The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA)
The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA), set up in 2012, gathers stakeholders at EU, national and regional level from the public and
private sector across different policy areas. Together they share knowledge and expertise on common interests and engage in activities and projects to find innovative solutions
that meet the needs of the ageing population.
Under the framework of the EIP on AHA, the Action Group on interoperable independent living solutions works to improve the quality of life of older people by promoting the full
deployment of ICT solutions which can improve their conditions of life and independency.
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Full deployment of interoperable independent
living solutions for older people
A European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing priority
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SOLUTIONS
CAN HELP HEALTHY AGEING
BARRIERS TO THE FULL DEPLOYMENT OF ICT SOLUTIONS
ICT solutions can prolong independent living of older people
and extend the time they remain active and safe in their preferred environment
with smart homes (lights, fall detection, safety, etc.)
they also have a huge potential to enhance social inclusion and participation
of older people
through video conferencing and social media for contact with relatives
ICT solutions enhance quality of work for carers and make overall care
provisions economically sustainable
by avoiding and reducing hospital stays through remote monitoring, safety monitoring
TECHNICAL BARRIER:
Lack of open solutions
and interoperability as current
solutions are based on single
providers and cannot interact and
be combined with other solutions
developed by different providers
or with slightly different purposes
SOCIAL BARRIER:
Lack of involvement of older
people in the design of the products
and services
ECONOMIC BARRIER:
Limited availability of affordable
and commercially viable solutions,
fast technological evolution and
difficult business models
POLICY BARRIER:
Limited large scale evidence
of return on investments
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WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PROMOTE THE FULL DEPLOYMENT OF ICT SOLUTIONS?
The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) supports public
and private actors across the EU to contribute to the full deployment of ICT solutions through:
Promotion of common standards for open
interoperable ICT solutions:
different ICT products/services able to
interact between them and jointly deliver
integrated services to different contexts,
uses, providers
Empowerment of end-users: end-users
are well-informed, involved in the design
of ICT solutions and confident in
solutions that effectively meet their needs
Promotion of the use of public
procurement of innovation: enable public
authorities to launch tenders for innovative
goods or services which might not yet be
largely available on the market
Evaluation of the return on investment
of interoperable ICT solutions:
to make investment in this field attractive
for private sector
HOW:
• Toolkits and guidelines
• Cooperation platform to exchange
experience and knowledge
HOW:
• Recommendations on standardisation
and interoperability processes
• Toolkits and guidelines for user-driven innovation
solutions for independent living
HOW:
• Definition of an evaluation metholodogy
and metrics
• Report identifying the current social and economic
return on investment on existing implementations
• Aggregation of socio-economic evidence about
return on investment
HOW:
• Cooperation platform to exchange experience
and knowledge
• Guidelines for implementing innovative
procurement
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PROMOTE THE FULL DEPLOYMENT OF ICT SOLUTIONS?
CURRENT SITUATION:
different providers provide multiple
solutions that are not interoperable
IDEAL SITUATION:
different providers offer multiple solutions
that are interoperable and can be integrated
Public Administration launches
innovative public procurement for
the integration and interoperability
of services for older people
Creation of center offering portfolio
of integrated services that
respect common standards, are
interoperable and tested by older
people
TELE
ASSISTANCE
TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE
HOME CARE
INTEGRATED
SERVICES MODEL
AS A RESULT
PROVIDER 1
Home care
PROVIDER 3
Home care
Tele Assistance
PROVIDER 5
Transportation service
PROVIDER 2
Home care
Transportation service
PROVIDER 4
Tele Assistance
Transportation service
