02376nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245007500055210006900130260004200199300001000241490000700251520155400258653001501812653002701827653001501854653002101869653002001890653002001910100002801930700002201958700002201980700002202002700002302024700002102047856003002068       2021                        eng d  a1927-032100aRural Living Labs: Inclusive Digital Transformation in the Countryside0 aRural Living Labs Inclusive Digital Transformation in the Countr  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/2021  a59-720 v113 aDigital transformation (DT) has received increasing attention in recent years. Up until now, most of the current studies focus on digital transformation in advanced and dense societies, especially urban areas and technologies. Hence, the phenomenon of DT is under-researched in the context of rural and sparsely populated contexts. This study aims at exploring how a rural living lab (RLL) can be shaped and how this approach can be designed to support digital transformation processes in rural contexts. In so doing, following a design science research methodology (DSRM) approach, we have made an artefact (that is, RLL framework) that is an "instantiation" that supports user centric digitalization of rural areas. The designed framework is developed based on the key components of "traditional" and "urban" living labs, as well as empirical data which was collected within the context of the DigiBy project. The DigiBy project aims at conducting DT pilots in rural areas to elevate peoples' understanding of digitalization and the application of digitalization opportunities for service development in rural areas in the north of Sweden. As a result of these studies, five key components that guide the design of digital transformation pilots in rural areas emerged, namely: 1) rural context, 2) digitalization, 3) governance, control, and business mode, 4) methods facilitating DT processes, and 5) quintuple helix actors. We also offer an empirically derived definition of the rural living lab concept, followed by avenues for future research.10aComponents10adigital transformation10aLiving lab10aRural living lab10aRural residents10auser engagement1 aHabibipour, Abdolrasoul1 aLindberg, Johanna1 aRunardotter, Mari1 aElmistikawy, Yomn1 aStåhlbröst, Anna1 aChronéer, Diana  utimreview.ca/article/1465