S12-S1 Socio-spatial equity in the light of post-industrial restructuring, modeling exercises in Africa and Asia
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Special Session
| Friday, August 30, 2019 |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| IUT_Room 205 |
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Convenor(s): Pierre Alexandre Balland, Oumhani Eddelani, Pritee Sharma, David N. Mangai / Chair: Oumhani Eddelani
Speaker
Mr Elbroumi Soufiane
Ph.D. Student
Faculty Of Economics Of Fez
Living labs in the Moroccan context: what contribution to reducing territorial disparities?
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Elbroumi Soufiane (p), Ed-Dahmouny Hicham (p)
Discussant for this paper
Eddahmouny Hicham
Abstract
Abstract
The current challenges and transformations calls for a creation of new ways, more sustainable to produce, to live, to trade, to be and to think. As a result, new collective approaches have been emerged on several continents that highlight the need to combine scientific knowledge and experiential knowledge. (Lévesque, 2014, p 370)
In the first generation of experiments, we have seen formulas such as local productive systems, clusters and innovative environments that combined technological innovation with organizational innovation were experimented towards the end of the 20th century, sometimes by public authorities, sometimes by local governance instance, sometimes by mixed formulas that include these two levels. (Benko & Lipietz 2000, p 25)
Later, new experiences made it possible to go even further in the convergence of the knowledge economy and social innovation. Inspired by various currents and research works dealing with open innovation, collective innovation and even collective intelligence, these experiences borrow from existing knowledge and create new knowledge, with researchers, practitioners, users, public authorities and many others. Stakeholders including function and representation vary from case to case. (Klein; 2016; p55)
We are interested in one of these experiences, those of Living Labs, an emerging form of social innovation, which is attracting growing interest. Our research work aims to characterize the Living Lab concept and to make it explicit in the Moroccan context as a form of social innovation by crystallizing the reflections on its potential contribution to the reduction of territorial disparities. As a progress report, this paper will present the provisional results of our research. First and foremost, we are interested in a literature review that puts the existing one back on the map. We will give an inventory of the documentation in Morocco and its place relative to the European case as a reference at the moment.
We will then present the perspectives of our scientific project for a topic treated for the first time in Morocco and justified by the contrast currently experienced between economic growth and sustainable inclusive development.
The current challenges and transformations calls for a creation of new ways, more sustainable to produce, to live, to trade, to be and to think. As a result, new collective approaches have been emerged on several continents that highlight the need to combine scientific knowledge and experiential knowledge. (Lévesque, 2014, p 370)
In the first generation of experiments, we have seen formulas such as local productive systems, clusters and innovative environments that combined technological innovation with organizational innovation were experimented towards the end of the 20th century, sometimes by public authorities, sometimes by local governance instance, sometimes by mixed formulas that include these two levels. (Benko & Lipietz 2000, p 25)
Later, new experiences made it possible to go even further in the convergence of the knowledge economy and social innovation. Inspired by various currents and research works dealing with open innovation, collective innovation and even collective intelligence, these experiences borrow from existing knowledge and create new knowledge, with researchers, practitioners, users, public authorities and many others. Stakeholders including function and representation vary from case to case. (Klein; 2016; p55)
We are interested in one of these experiences, those of Living Labs, an emerging form of social innovation, which is attracting growing interest. Our research work aims to characterize the Living Lab concept and to make it explicit in the Moroccan context as a form of social innovation by crystallizing the reflections on its potential contribution to the reduction of territorial disparities. As a progress report, this paper will present the provisional results of our research. First and foremost, we are interested in a literature review that puts the existing one back on the map. We will give an inventory of the documentation in Morocco and its place relative to the European case as a reference at the moment.
We will then present the perspectives of our scientific project for a topic treated for the first time in Morocco and justified by the contrast currently experienced between economic growth and sustainable inclusive development.
Prof. Oumhani Eddelani
Full Professor
Usmba
