News:Living Labs Expression of Interest

20 November 2006, Helsinki. CORELABS and COMIST projects announce a Living Labs Expression of Interest that will be used in the context of the Launch of the European Network of Living Labs.

The Finnish Presidency will launch a European Network of Living Labs on 20th November 2006. This is a step towards a new European Innovation System (EIS). There is an urgent need to improve European-wide aspiration for innovation towards job creation and growth. Mr. Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland, has emphasized that the European Network of Living Labs is a concrete action for putting Lisbon strategy in real life.