SmartIES challenges and opportunities for cross border piloting

Presented by: Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Project Manager

Iceland Sweden Norway Denmark Lithuania

Users Project partners Project co-partners

SmartIES – Nordic collaboration

Living Lab◦ Approach

Energy savings◦ Homes◦ Transportation

Nordic cooperation◦ Theoretical framework

Base for future projects Cross border pilot

◦ Partners, co-partners and users Final conference and report

◦ End result

The SmartIES Project

Cycle one: The focus Group 1. Appreciate opportunities with users 2. Design concepts 3. Evaluate concepts 4. Design concepts, part 2 5. Evaluate concept proposals

Cycle two: The pre-pilot 1. Design prototypes 2. Evaluate Prototypes

Cycle three: The cross border pilot

1. Design final solution 2. Evaluate final solution

The Planned Approach-The FormIT Methodology Book-

Holst, Marita and Ståhlbröst, Anna

Create a common vision – What is the desirable outcome?

Good communication – Common channels Why participating? – How can we keep the

users and co-partners and motivate them?◦ What will the users gain?◦ What will the co-partners gain?

Stakeholder management◦ A juggling process!

Challenges

Knowledge exchange◦ Partners – Co-partners – Users

Different perspectives◦ Partners – Co-partners – Users

Process Solutions Development End result

Further co-operation ◦ Partners - Co-partners

A Nordic Living Lab community◦ Partners – Co-partners - Users

Opportunities

Good planning:◦ is a foundation to a successful project!

Good communication: ◦ is the key to a successful stakeholder management!

Good collaboration:◦ leads to a successful cross border pilot and a desirable

pilot outcome!

Turn Challenges into Opportunities

Partners – Co-partners - Users

Important points to remember

Different views from different users!

Different views from different co-partners!

Different views from different partners!

Very valuable

Be there – Listen - Act on it

Different perspectives?

Lessons learnt captured and documented◦ FormIT, documents and process will be developed

throughout the project period.

Feedback sessions◦ With partners: Regular face-to-face and over

phone/internet sessions. ◦ With co-partners: One or two face-to-face

sessions in each country.◦ With users: One or two face-to-face sessions in

each country.

Lessons Learnt

We would really appreciate your feedback on our planned approach and we are happy to

answer any of your questions!

Questions - Feedback

The SmartIES web-page:◦ www.smarties.is

SmartIES contact person:◦ Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Project Manager

Innovation Center Iceland and Iceland Living LabEmail: asta@nmi.isTel: +354 522 9288Mobil: +354 897 2782

Thank you for listening!