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    AGEmap

    AGEmap Workshop (PervasiveHealth 2010)

    The collaborative networks paradigm, supported by advanced community building and collaboration ICT platforms, can provide a new approach to active ageing. With the increase in both the percentage of senior citizens and expectation of life, it is timely to reassess the understanding of ageing and r…

    The collaborative networks paradigm, supported by advanced community building and collaboration ICT platforms, can provide a new approach to active ageing. With the increase in both the percentage of senior citizens and expectation of life, it is timely to reassess the understanding of ageing and retirement, and especially how to support the retired elderly professional’s desire to remain active and combine some work with leisure and community involvement. Many elderly citizens, following retirement, quickly become marginalized and considered as a cost burden rather than a resource that is capable of “value creation” in the society. The critical challenge for the society in respect to the "active ageing / ageing well" process is to identify new organizational structures, approaches, and mechanisms to avoid the exclusion of elderly citizens from the market/society, and having the chance to use their knowledge and expertise in making valued contributions. In addition to the traditional initiatives focused mostly on socialization and entertainment activities for elderly, a number of other organizational forms and mechanisms are emerging, focused on helping seniors remain professionally active, after their retirement. ICT and particularly collaborative technologies play an important facilitating role in this area.

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    Editor(s): Heinz Gerhauser, Katie Siek, Joachim Hornegger and Tim Christian Lueth
    Publisher
    IEEE
    Conference dates
    10th Mar 2010
    Location
    Munchen, Germany
    Appeared in EUDL
    7th Jun 2010
    Appears in
    IEEEXplore

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    • Collaborative networks approach to active ageing

      Research Article in AGEmap Workshop (PervasiveHealth 2010)

      Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Hamideh Afsarmanesh, Filipa Ferrada

      Abstract
      Collaborative networks involving a variety of stakeholders, e.g. senior professionals, intermediary entities, and beneficiaries have the potential of inducing more effective integration of seniors in…Collaborative networks involving a variety of stakeholders, e.g. senior professionals, intermediary entities, and beneficiaries have the potential of inducing more effective integration of seniors in the socio-economic system. Based on an extensive analysis of current and emerging organizational models and the analysis of a future scenario, a number of strategic actions are identified to properly adopt a collaborative networks approach to active ageing. Finally, new directions towards the integration of affective computing approaches in a new generation of collaborative systems are suggested.
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    • Emeritus club

      Research Article in AGEmap Workshop (PervasiveHealth 2010)

      Harry Gray, Will Leonard

      Abstract
      The paper provides some background on how the concept of retirement and adult education has evolved in the UK. The focus on professionals is based on an understanding of how professional cultures enc…The paper provides some background on how the concept of retirement and adult education has evolved in the UK. The focus on professionals is based on an understanding of how professional cultures encourage certain dispositions in retired individuals as well as how labour and educational systems will have to adapt to meet the new realities of the UK's senior professional population. It further elaborates on both how the working patterns of seniors are changing and the rationale behind a vision for the future of how these working patterns and professional education will evolve. Finally, as a tangible illustration, it describes the organisational model of the Emeritus Club, a senior network based on principles derived from an observance of change in professional behaviour and how ICT can be used to develop the economic and social potential of its members.
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    • Identifying enablers for future e-Services

      Research Article in AGEmap Workshop (PervasiveHealth 2010)

      Martin Bocker, Alejandro Rodriguez-Ascaso, Helge Huttenrauch, Matthias Schneider, Michael Pluke, Erik Zetterstrom

      Abstract
      The starting point of the project is the observation that new information and communication technologies (ICT) are often introduced without taking into account the requirements of elderly and/or disa…The starting point of the project is the observation that new information and communication technologies (ICT) are often introduced without taking into account the requirements of elderly and/or disabled users, resulting in products and services that are hardly usable by those users. A method for identifying enablers for future e-Services is described. In short it identifies usability problems with future interaction technologies and map these future interaction technologies to e-Services. The results of investigations using this method allow stakeholders in different stages of the research and development lifecycle e-Services to spot potential difficulties in the design of user interfaces which could cause elderly or disabled users to experience usability issues.
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    • Citizen-centric e-healthcare management based on pervasive authentication -New ICT roadmap to active ageing

      Research Article in AGEmap Workshop (PervasiveHealth 2010)

      Masakazu OHASHI, Mayumi HORI, Shotaro SUZUKI

      Abstract
      The purpose of our study is to incorporate the authentication roaming technology with existing social infrastructures from the perspective of users instead of that of service providers. By conducting…The purpose of our study is to incorporate the authentication roaming technology with existing social infrastructures from the perspective of users instead of that of service providers. By conducting experiments in the Business to Consumer (B to C) environment, our research demonstrated and confirmed the effectiveness of the authentication roaming technology to realize a safe and convenient network society. This technology contributes to the construction of a citizen-centric, reassuring system especially for community medicine and healthcare by proposing a cooperation system for the medical information services based on the XML Web Services technology. Our aims to enable patients (including active aging) and residents to access a variety of essential information for maintaining good health and preventing diseases and enable them to make an educated decision regarding the treatment they may receive in case of illness.
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    • A common awareness and knowledge platform for studying and enabling independent living - CAPSIL

      Research Article in AGEmap Workshop (PervasiveHealth 2010)

      C. Bennis, D. McGrath, B. Caulfield, B. Knapp, N. Coghlan

      Abstract
      The population of the world is growing older, and the balance of old to young is shifting so that by 2050 over 30% of the population is expected to be over 60 years old[1], with particularly high rat…The population of the world is growing older, and the balance of old to young is shifting so that by 2050 over 30% of the population is expected to be over 60 years old[1], with particularly high ratios of old to young in the EU, USA and Japan. CAPSIL is an FP7 Coordinating Support Action that incorporates a strategic international coalition of University and Industrial partners that already have extensive teams developing hardware/software/knowledge solutions to independent living based on user requirements. CAPSIL has two fundamental goals: 1. To carry out an analysis of the state of the art with regards to technology, healthcare and public policy in the EU, US and Japan for enabling independent living for older adults. Based on this analysis, develop a detailed roadmap for EU research to achieve effective and sustainable solutions for independent living 2. To support aging research by proposing procedures to incorporate all of these diverse solutions into WiKi entries (CAPSIL WiKi). It is our hope that these CAPSIL WiKi's will enable researchers and the ICT industry to get the information they need to quickly and easily test solutions for prolonging independent living within the many and various heterogeneous communities. In this paper we will summarise the principal findings of the CAPSIL Roadmap and present an overview of the main research gaps and recommendations for policy and research development. Finally, we will introduce the CAPSIL WiKi infrastructure.
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