From a methodological perspective, today’s living labs are networks composed of heterogeneous actors, resources, and activities that integrate user-centred research and open innovation (Leminen et al. 2012).
From the infrastructure perspective, they can be seen as facilities that enable experimentation and co-creation with users in real-life environments (Sundramoorthy et al. 2011).
A living lab (LL), in contrast to a traditional laboratory, operates in a real-life context with a user-centric approach. From iKure’s perspective the Living lab will be a platform to bring the researchers and the healthcare practitioners together for generating knowledge, information and innovation to cater to the health needs of the community at the last mile.
Providing effective innovations to the community in shortest possible time.
Post-pandemic we saw how the whole healthcare sector is working in silos be it the medical device company, the pharmaceutical companies, healthcare research centers, the healthcare practitioners that don’t act in tandem. Hence, through the Living Lab we want the healthcare researchers and the practitioners be closer to the community so that whatever innovation is developed it can be deployed to the community quicker.
Updating the knowledge of new discoveries in the medical field.
The medical professionals and pharmaceutical companies should keep themselves updated with knowledge of the latest development in the field of the medical sector that will help them to cater the right services to patients with minimum risk.
During high-tide the islanders take (4-6) hours to come to the main land just to see a doctor
Climate change impacts on the health of the people as well as the healthcare Infrastructure
