Living Labs, a dynamic tool towards zero pollution
TIME
Thursday, 9th September, 14:00-15:15 CEST
The session will introduce the potential of living labs to drive the green and digital transition as set out in the EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil”.
It will also contribute to the flagship 7 initiative announced in the Action Plan to launch Living Labs for green digital solutions and smart zero pollution to engage with regional and local authorities and other stakeholders to help develop local actions for green and digital transformation as well as to foster citizens engagement towards zero pollution.
Speakers will discuss the capabilities and lessons learnt by existing living labs and the expectations relating to the flagship initiative. As a concrete follow up, a network of ‘Zero Pollution Living Labs’ [working through ENoLL], will be encouraged to share best practices and develop recommendations for inspiration to other actors to create their own living labs.
SPEAKERS
Joëlle Mastelic
Full professor, HES-SO, Switzerland
Joëlle Mastelic
Full professor, HES-SO, SwitzerlandDr Joëlle Mastelic has been working as a professor at the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO) since 2008. Her research focuses on using Living Lab methods in the energy field. In 2014, she founded the Energy Living Lab, which offers applied research projects and consulting services based on social marketing and open innovation. The Energy Living Lab association was founded in 2020 with the aim of replicating the Lab in different regions and increasing its social, economic and environmental impact. She is a board member of ENoLL, an evaluator of international projects in the field of Living Labs, expert for the international advisory board of UAS Laurea in Helsinki. Joëlle has a degree in management from the University of Lausanne, is a visiting researcher at the University of Barcelona, and holds a Ph.D. in environmental sciences. As president of ELLA, she is responsible for the Swiss national network "Living Labs for Decarbonisation".