Date: 30 January 2006

Place: Brussels, Charlemagne Building, room S3

2.6.2: Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) for the Ageing Society.

The aim is to extend the time in which elderly people can live independently in their preferred environment with the support of ICTs. It therefore targets the needs of the individual elderly person, their families and caretakers, rather than the health care institutions. This includes for example assistance to carry out daily activities, health and activity monitoring and enhancing safety and security. It also covers means to improve access to social, medical and emergency services, and to facilitate social contacts as well as access to context-based infotainment and entertainment.

IST-EC2 attended this Infoday

The event, organised by the European Commission DG INFSO, took place on the 30th of January.
The Information Day was targeted at a wide spectrum of industrial, academic and institutional actors as well as user organisations active in the areas concerned by this Call.
It was aimed at informing interested parties on participation in this Call for Proposals. This Information Day was also aimed at offering a forum to exchange ideas and build partnerships in line with the set objectives of the Work Programme.

For more detailed information about the event, visit the Infoday Contributions Repository