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Local host welcome addressLiving Labs and Smart Cities:Platforms for the Future InternetProf Dr Pieter Ballon, IBBT iLab.oLiving Labs & Smart Cities Conference, Future Internet Week, Ghent, Belgium, 14/12/2010
The Interdisciplinary institute for BroadBand Technology  IBBT: Multidisciplinary R&D in ICT together with Business Partners
 4 research departments with 600+ researchers in 5 Flemish universities
 From network technologies to 3D-imaging to security to serious gaming to user research to business models to …
 150+ research projects with companies in the last 5 years
 Annual Projectbudget: +20 mio EuroLiving Labs as Open Innovation PlatformsBallon, Pierson & Delaere, 2005Living Lab as open innovation platform
 Real-life experimental introduction of new services and products
 Local and Trusted environment

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