Presenting a Framework for Knowledge Management within a Web Enabled Living Lab

Abstract

The current successes and true impact of the Living Lab (LL) approach in the development of new innovative ideas, products, solutions and knowledge is only now being realized in many, communities, coun- tries and continents. Web enabled Living Labs allow for the amalgamation of various networks intra and extra- nets including the social web, and helps to realize the general Living Lab objectives of being real life col- laborative development platforms. This paper will pre- sent a framework for the knowledge management (KM) process within a Living Lab environment, and highlight the role that the social web plays, in the gathering, clas- sification, and verification of knowledge generated from internal and external sources.