ICT-based Solutions for ICT-based Solutions for Advancement of Older Persons’ Advancement of Older Persons’

MobilityMobility Dr Gerda Geyer

Chair of the Task Force for Call 4 Preparation

Call 4 Launch Event, Innsbruck11 April 2011

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AAL Calls for ProposalsAAL Calls for Proposals

• AAL-2008-1: “ICT-based Solutions for Prevention and Management of Chronic Conditions of Elderly People” (23 projects)

• AAL-2009-2: “ICT-based Solutions for Advancement of Social Interaction of Elderly People” (32 projects)

• AAL-2010-3: “ICT-based Solutions for Advancement of Older Persons’ Independence and Participation in the Self-serve Society” (22 projects)

• AAL-2011-4: “ICT-based Solutions for Advancement of Older Persons’ Mobility”

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AAL thematic areasAAL thematic areas

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Rationale IRationale I

The maintenance of mobility is thought to be fundamental to active ageing, allowing older adults to continue to lead dynamic and independent lives.”[1]

• Integration in Gesellschaft • Gute Lebensqualität • Durchführung der Aktivitäten des täglichen Lebens (ADLs)• Aufrechterhaltung des sozialen Netzwerks• Freiwilligenarbeit• Freizeitaktivitäten

[1] World Health Organization [WHO], 2007, Global age-friendly cities: A guide. Geneva, Switzerland.

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Rationale IIRationale II

Mobilität, (geistige) Gesundheit und Lebensqualität sind eng verknüpft.

• Späteres Auftreten von altersbedingten Einschränkungen

• Verzögerung von Gebrechlichkeit

Eingeschränkte Mobilität kann schwerwiegende Folgen haben:

• Isolation• Depression or • Erhöhte Morbidität

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Outdoor MobilityOutdoor Mobility

Je älter Menschen werden, desto größer ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass sie beeinträchtigt sind. Der Ausgleich fällt immer schwerer.

Mobilitätseinschränkungen:• Weg zu oder von der Busstation, zu od. vom Bahnhof • Lange Wartezeiten• Umsteigen oder überfüllte Verkehrsmittel• Schwierigkeiten beim Lesen von Kleingedrucktem • Unsicherheit beim Gehen• Verkehrsmittel aufeinander abzustimmen (Zeitplan)• Mangel an Toiletten• Schwierigkeiten beim Erfassen und Umsetzen relevanter Information

kann Orientierung und Navigation beeinträchtigen.

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Indoor MobilityIndoor Mobility

Mobilität innerhalb des eigenen Wohnumfeldes ist essenziell für Autonomie und Lebensqualität. Bei Menschen mit kognitiven Einschränkungen sind Orientierung und Navigation von enormer Bedeutung.

The SHARE-Survey [1] revealed that older respondents reported having the following difficulties:

• 17.3% difficulties e.g. getting up from a chair• 24.3% difficulties lifting objects• 11.8% difficulties walking 100 metres[1] Axel Börsch-Suppan et al, (eds.), 2008, First Results form the

Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004-2007). Starting the Longitudinal Dimension, p34.

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Psychological AspectsPsychological Aspects

Ein neues, unbekanntes Umfeld kann für ältere Menschen eine große Herausforderung darstellen.

Potenzielle Schwierigkeiten:• Orientierung• Navigation• Mangelndes Gefühl der Sicherheit • Angst vor Orientierungsverlust.

ICT-based solutions have significant potential to sustain indoor and outdoor mobility of older persons, including those psychological aspects associated with sustaining it.

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The Focus of Call-2011-4The Focus of Call-2011-4

• Unterstützung des optimalen Mobilitätslevels

• So lange wie möglich• Erhöhung des Vertrauens, der Autonomie,

Kompetenz, Sicherheit

Erhöhung der Mobilität• Im Wohnumfeld• Außerhalb des Wohnumfelds

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Two Sub-TopicsTwo Sub-Topics

• Orientation and navigation Orientation and navigation can be addressed to both indoor

and outdoor applications.• Assistive TechnologyAssistive Technologies have the potential to enable indoor or

outdoor mobility.

• Ganzheitlicher Ansatz• Ausgangsbasis: Bedürfnisse und Wünsche

der End-AnwenderInnen• Einbeziehung von End-AnwenderInnen

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What Solutions does the What Solutions does the Call aim at?Call aim at?

• innovativ• leistbar• Businessplan• Angewandte Forschung und Entwicklung

• Addressieren Wünsche und Bedürfnisse der End-AnwenderInnen

• Systemische Lösungen • Beitrag der in systemische Lösung integriert werden soll,

inclusive Serviceleistung

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Expected impactExpected impact

• Unterstützung der Mobilität älterer Menschen; Verlängerung der autonomen Zeitspanne im eigenen Wohnumfeld; Erhöhung der Lebensqualität

• Stärkung der europäischen Wirtschaft durch die Entwicklung von neuen Produkten, Systemen und Dienstleistungen, die Wünsche und Bedürfnisse älterer Menschen hinsichtlich Mobilität erfüllen; hohes Potenzial für einen erfolgreichen Geschäftsfall

• Förderung neuer europäischer Kooperation, Einschluss von End-AnwenderInnen und unterschiedlicher Stakeholder in der Wertschöpfungskette

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Orientation and NavigationOrientation and Navigation

Management of informationAs cognitive workload and filtering out the relevant information is

known to be a significant challenge for older persons, the scope of the Call includes innovative solutions addressing related topics.

Journey planningThere is an on-going trend that senior citizens are more mobile

then they used to be, including trans-national mobility. Existing solutions show gaps in responding to the requirements of specific market segments, i.e. extending the capabilities of existing platforms to cater for particular customer needs. When addressing solutions for enhancing trans-national mobility of older persons, differences in travel and transport (on the local, regional and national level) have to be taken into account.

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Orientation and Navigation …Orientation and Navigation …

Cognitive impairmentsWith respect to older persons who are suffering from cognitive

impairments the following solutions are within the scope of the Call:

• tracking devices with combined messaging/alarm system, • detection of being lost and appropriate intervention, as well as • travel support with assessment which provide family members

and caregivers with on-going real time virtual supervision.

To increase the mobility of older persons, in addition to providing mobility aids, it is important that they are able to seamlessly use the technology available to them at home and outside of their home.

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… … Orientation and NavigationOrientation and Navigation

Physical and cognitive training Solutions which are aimed at helping people to simulate

situations that they may encounter when being mobile outside the home are in the scope of the Call as long as they are integrated in a mobility-solution.

Important: • include feedback elements• beyond normal simulations • enticing elements to increase user acceptance and enhance

motivation and confidence

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Assistive TechnologyAssistive TechnologyAssistive devices may help people to get out of the bed

or the bathtub, or simply move around. The combination of assistive devices, e.g. smart walkers, robots, exoskeletons, or canes with localization/positioning elements and personalized services estimating various user-parameters are also welcomed.

Solutions which enable and sustain the mobility of people with mild and moderate cognitive impairment are within scope, as well as those which integrate in-home assistive technology with mobile technology for seamless usage indoors and outdoors.

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General PrerequisitsGeneral Prerequisits

• Solutions should be equipped with simplified, intuitive or personalized interfaces which are adaptable to changing end-users’ abilities and requirements.

• Important issues are Inclusive Design and accessibility for older persons.

• Solutions should be applicable to more than one context and adaptable to different needs as people grow older.

• Existing standards should be used. If standards are not available, they should be developed together with interoperable systems.

• Proposed mobility solutions may require an infrastructure. If this is the case, the relevant owners/suppliers should be involved in the projects.

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AAL Needs and OpportunitiesAAL Needs and Opportunities

NeedsMaintaining health & functional capability

Preserving independence & dignityParticipation into society & social networks

Feeling secure

ExpectationsPersonalised products and services

Citizen empowerment

ChallengesAgeing population

Increasing costs of social and health careReducing workforce

Improve quality of life for all

Societal needsNew concepts with evidence on

effectiveness and economical sustainability

OpportunitiesIntelligent mass products

Customized servicesIntelligent processes

MissingBusiness models

Value chainsStandardization

Public-private partnership, living labs, evidence creation, best

practices

Integration of user needs into the

development processes

Customer centric, effective, accessible and economically sustainable

service system

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Ethics and Ethics and End-use InvolvementEnd-use Involvement

Business concepts, value chains, value

capturing, standardisation

Integration of user needs into the development processes /

ethical issues are of high relevance

Public-private partnerships, living labs, evidence creation, best practices/

knowledge deriving from other disciplines can be used,

communication has to be improved, knowledge integration and

evaluation=challenges of inter- and transdisciplinarity

NeedsMaintaining health & functional capability

Preserving independence & dignityParticipation into society & social networks

Feeling secure

ChallengesAgeing population

Increasing costs of social and health careReducing workforce

Improve quality of life for all

OpportunitiesIntelligent mass products

Customized servicesIntelligent processes

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Ethical AspectsEthical Aspects

Ethical considerations apply - to the process of implementing the project,

and - to the solutions targeted as results of the

project (distributive ethics / justice, equality of access, affordability, etc.).

• Informed consent • Relationships and social networks (new allocation of

resources and responsibilities). • Handling of ethical issues depends on national rules of the

involved partners • Ethics declaration table in part B template

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Informed ConsentInformed Consent

• Description of the project and its aims (accessible with respect to language and content),

• Specification of the role(s) of different end-users in the project,

• Self-determination of the end-users (must be able to turn off systems or services at their own discretion),

• Compensation provided to the primary end-users (expenses or fees paid, etc.),

• Contact person in the project (for ethical issues and related questions),

• Exit rights for individual end-users (procedure for withdrawal from the project at any time, without giving a reason and without incurring costs or penalties).

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End-use InvolvementEnd-use Involvement

End-use involvement is mandatory.

• Relevant end-users• Relevant stakeholders• Purpose• Methodology• Ethical issues (privacy, dignity, …)• End-users with reduced cognitive

capabilities• Time and work plan for end-use involvement

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Business ModelBusiness Model

• At submission of proposals: only the outline of the business model.

• Full business model development: integral part of the project (as a part of the business plan).

Business model outline should convince that the proposed product/solution has the opportunity to succeed on the market.

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Examples of Relevant Examples of Relevant Questions / Business ModelQuestions / Business Model

• What product/service will you offer?• Who will buy the product/service (customer segments)? • What main problem(s) does the product/service solve or

what benefits does it provide to the customer? • What is the added value of the product/service versus

competitors and/or existing solutions on the market? • How will the product be sold? • What is the estimation of the size of the market? • What are the roles of different partners of the consortium in

the market implementation of the product/service? • Do partners have market experience/position? • What are the market risks and barriers?

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Call closes:30 June 2011

• One proposal / consortium • Central submission system• English as working language

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Dr. Gerda Geyer

gerda.geyer@ffg.atTel: +43(0)57755-4205http://www.ffg.at/aal, http://www.aal-europe.euhttp://www.ffg.at/benefit