Mokpo National University LINC+ Project Group Conducts Dementia Safety Living Lab Project

Mokpo National University LINC+ Project Group conducted a Dementia Safety Living Lab project together. (Photo by Mokpo National University)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The National Mokpo University (President Park Min-seo) Social Customized Industry-Academia Cooperation Leading University Development Project Group (hereinafter LINC＋ Project Group) announced on the 26th that it conducted a community problem-solving living lab involving Mokpo University LINC＋ Project Group, Chonnam National University LINC＋ Project Group, Jeonnam Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency, ICT experts, and general citizens for Naju City's social issue resolution “Together Dementia Safety Living Lab” from January 29 last year until the 21st of this year.

The students participating in the project developed and presented two dementia management product ideas using ICT and two ICT-based prototypes discovered through activities with various experts and stakeholders at the Jeonnam Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency on the 1st.

Kim Do-geon, a student who participated in the program, said, “It was a very good experience to participate in this living lab program, which involved about 25 experts and stakeholders from various fields, and to understand a practical and concrete approach to problem-solving. It was a new experience to see the process of our proposed ideas being materialized through connections with experts,” adding, “I hope that the proposed ideas and prototypes for the management and safety of dementia patients will be actually utilized to help dementia patients.”

Lee Sang-chan, head of the LINC＋ Project Group, said, “The LINC＋ Project Group continuously pays attention to the local community and strives to propose the most effective solutions to local problems while working closely with the community. One of these methods is the living lab approach, and I am glad it has been a good experience for the students.”

“Together Dementia Safety Living Lab” is a program in which the LINC＋ Project Group’s External Cooperation Department and related local institutions and stakeholders participate to propose solutions using ICT for dementia patients’ safe and enjoyable living, as suggested by Naju City.

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