RECORD

RECORD Living Lab member of ENOLL

 The RECORD online Living Lab is now a member of the European Network of Living Labs (ENOLL), together with more than 100 Living Labs across Europe. Living Labs are environments that allow users to be involved in innovation processes, and the purpose of ENOLL is to enable a coordinated development of Living Labs.

The RECORD online Living Lab consists of an Internet panel and an online environment. The panel was established in the fall of 2007. Early trial cases has been run with an intermediate online environment mainly supporting one-way communication with the participants. A first version of an online environment, based on community technology, is planned to be used in trial cases early 2009. Read more about the Lab here.

Currently the RECORD online Living Lab serves early trial cases with project partners. When the Lab reaches sufficient maturity (2009-10) we aim to make its services commercially available to the industry in general.

eBorger 2.0

Forskere i RECORD har levert rapporten eBorger 2.0 til Fornyings og administrasjonsdepartementet (FAD). Der beskriver de hvordan borgere bidrar innhold gjennom internett, og hvordan den offentlige forvaltningen i Norge kan utnytte denne trenden med brukerdeltagelse.

I rapporten foreslås det at forvaltningen i større grad må se borgere som samarbeidspartnere og ikke kun som passive mottagere av informasjon. Mulige tiltak kan være (1) et «WikiNorge.no», (2) at sentrale deler av offentlige data gjøres tilgjengelig og gjenbrukbar, og (3) at eForvaltningen inngår samarbeid med både norske og internasjonale såkalte «eGovgeek» aktører.

Interessert? Les rapporten selv.

Navimation Research

A new blog has been born. Jon Olav Eikenes, a PhD student in the RECORD project, has recently launched the Navimation Research blog, which will be specifically related to the topic of his PhD project. The object of his study is ‘the interface’, in particular dynamic screen interfaces that employ visual motion with navigation. The blog will first and foremost relate to the progression of his research, but also include inspirational material for design, and take part in wider discussions related to interaction design and design research.