The right environment
A location, operating context and participant group relevant to the project's intended application.
LIVING LABS & DEPLOYMENT
Beyond a demonstration.
Into real operating conditions.
The purpose of a Living Lab is to learn whether an innovation can work with actual users, institutions and constraints—not simply demonstrate that the technology functions in isolation.
THE PILOT PROPOSITION
A managed environment.
With a purpose.
A credible pilot connects technical testing to a real-world decision: whether a solution should be adopted, changed, procured, scaled or discontinued.
EXPAVIA can develop and manage defined pilot-preparation or implementation assignments, mobilising qualified scientific and technical resources alongside the relevant site owners, regulators and operators.
Each proposed Living Lab must be assessed for suitability and formally organised. It is not an EXPAVIA-owned facility by default.
A PILOT THAT CAN GENERATE USEFUL EVIDENCE
Six practical building blocks.
Authority to operate
Site approvals, data access, ethical considerations, regulatory advice and agreed responsibilities as required.
People who can deliver
Qualified institutions, operators, project management and practical site-level coordination.
Evidence that matters
Technical evaluation led by appropriate specialists, with defined objectives, measures and feedback.
Participation from the outset
Meaningful engagement with African institutions, users and affected stakeholders.
A route beyond the pilot
Identify likely owners, customers, procurement requirements or other implementation pathways.
DELIVERY STATUS
Designed capability.
Verified availability.
We distinguish the project-development work EXPAVIA proposes to undertake from capabilities that a particular consortium or pilot can actually rely upon.
- EXPAVIA's development role: define pilot requirements, assemble the proposed partner architecture and coordinate preparation within an agreed engagement.
- Partner facilities and resources: available only when confirmed by the responsible institution or owner and incorporated in the relevant arrangement.
- Delivered results: claimed publicly only when projects, permissions and supporting evidence justify publication.
THE ROUTE BEYOND THE GRANT
Validation should inform
a real decision.
Depending on the outcome, appropriate next steps can include public adoption, procurement, commercial deployment, licensing, follow-on investment or replication elsewhere.
01
Validate
Establish evidence in context.
02
Decide
Assess adoption and feasibility.
03
Deploy
Prepare the appropriate pathway.
04
Replicate
Expand only when justified.
A grant award does not itself demonstrate project viability. Not every R&I assignment requires a Living Lab, private investment or an SPV: contracted research, dissemination, training and project-management deliverables may be valuable outcomes in their own right.
PARTNER WITH EXPAVIA R&D
Take the pilot into context.
Discuss the African users, sites, local partners and adoption questions that would make your proposed pilot credible.
Discuss a Pilot Requirement