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Full Name: | Ambient Assisted Living - Preparation of an Art. 169-initiative | |
Basic data: | Type of the project: | IST FP6 project, Specific Support Action |
| IST SO: | e-inclusion | |
| Project Reference: | 004217 | |
| Launch: | November 2004 | |
| Duration: | 28 months (finished) | |
| Consortium: | 9 partners from 7 countries | |
| Coordinator: | VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, Germany | |
Website | http://www.aal169.org/ | |
Description: | The objective of the specific support action
"Ambient assisted living" is to prepare an Art. 169 initiative
in the field of "Small and smart technologies for ambient assisted
living" to be submitted by the end of the year 2005. Ambient
Assisted Living as a concept aims at prolongating the time, people can
live in a decent way in their own flat by increasing their autonomy and
self-confidence, the discharge of monotonously everyday activities, to
monitor and care for the elderly or ill person, to enhance the security
and to save resources. The Article 169-initiative in the field of
"Small and smart technologies for ambient assisted living"
undertaken jointly by several Member states will tackle the major
challenges Europe has to face:
According to the philosophy of Art. 169 it is necessary to combine an European and national perspective and not only to work on the European or the national level. On the one hand the issue of an "ageing population" concerns all EU member states in equal measure. The European dimension allows to create a critical mass and to create synergies. Costs can be saved by a better cross-linking of national initiatives and activities. On the other hand social security systems are highly fragmented in Europe and cultures (e.g. acceptance of new products by elderly people) in the European countries still differ very much. This requires the involvement of the national level as well. This project covers all preparatory work needed to set-up the intended Art. 169 initiative. | |
| Relevance to HYDRA: | HYDRA middleware can be used in healthcare applications and it is one from the possibilities for supporting assisted living. | |