media-intensive environment one of the most valuable resources is attention.
environments can be revitalised, social needs can be met, and communities energised. One example is the work of‘activist architect',Teddy Cruz.
Image courtesy of Geoffrey Greene 2 38 THE OPEN BOOK OF SOCIAL INNOVATION spaces within a dense, urban neighbourhood into a liveable, workable environment.
and concept testing and moves testing out to the users'actual environment for a‘real-world'test.
or by facilitating adaptation to changing markets and environments. Complex, multidimensional needs are a key site for potential collaboration.
which cost about 3 per cent as much as home repairs generated four times as much value in terms of life satisfaction. 222) Methods within the built environment.
2006)‘ Mapping Value in the Built Urban Environment.''A Report to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.
London: CABE. 11. This example is discussed in Seddon, J. 2003) Freedom from Command and Control.‘
which whole environments are reshaped to support healthier living. Such top-down efforts succeed only to the extent that they mobilise the enthusiasm and commitment of thousands of practitioners.
The modern versions of the 1930s Peckham experiment to create holistic environments for healthier living are a good example,
and Bed Zed in the UK. 254) Designing and trialling platforms to trigger systemic innovation including peer-to-peer models such as the School of Everything and digital learning environments such as colleges in second life. 255) Comprehensive pilots,
from the environment to equality, has depended on recognition of its principles in law. New legislative and regulatory architectures can be the keys to unlocking systemic change
or environment and transport. 274) The creation of new investment flows can do the same,
The social entrepreneur in residence is tasked with shaping the environment of BEN PCT so that innovation becomes embedded
130 THE OPEN BOOK OF SOCIAL INNOVATION the Hub have created a very different kind of innovation environment:
and the right environment. It is this unique approach that distinguishes the CSI model and which forms the basis for the impact it has achieved. 285) Social business parks
In the 1980's it was instrumental in the establishment of the Finnish Ministry for the Environment whilst at the same time making important progress in the opening of international markets to Finnish enterprises. 288) Specialist innovation agencies such as the NHS
and in sustainable business sectors, including the environment, education, and healthcare. 460) Microcredit for microproduction. Grameen, BRAC and ASA in Bangladesh,
But it has played a critical role in fields including the environment and health usually leading ahead of government and business,
Social movements Social movements have been the source of major waves of social innovations over the past 40 years notably in food, the environment, healthcare,
piloting, and testing new ideas either in real environments or in protected conditions halfway between the real world and the laboratory.
and it has pointed to more effective strategies for handling scale. innovations/spring 2006 153 Geoff Mulgan Two necessary conditions are a propitious environment
2) innovative socioeconomic models (3) energy and environment;(3) participation and open governance,(4) science, culture and education;(
Thus, innovation happens in innovation ecosystems, that is, integrated and interdependent environments where companies, scientists, policymakers, governments, users, developers, citizens,
hobbyists and anyone interested in creating interacting objects or environments. The community of developers Developers are individuals who develop a new IT product or service.
Actually, their goal could be described as the creation of innovation arenas where multiple actors can experiment in an open, real life environment.
meaning that they operate in a much looser environment, which allows for the existence of multiple teams of participants working simultaneously in a variety of possibly opposing directions.
and they both provide an environment that is meant to serve the needs of a start-up.
Barcelona Urban Lab was created to facilitate the use of urban space in the city of Barcelona as an urban laboratory available to companies that need to test their products and services in a real environment.
therefore, we can only refer to the governance of relationships with stakeholders (users, first data providers, the information environment),
For instance, R is an open source environment and programming language for statistical computing that is also free of cost. While R offers no cost access to its software and source code
Living labs, Fablabs, Maker spaces There is quite a lot of consensus about the fact that a living lab is driven a user open innovation arena or environment based on a business citizens government (public-private-people) partnership,
The goal was to create an environment that would bring together various ideas related to ICT-based solutions in financial services, the creators and the end-users,
fundamental freedoms and rights in the digital environment Protect individual privacy, rights and fundamental freedoms There is increasingly more personal and social data available online
the environment, biometric and sensor data (as shown in the DSI map129 but these data are used not yet to enhance the public good at a systemic level.
If the environment is unstable and insecure it will be broken. Users should be able to set the terms for controlling their personal data,
The primary driver Gen Y's sees these vehicles as being more economical to operate than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, especially in an environment with frequent swings in fuel prices 2013 Deloitte Belgium
and run-time environments. The DBE ecosystem community realised that to bring into existence information
aimed at building environments favourable to SMES'business and their networking, compatibly with the EC policy for Helping SMES to go digital (EC, 200 a),
1. promote a favourable environment and framework conditions for electronic business and entrepreneurship2. facilitate the take-up of electronic business3. contribute to providing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills.
It is worthwhile to note the integrated approach which stresses the creation of an environment, a business ecosystem,
a biological metaphor that highlights the interdependence of all actors in the business environment, who coevolve their capabilities and roles (Moore, 996.
and self-optimising environment (Evolutionary Environemnt or Eve). 5) Now Networked Enterprise and RFID Unit, Directorate General information Society and Media. 6) Inspired by work of Thomas Kurz,
Evolutionary Environment P2p architecture and Execution Environment SME Networks Business Ecosystem of companies, goods, and services 10 Bringing these three terms together has been effective in broadening the appeal of the approach to a wide range of stakeholders from academia, industry, business, and policy-making.
Computing environments likewise spilled over from the single computer to the local area network (LAN) at first, and eventually to the global Internet.
However, we recognise that spending ideas are easier to implement in research environments than in business environments.
Therefore, the balance that seems to work in business environments is layered based on a approach: combining an open source shared middleware infrastructure with software services,
the subject must somehow receive the information from the environment, i e. it must be instructed"."Cybernetics began with the recognition that all our knowledge of systems is mediated by our simplified representations or models.
but is triggered by the environment. Thus, the structure of a given system is not static;
This structure should be able to adapt to different societal environments which are constantly changing.
Thus, the ecosystem is an environment with a‘life support'architecture designed to enable the‘life'of its‘digital organisms'.
and transform their business/economic environment according to their shared description of the world. However, access to the code does not solve everything.
and the niche sheltered environments in which innovations can develop outside the mainstream. In this model both innovation and system stability arise from the dynamic interactions of social and technical factors, taking place within and between each level.
Environment and Planning-Part C, 30,381. A provisional framework for analysing relationships between social innovation and digital technologies Smith, A.,Voß, J.-P. & Grin, J. 2010.
4 The business environment...6 Starting a business...16 Dealing with construction permits...23 Getting electricity...
Doing Business 2015 Spain 6 THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT For policy makers trying to improve their economy's regulatory environment for business,
a good place to start is to find out how it compares with the regulatory environment in other economies.
While this ranking tells much about the business environment in an economy, it does not tell the whole story.
and the underlying indicators, do not measure all aspects of the business environment that matter to firms and investors or that affect the competitiveness of the economy.
Still, a high ranking does mean that the government has created a regulatory environment conducive to operating a business.
Doing Business 2015 Spain THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Figure 1. 1 Where economies stand in the global ranking on the ease of doing business Source:
Doing Business 2015 Spain THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT For policy makers, knowing where their economy stands in the aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business is useful.
Doing Business 2015 Spain 9 THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Figure 1. 3 Rankings on Doing Business topics-Spain (Scale:
Yearly movements in rankings can provide some indication of changes in an economy's regulatory environment for firms,
Moreover, year-to-year changes in the overall rankings do not reflect how the business regulatory environment in an economy has changed over time
This measure shows how far on average an economy is from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator Comparing the measure for an economy at 2 points in time allows users to assess how much the economy's regulatory environment as measured by Doing Business has changed over time how far it has moved toward
Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment. Do not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.
These changes help improve the trading environment and boost firms'international competitiveness. What trade reforms has Doing Business recorded in Spain (table 9. 1?
the distance to frontier score shows how much the regulatory environment for local entrepreneurs in an economy has changed over time in absolute terms,
while the ease of doing business ranking can show only how much the regulatory environment has changed relative to that in other economies.
because this allows a focus on the absolute improvement in contrast with the relative improvement shown by a change in rankings that economies have made in their regulatory environment for business.
2) innovative socio economic models (3) energy and environment;(3) participation and open governance,(4) science, culture and education;(
and that will lead to the creation of the right enabling environment for DSI to flourish.
and seek an impact in (Health, well-being and inclusion, Sustainable socioeconomic models, Energy and environment, Participatory open government,
to new ways of improving the quality of the environment, to mass scale behavioural and political changes that empower communities and transition to a low carbon economy.
and change a variety of domains ranging from health and well-being, to democracy, sustainability and environment,
2) innovative socio economic models (3) energy and environment;(3) participation and open governance,(4) science, culture and education;(
and communities are beginning to aggregate the layers of data that increasingly permeate the urban environment
and integrated within the learning environment. 27 Table 4 Health, wellbeing and inclusion Sustainable socioeconomic models Energy
and environment Participative open government Pioneering science, culture & education Smart public services Open Networks Confine Opengarden. net Everyaware Commons 4eu Tor project Make sense Freecoin Smart Santander Open Data Wikiprogress Open Corporates
and makes their city smarter, in terms of innovative and efficient infrastructure, the environment, quality of life, modern administration and engaged citizens.
and test their services with citizens in a real life environment and thus improve their competitiveness.
Communia, an EU wide thematic Network that focuses on strategic policy discussion of existing and emerging issues concerning the public domain in the digital environment is one example of this,
and interpret open data coming from people and from the environment Open Vienna City SDK Open knowledge co-production of new knowledge and crowd mobilisation based on open content,
An Open Sensor Network (OSN) is a Wireless Sensor Network that manages Open information in an Open environment.
and forwards the gathered information to the central point within a wireless environment. Sensor networks are used widely in the fields of mobility, transport, environment, geography, meteorology and tourism.
They are key infrastructures of a smart city by providing basic data on the usage of energy, pollution, geodata, traffic, geography & meteorological, tourism and so on.
An ecosystem means that there is an interdependent and dynamic constellation of living organisms acting within a global socioeconomic environment.
Energy and environment, Smart public services, Pioneering science Technology Trends: Open Networks, Open Knowledge, Open Hardware DSI activities:
so that it can sense the surrounding environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and,
The source code for the Java environment is released under the GPL and the C/C++ micro controller libraries are licensed under the LGPL.
The source code for the Java environment is released under the GPL and the C/C++ micro controller libraries are under the LGPL. 61 Avaaz At a glance:
with most staff working collaboratively in a virtual office environment from four continents so as to ensure‘even the smallest contributions go a long way.'
national and global in orientation and concerned with democracy, politics & representation, economy, education, environment & sustainability, anti-discrimination, equality & social justice, health, human rights, international development,
and through this support provide a step change in how to deliver services in urban environments.
and explore with users in‘real-life environments, 'using primarily 81 three new technologies:‘‘Super Wifi, Sensor integration into wifi networks and fibre deployment as commons (both new techniques such as aerial as well as fibre bandwidth management'.
and strategic policy discussion of existing and emerging issues concerning the public domain in the digital environment'.
and around the public domain in the digital environment by highlighting the challenges arising from the increasingly complex interface between scientific progress, technological innovation, cultural development,
and to take strategic action on all issues related to the public domain in the digital environment and related topics.
and constantly changing environment requires the deployment of distributed service infrastructures that exploit locality, react to environmental changes
Health and wellbeing, Energy and environment Technology Trends: Open Networks, Open Data, Open Knowledge DSI activities:
To enhance its potential by creating a more favourable environment (social, cultural, political, economic. To raise its visibility by searching for promising initiatives and communicating their existence and significance to a larger audience.
and behaviour change, was funded and commissioned by DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs based in the UK)
Health and wellbeing, science, energy and environment, participation and democracy Technology Trends: Open networks, Open data, Open knowledge, Open hardware DSI activities:
http://www. everyaware. eu Short description The Everyaware project aims to empower citizens to engage actively in improving their own environment and making it more sustainable.
Involving citizens in the process of monitoring the environment, combining objective and subjective measures Enhance citizens'awareness Ultimately change individuals'behaviour Putting pressure on policy makers.
and how citizens can become engaged in assessing the state of the environment through ICT
which allow the citizens to directly assess the state of the environment; social networking tools, which allow effective data and opinion collection,
Education and Skills, Science, Culture and Arts, Energy and Environment Technology Trends: Open Networks, Open Hardware, Open Knowledge DSI activities:
Fablab Amsterdam uses digital fabrication to create an open hardware environment, and builds an open network based on that, in
This initiative thereby addresses issues of‘health food access and equality, environment, food security, and community cohesion.'
and the benefit of participating in such open innovation environments for DIY product designers. In addition to showcasing opportunities for DIY making,
Insecure funding environment: Funding streams normally come and go much faster than project will need them to survive.
and a favourable funding environment (grants with loose ties) were critical to mysociety succeeding in 2003/4.
Environment Agency Austria, small municipality of Engerwitzdorf, City of Graz, Region of Styria and others.
to create it an environment with ease, where patients share data about their treatments, symptoms,
Firstly, the platform seeks to create a more sustainable environment, where people instead of purchasing products borrow
Limited storage space in dense urban environment preventing consumers to keep all the goods they occasionally use,
Its robustness and low maintenance requirements make it particularly suitable for harsher environments in many developing countries.
so can work more easily in electrical off-grid environments. Other than the fact that the demand for the Raspberry Pi computers have exceeded far the team's original predicted figure of 10
In 2013 a Raspberry Pi ICT learning environment was installed at Dachio Primary and JHS Schools,
This means that it work more easily in electrical off-grid environments, making it an ideal device for educational purposes in developing countries, etc.
Offline Environments: While the Pi's design ensures it is suitable for off-grid environments,
this alone does not overcome other infrastructural barriers, such as there being limited or no Internet access. For this reason Khan academy Lite was developed as an offline version of Khan academy‘s curriculum of free learning materials.
Health and wellbeing, Energy and environment, Participation and democracy Technology Trends: Open Networks, Open Hardware, Open Data, Open Knowledge DSI activities:
Health and wellbeing, Energy and environment Technology Trends: Open Networks, Open Data, Open Knowledge, Open Hardware DSI activities:
and thus help improve the environment quality. What is the social impact it is seeking,
fosters participation of the general public in the process of producing open data used for the purpose of monitoring the environment.
who are interested in using the Smart Citizen Kit in the city's work on improving urban environments.
facilitate conversations and provide teaching tools on the importance of information sharing in safe, productive environments.
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