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All studies, baseline researches, reports and best practices of FabLabNet are freely accessible here.

FABLABNET, THE ILLUSTRATED STORY BOOK

9 FabLabs join together to strengthen the innovation capacity of the central Europe Region with the suport of the INTERREG Central Europe Programme: read our story in full colours!

FABLABNET, THE LONELY LABNET POCKET GUIDE

Lost in the innovation world? Make your way with the pocket guide to the FabLabNet FabLabs! For printing as well!

 

CREATING LINKS TO SMART SPECIALIZATION STRATEGIES AND RELEVANT POLICY PLAYERS:

Even policy-makers need to be influenced. We believe that understanding the idea behind FabLabs and the community-led solutions for sustainability help policy-makers to give a better approach to reach their strategical aims. We started a conversation with them and defined potential fields of cooperation. 

  1. Smart Specialization Strategy Consultations (DT121)
  2. Innovation Potential & Specialization Strategy Papers (DT122)

 

MAPPING LOCAL CHALLENGES, BASELINE AND PILOT STUDIES, CAPACITY BUILDING:

Mapping Challenges and Innovation Potential within innovation ecosystem

Every FabLab is embedded into their environment and provides services to startups, academics, artists, and individuals. We are building a strong network of 9 Central European FabLabs which are very different from each other. The aim is to boost their impact on local innovation. To achieve this we need to understand our local challenges and find and start to talk to those partners who will join in this mission.

  1. Desk research on the three key FABLABNET topics by assigned partners (DT111) 
  2. Mapping local ecosystem challenges of each project partner (DT112)

 

Capacity Building of Fab Labs

During the network building, we wanted to understand the difference between and the synergies of each partner. We asked all FabLabs to tell what is that they love to do the most to inspire others. We travelled within and outside the network to find the cool ideas. Also, we started to construct our virtual factory: the aim is to give visibility and access to partners to local manufacturing infrastructure.

  1. Collection of FabLab Good Practices (DT131)
  2. Exchange on FabLab Management Practices and Tools (DT134)
  3. Report on P2P Knowledge Exchange Visits: Wien (DT136)
  4. Report on P2P Knowledge Exchange Visits: Munich (DT136)
  5. Report on P2P Knowledge Exchange Visits: Ljubljana (DT136)
  6. Report on study visit in France Fab14+ (DT141)
  7. Report on study visit in Barcelona FabLab and Green Lab (DT142)
  8. Proposed Values and Pooled resources report (DT143)
  9. Report on FabBusiness event: Bratislava 2018 (DT234)
  10. Report on FabBusiness event: Budapest 2018 (DT234)
  11. Report on TECHFEST Munich 2018 (DT235)

 

Setting up Central European FABLABNET Network

“Connecting Central European Creative Labs to boost local innovation capacity” – the mission statement

One of the key outcome of the project FabLabNet is to establish a Central European network of fablabs/makerspaces.

Before accepting new members,  we discussed between partners to answer to the following questions as a network: what each of the partners can propose and what he expects from such a network? What tools can we use for administration and communication purposes? What is the strength and weakness of our Consortium? What mission and vision statement do we want to commit to?

This methodology lead us to a cooperation agreement which stipulates all engagement and role of each member, explains the core activities of the network and defines the work processes and the financial scheme.

  1. Exhange on the FabLabNet value proposition (DT133)
  2. The FabLab Management Platform – modular system (DT135)
  3. Joint SWOT Analysis to explore network synergies (DT144)
  4. Join statement and vision statement (DT145)
  5. Cooperation agreement and last page to be personalized for signing (DT146)

 

Demonstrating the role of FabLabs in the Central European innovation ecosystem

As a key practical part of the project, the three Pilot Actions had the goal of stimulating the Central Europe innovation ecosystem, targeting the communities, the education and the business players.

Pilots 1 were developed in 4 countries for involving communities, using the FabLabs equipment and mentors for turning their design ideas to prototypes.  

Pilots 2 were developed in 5 countries for involving start-ups and business oriented domains, to coach mature prototypes to be ready for the market.

Pilots 3 were oriented to education, and was developed in 7 countries. FabLabs introduced new approaches to the educational framework  by introducing rapid prototyping and problem solving by making.

More than 1.000 people have participated to these Pilot actions across Central Europe.

  1. A Joint Concept developed for the three types of Pilot (DT211)
  2. Individual Pilot 1 2 3 Plans prepared for each Partner (DT213)
  3. Pilot 1 Concept for Mentoring Programmes developed in: ItalyCzech RepublicPolandSlovenia.
  4. Pilot 1 Mentoring Program Italy (DT223)
  5. Pilot 1 Mentoring Program Poland (DT223)
  6. Pilot 1 Mentoring Program Czech Republic (DT223)
  7. Pilot 1 Mentoring Program Slovenia (DT223)
  8. Pilot 1 Ideas 2 Prototypes 4 manufacturing – prototypes (DT224)
  9. Pilot 3 A Portfolio of Educational Activities to be tested by PPs (DT242)

 

Evaluation reports of the Pilot Actions (DT252)

General report (DT253)

Pilot 1: community Pilot 2: industry Pilot 3: education
LP – IT – MUSE FabLab Trento report report report
PP2 – AT – HappyLab Wien report
PP3 – HU – FabLab Budapest report
PP5 – CZ – Brno University of Technology report report
PP6 – PL – Regional Developement Agency Bielsko-Biala report report
PP7 – SI – RogLab Ljubljana report report
PP8 – SK – FabLab Bratislava report report
PP9 – HR – FabLab Zagreb report report
PP10 – DE – UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace Munich report

Reaching long-lasting effects in the society

This section lists the documents related to the main goal of the project: to make FabLabs better accessible by a larger pool of innovation stakeholders, particularly young people. We target local makers with the Fab Fest events, bring FabLabs in less developed regions with our Fab Box workshops and target decision makers in Fab City activities. Furthermore we develop the European School of Makers with the aim of extending the innovation capacity of FabLabs.

  1. Joint Methodology for stakeholder engagement (DT311)
  2. The High Level Training international experience (DT324)
Evaluation reports of the Engagement formats Fab Fest

DT312

Fab in a Box

DT313

Fab City

DT314

LP – IT – MUSE FabLab Trento report report
PP2 – AT – HappyLab Wien  report  report
PP3 – HU – FabLab Budapest report report
PP5 – CZ – Brno University of Technology report
PP6 – PL – Regional Developement Agency Bielsko-Biala report
PP7 – SI – RogLab Ljubljana report
PP8 – SK – FabLab Bratislava
PP9 – HR – FabLab Zagreb report  report   report 
PP10 – DE – UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace Munich report report

Roll-out strategies and action plans

Unique tailored roll-out strategies incorporating the newly developed and tested services into our day to day operation. Specifically designed by each FabLabNet FabLab to meet the specific local needs.

  1. LP – IT – MUSE FabLab Trento strategy
  2. PP2 – AT – HappyLab Wien strategy
  3. PP3 – HU – FabLab Budapest strategy
  4. PP5 – CZ – Brno University of Technology strategy
  5. PP6 – PL – Regional Developement Agency Bielsko-Biala strategy
  6. PP7 – SI – RogLab Ljubljana strategy
  7. PP8 – SK – FabLab Bratislava strategy
  8. PP9 – HR – FabLab Zagreb strategy
  9. PP10 – DE – UnternehmerTUM MakerSpace Munich strategy