To empower elderly people to feel included, secure, protected and suported, by developing Ambient Assisted Living products and services for the achievement of more autonomy and quality in their lives.
Unblocking The Main Thread Solving ANRs and Frozen Frames
PERSONA and universAAL EU-Projects ICT for Inclusion
1. PERSONA and universAAL EU-Projects ICT for Inclusion Juan-Pablo Lázaro-Ramos ITACA – Tecnologíaspara la Salud y el Bienestar (TSB) Barcelona | 2 – 4 June 2010
2. ITACA Institute Who we are? The ITACA Institute is an research and development entity of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, created with the aim of promoting and undertaking scientific research, technological development and technology transfer initiatives in the field of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
19. The European Social Model is based in the wellness for all the citizens and frequently this well-being is perceived in terms of “quality of life”http://www.aal-persona.org
30. AAL services aiming at supporting elderly people when leaving their homes to carry out activities within the neighborhood, encouraging them to do so autonomously with confidence and securityhttp://www.aal-persona.org/doc/PERSONA_Services_Catalogue.pdf
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32. AAL Services aiming at alleviating loneliness and isolation among elderly people by providing ICT media supporting the need of belonging and experience exchange, helping in creating friendships, social contact and opportunities for participating in community activitieshttp://www.aal-persona.org/doc/PERSONA_Services_Catalogue.pdf
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34. Most advanced technological applications, new equipment and services for people to undertake any type of activity at home with easy, safety and comfort
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36. Provide an intelligent space for testing technological prototypes with their potential users in real conditions
37. Universal design applied in all areas of home construction and compliant with architectural accessibility rules
71. Tools: this is the “hammer & nail” that helps software developers (professionals and others) to develop applications using software services and the middleware (e.g. Eclipse based: Open Healthcare Tools).
73. uStore:source of applications for end-users; target of contributions for developers03 June 2010 http://www.universaal.org
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75. Association – Umbrella Open Source Initiative aimed at supporting research and developer communities in the development of AAL platforms.
76. Competition – Analysing and comparing solutions proposed by researchers is paramount for the assessment of the research results in this area.Competition Association Manifesto http://www.aaloa.org