Innovation Living LAB Projects

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Foster innovation and change by doing and testing in a real city environment (sandbox) solving real problems with real solutions by brainstorming, designing, prototyping and testing smart city solutions, technologies and feasibility.

• Requirements analysis and prioritization

• Solution and business model design

• Feasibility and sustainability study

• PPP Partnerships

• Prototype and testing

• Pilot and testing

• Scale-up and roll-out

• Public authorities involved in smart city projects

•  Industry and corporations with business interest

•  Technology and solution providers

•  Universities with Smart City R&D projects

•  Professors, graduates and students and private city visionaries and enthusiasts

 Dr Bijan Pio Majidi, BSCS Board Member and Programs Director.

• Examples 

• Electric Vehicles with Renewal Energy Charging Infrastructure (prepare for the near 

  future)

• Parking in Bahrain (resolve a problem)

• Pedestrians crossing (resolve a problem)

• Shared Mobility and Parking Zoning (innovate)

• Smart Health Care Patient Electronic Record (complement/Innovate)

• New International Airport Passenger Friendly Initiatives (complement)

• Renewable Energy Applications, Infrastructure and Regulations (resolve problems)

• Public Autonomous Transportation (innovate)

• Public Transportation - Bus stations, timing ad frequency (complement), new light

   metro (innovation)

• Cycling lanes (innovate)

> BSCS takes the initiative and coordinates the project under the patronage and 

   support of the pertinent Public and Government authority 

> Select Pilot Sand-Box with the patronage of a Public Authority- were to execute the

   pilot with scalability and national roll-out possibilities

>  Develop PPPs (Private-Public-Partnerships): Industry + Technology Solution 

    Providers + Authorities + Investors + Universities

>  Pilot Planning and Execution - Demonstrating POC (Proof of Concept), Minimum 

    Viable Product (MVP), feasibility and sustainability, with clear objectives, priorities, 

    ROI and alignment between all the participants and stakeholders

> Scalability and Sustainability Plan