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ICT-PSP consultation meeting on ICT and Ageing
Brussels, 16 February 2010
This Consultation meeting brought together experts from all over Europe. The objective was to provide strategic guidance for future topics for the ICT Policy Support Programme in the field of ICT & Ageing for 2011 and beyond. The outcome will be used as input for the preparation of future calls for proposals.
The meeting was organised back to back with a consultation meeting on the AAL Joint programme.
Please read the report
or
The presentations done during the workshop are available below,
under the respective agenda items.
Topics under the ICT Policy Support Programme were discussed, in particular demand driven pilot projects involving regions and local authorities related to independent living of elderly people addressing ICT solutions for:
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Fall prediction, prevention and protection of elderly people
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Enhanced mobility of elderly people
Agenda
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Subject |
Speaker(s) |
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09.30 |
Welcome and ICT-PSP introduction |
Paul Timmers, Head of Unit ICT for Inclusion, European Commission |
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10.00 |
Key note on State of the Art in ICT solutions for prevention and detection of Falls of elderly people |
Dr. Lorenzo Chiari, University of Bologna, Italy |
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10.20 |
Keynote on ICT solutions for enhanced mobility of elderly people |
Mr. Thomas Norgall, Frauenhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Germany |
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11.10 |
Presentations by participants: |
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Smart-Phone Based Fall Detection & Prevention |
Dirk Elias, Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions |
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Fall risk detection using an ambulatory monitoring system |
Rob van Lummel, McRoberts BV |
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ICTs for Better Assessment of Driving Capabilities/Secure mobility |
Hasse Petersen, Region of Southern Denmark |
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Body worn sensors to monitor physical activity and enhance mobility in older persons |
Jorunn L Helbostad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
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Balance control during locomotion |
Rolf Moe-Nilssen, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway |
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Bridging the gap between technology development and pilots |
Simon Roberts and Mario Romao, Intel Corporation |
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Falls, activity and ICT |
Chris Todd, University of Manchester |
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14.00 |
Open exchange of views |
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15.00 |
Plenary discussion on recommendations |
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16.20 |
Conclusive remarks – wrap up rapporteur |
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Last update: 13/09/2011
