SMART CITY LAB

Smart City Lab will be a Hub for the smart city that through technology, innovation and systems will try to facilitate and improve the lives of citizens, but also optimize and make profitable the use of resources and minimize the impact on the environment.

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CAPABILITIES

The lab’s work revolves around research, pilot projects, and innovations related to the chosen axes. Collaboration with city authorities, businesses, academia, and the community is essential to successfully implement smart city solutions. Each activity axis represents a specific area of interest and expertise within Smart City Lab.

CONSULTANCY, ANALYSIS & DESIGN

Detailed engineering analysis and benchmarking for system performance.

  • Consultancy for project proposals
  • Site surveys and Risk Assessment
  • Operational Analysis
  • Regulatory and Compliance Analysis
  • Analysis and Benchmarking
  • Technical Proposals and Final Design

FEASIBILITY STUDIES & SERVICES FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

Financial sustainability and practical risk estimation in business applications.

  • Data Analysis and Modelling
  • Market Research and Analysis
  • Due Diligence Services
  • Strategic and Implementation Planning
  • Identification, Application for Funding & Grants
  • Stakeholder Engagement

TESTING & CERTIFICATION

Certified lab for industrial products and processes conformity testing and certification.

  • Quality Assurance and Testing
  • Third-Party Verification
  • Safety Compliance Testing
  • Energy Performance Certification;
  • Testing and Certification of Building Materials
  • Testing and Certification of Industrial Plants

INNOVATION, START-UP AND INCUBATION

Ideas commercialization through established innovation hubs and venture investors.

  • Workspace and Infrastructure
  • Products & services development
  • Knowledge transfer, Technology and Practices.
  • Business Development
  • Legal and Regulatory Assistance
  • Market Access and Partnerships

PROTOTYPING, TESTING AND COMERCIALIZING

Product development through prototyping, testing and commercializing services.

  • Concept Development
  • Product Design and Engineering
  • 3D Printing and Rapid Prototyping
  • User Experience (UX) Testing
  • Certification and Compliance Testing
  • Customized Services

EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

Testing and measurement equipment and technology from EU manufacturers.

  • Energy Management Systems
  • Process Automation Systems
  • O&M Systems in Buildings and Industry
  • Asset Management Solutions
  • Certified Testing & Measuring Equipment
  • Certified Construction Technology

CLUSTERING AND PUBLIC AWARENESS

Strategy development and activities on facilitating networks and public engagement.

  • Cluster Development and Management
  • Cluster Analysis and Benchmarking
  • Networking and Collaboration
  • Market Research and Intelligence
  • Public Relations and Communication
  • Partnership Building

PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT

Project cycle management by guidance through all phases of a project’s lifecycle.

  • Project Identification and Formulation
  • Project Design
  • Resource Mobilization
  • Project Implementation
  • Results-Based Management
  • Program Evaluation

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Certified trainings and capacity building for professionals and corporates.

  • Training courses for engineering & technicians
  • Qualification, Testing and accredited certification
  • Continuous training and network development
  • Operation & Maintenance service training
  • Workshops and Seminars
  • Corporate Training

The institutes have as their function the performance and promotion of high quality applied scientific research.

As part of the agenda for the modernization of higher education in Albania, the institutes aim to help the university meet the requirements of the standards and criteria of the European system for quality assurance.

The increased importance of knowledge and the role of the university in incubation of technology-based firms has given it a more prominent place in the institutional firmament.

Scientific research is oriented towards applications in the social and economic life of the country and beyond, aiming at the development of innovations and the continuous growth and training of human capital, increasing and strengthening the opportunities and qualities of expertise.

The entrepreneurial university takes a proactive stance in putting knowledge to use and in broadening the input into the creation of academic knowledge.

Thus, it operates according to an interactive rather than a linear model of innovation.

As firms raise their technological level, they move closer to an academic model, engaging in higher levels of training and in sharing of knowledge.

The quintuple helix model can be seen as an enhancement of the quadruple helix perspective that not only focuses on the actors from academia, government, and industry, but also recognizes the increased role played by civil society and its environment.

Government acts as a public entrepreneur and venture capitalist in addition to its traditional regulatory role in setting the rules of the game.

Moving beyond product development, innovation then becomes an endogenous process of “taking the role of the other”, encouraging hybridization among the institutional spheres.

The Quadruple Helix Model highlights the importance of society participating in research and innovation. Citizens actually are Major Actor in National Innovation Systems.

Today, involving the citizens in research, development, and innovation is the dominant paradigm both in international STI-policy and in innovation research. The concept forms the backbone of several national innovation policies, strengthening regional innovation systems and enabling better evaluation of research organizations and research proposals.

TESTING AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES

The synergy that will be created in the model of Quintuple Helix model of cooperation throw – Industry and Business / Governance and Public Administration / International Organizations and Donors / Citizens and Consumers / Academia and Institute.

Our approach is based on the Quintuple Helix. The framework describes university-industry-government-public-environment interactions within a knowledge economy. The Quintuple Helix model is a new perspective of the ‘’natural environments of society’’.

PRIORITY AREAS

Research and development centre focused on advancing technologies and solutions that make urban areas more efficient, sustainable, liveable, and responsive to citizen’s needs. Smart City Lab brings together experts and resources to address the complex challenges in various industries.

SMART CITY

- Resource & Energy Efficiency
- Smart Infrastructure & Utilities
- Urban Planning
- Mobility & Connectivity
- Construction & Building Systems

DIGITAL FUTURE

- Digital Services & Civic Engagement
- Technologies, Systems & IoT
- Data Science & Analytics
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity

APPLIED INNOVATION

- Knowledge Based Economy
- Applied Research & Development
- Social Innovation & Impact
- Intellectual Property
- Prototyping & Commercialization

COMPETITIVE GROWTH

- Strategic Planning & Management
- Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
- Product Development & Design
- Manufacturing & Raw Materials
- Ecosystem Development

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

- Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
- Environmental Management
- Circular Economy & Industry 4.0
- Blue Economy
- Gas emissions

HUMAN CAPITAL AND LABOR MARKET

- Healthcare Management & Administration
- Clinical Medicine
- Human Resources & Talent Management
- Health Education & Communication
- Health Informatics & Technology

STARTUP AND ACCELERATION

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HEALTHLY LIFESTYLE

- Innovation Funding & Finance
- Culture & Heritage
- Arts & Creative Industries
- Youth, Sports & Tourism
- Rural Development

INDUSTRIES

Smart City Lab has an integrated and holistic approach to each project. We maintain a detailed and accountable engagement with the client. Our team will undertake all necessary steps to identify, analyse, implement, and monitor successful project delivery.

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