Track B – The ageing society

The ageing society – Impact of AAL solutions on the society, how they facilitate the function of different parts of the society.

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In this track, older adults will be reflected as a collective and integrated part of the society with space for outcomes of end-user studies, aspects of how new solutions may aid and impact work at high age and may help overcome language barriers. Furthermore, living labs and future smart housing will be reflected as integrated parts of the society, in order to create sustainable solutions with great impact on the society.

B1: Results of the support action ”End User Study”
In this session the results of the study on end user integration will be presented, and complemented with experiences from practice by AAL-project members.
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B2: Life-long learning – the EU Grundtvig Programme
A representative responsible for Grundtvig will explain the programme objectives and give some facts and figures and participants of Grundtvig projects will present their experiences. A discussion about synergies and possible cooperation between AAL JP and Grundtvig projects will follow.
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B3: Emigration and language barriers
The session has the intention to show examples of impact of proven AAL solutions which facilitate integration in the society and/or facilitate the dialogue with care providers.
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B4: Living labs
Living labs are becoming more prominent innovation-instruments for addressing the societal challenges: improve the quality of life (of elderly and their family), optimize the quality and productivity of care giving and strengthen the industrial base throughout Europe.
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B5: Future smart housing
The fact that most of the housing stock of Europe is less than efficient in managing energy is likely to be a trigger for mass retrofit. This is likely to be an opportunity to ensure most of our housing stock across Europe is made ”Ambient Assisted Living Ready”.
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B6: Age-friendly cities
The aim of this session is to discuss with policymakers ways to integrate existing ICT solutions in their urban spatial planning policies and to offer a platform for developers of AAL technologies to reflect on how their products can respond to the urban planning needs of our ageing societies.
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