University-Based Living Labs in South Korea: Practices, Governance, and Implications for Intelligent Society

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10.2991/978-94-6239-758-3_38How to use a DOI?

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Living Labs; Governance Platforms; University-Based Innovation; Intelligent Society; South Korea; Public Management

Abstract

As intelligent society continues to develop, living labs have increasingly been adopted as a means of organizing real-life experimentation and collaborative innovation. Existing studies, however, tend to treat living labs primarily as technological testing environments. This study argues that living labs are better understood as governance platforms that organize multi-actor collaboration, sustain feedback processes, and support the continuation of experimental outcomes. Focusing on university-based living labs in South Korea, this study examines how these platforms operate through an analytical framework of actors, mechanisms, and outcomes. The findings suggest that universities play a key role as intermediaries connecting governments, firms, and citizens. More importantly, their contribution lies not only in facilitating co-creation but also in sustaining coordination and enabling the realization of experimental outcomes beyond project boundaries. The study highlights university-based living labs as a meso-level form of experimental governance in intelligent society.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xinyu Li
AU  - Xiaoming Liu
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/08
TI  - University-Based Living Labs in South Korea: Practices, Governance, and Implications for Intelligent Society
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 7th International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 394
EP  - 403
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-758-3_38
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-758-3_38
ID  - Li2026
ER  -