Smart Home Care Conference, Paris, 27th March 2015

Towards digital homes for ageing: evidence-based policy lessons

 

Dr Stephanie CarreteroJoint Research Centre (JRC)

Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) The European Commission’s Research-Based Policy Support Organisation

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European policy

ICT innovations for active and healthy ageing: Growth, jobs, social cohesion and digital single market

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Little large scale deployment in Europe

Limited use and reluctance

Social and economic returns on investments?

Prerequisites?

Business models?

Science and practice

ICT innovations for active and healthy ageing:

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IPTS research

ICT for informal carers and paid

assistants

Digital skills for carers

Lessons for policy makersMapping the market

Drivers – Barriers – Business and integration models,

scaling-up

Social & economic returns

Literature reviewCase studiesStakeholders consultations

ICT-enabled social innovation for

active and healthy ageing

2011-2012- € DG CONNECT

• Exploration of practices in 12 Member States.• Study of effectiveness• Identification of success factors for design and

implementation

ICT for informal carers and paid assistants: CARICT PROJECT

Policy lessons: Leadership and policy framework to develop competences, investing to show returns, raising awareness, third sector, exchange of good practices

52 technologies for informal carers in 4 typologies:

Independent living

Information and learning

Personal support and social integration

Care coordination

Returns: Carers + satisfied, competent, quality of the care, productive and employable

Carretero et al. (2012, 2015)JRC PublicationsEuropean Journal of Ageing

http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/EAP/eInclusion/carers.pastprojectCARICT.html

2013-2014. Funded by DG EMPL

Business model

Service integration

Market creation

Education

Impact

Review of scientific literature

ICT for independent living: ICT-AGE PROJECT

Case study research

Public authorities at all levels involved in implementing these services (long-term care, social care, health care)

6 Policy lessons to implement technology-

based services for independent living of older

people at home

ICT for independent living: ICT-AGE PROJECT

Carretero (2015) & Carretero and Kucsera (2015)JRC Publications

http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/EAP/eInclusion/carers_ICTAGE.html

2014-2015 € DG CONNECT

• Exploration of good practices: state of play• Operational guidelines for scaling-up• Analyses of barriers, drivers and impact• Update of products and players in the market

eHealth for integrated care and independent living : SIMPHS 3 PROJECT

24 case studies: Integrated care programmesTelecareRemote patient monitoringSelf-care and family care support……

Abadie et al. (2014, 2015)JRC Publications

http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/TFS/SIMPHS3.html

2014-2015 € DG CONNECT

Ehealth for integrated care and independent living : SIMPHS 3 PROJECT

http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/TFS/SIMPHS3.html

Triggers determining the success of an initiative:

1)the type of organisation and

2)the driving force (organisational vstechnology innovation)

that push the launch of an initiative

Operational guidelines for scaling-up (work in progress):

•Analyse needs carefully

•Monitor and re-fine objectives

•Tackle interoperability

•Promote policy change

•Get support from all key stakeholders

•Address funding (esp. for mainstreaming)

•Role of champions (e.g. Professionals)

CONCLUSIONS

• ICT innovations for active and healthy ageing show social and economic returns: support caring at home, ageing well, productivity, quality of care and life

• Investing in digital for demographic change can generate growth and jobs, and social cohesion

• Organisational innovation and technological innovation determine path for success

• Policy leadership, involvement of key stakeholders, developing business models, involving users (older people, carers and professionals), and solving interoperability and privacy issues are key for implementing and scaling up these innovations

• EC can support Member States:

• Dissemination• Mutual learning (exchange good practices)• Developing policy frameworks• Providing funding

Thank you very much for your attention!

Stephanie.carretero-gomez@ec.europa.eu

@deunacarretero

http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/EAP/eInclusion/carers.html

http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/TFS/sps.html