Inclusive Innovation: Co-creation of Smart City Living Labs (Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme) | Wydział Zarządzania i Ekonomii Politechniki Gdańskiej

Description

Designing a smart city requires the cooperation of many stakeholders. Large-scale deployment of smart solutions using IoT sensors or artificial intelligence requires testing under near-real-world conditions. What could be more exciting than the collaborative creation of Smart City Living Labs by interdisciplinary project teams made up of students?

The goal of the hybrid interdisciplinary design course is to develop a concept for using state-of-the-art technology to implement Living Lab in your cities. What we expect is interdisciplinarity, collaboration, diversity, open minds, and, of course, good fun!

The aim of the course will be to conduct an experiment with a chosen technology that could be part of the living lab's operation. During the workshop, we will explore concerns about diversity and inclusivity with Smart City Development.

Expected learning outcomes

Knowledge

Knowledge of the latest technology solutions regarding diversity and inclusivity concerns

Knowledge of setting up and designing urban living labs as spaces for co-design and experimentation to improve urban living

Skills

Skills in integrating ideas into solutions and proposing technological solutions for better Smart City development

Skills in cooperation in multidisciplinary project teams that use their diversity for the collaborative creation of Smart City Living Labs

Responsibility and autonomy

Managing the co-creation process of smart city solutions with responsibility for diversity and inclusiveness issues

Understanding the importance of smart solutions in the future city environments

Understanding of the role of Living Labs in testing under near-real-world conditions

Prerequisites

Level of studies (MSc, PhD), English min. level B2, Students will work in interdisciplinary teams of 3 (from each partner university 3 students from different faculties)

Learning Opportunity Structure

The workshop includes 2 on-site (3-day kick-off in Aachen and 7-day final workshop in Warsaw) and 2 online meetings (1-day) and the self-work in between.

The course is co-designed and conducted with the cooperation of RWTH Aachen and NTNU.

Type of Assessment

Peer-reviewed project

Grading System

pass/fail

Contact

dr inż. Justyna Szostak

email: justyna.szostak@pg.edu.pl