Government-led living lab

Abstract

This paper discusses how stakeholders are participating in the government-led Magok Smart City Living Lab (MLL) in Seoul, South Korea. A living lab is a platform that invites multiple stakeholders to participate in solving urban problems together. The MLL is led by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation and aims to revitalize the Magok area. Through the case study of MLL, this paper examines how the living lab concept has been applied in the context of Seoul, a city that has been accustomed to mostly top-down governance. It explores the main characteristics of the government-led MLL and identifies the critical challenges and limitations.