WP3: ICT Developments Impacting on Older People’s Living Condition and Environment

R. Benjamin Knapp, PhD; David Craig, MD; Rodger Graham, PhD; Donal O’Brien, Oonagh Thompson

Objective

Analyze the main ICT developments on Older People’s Living Conditions and Social Environment

Overall Problem Definition and WP implementation (QUB) Collection of Business Cases (Netwell) Ethical and Regulatory Issues Related to Social Web

(Vegan) Ethical and Policy Implications of e-Health and

Telemedicine (Frontida) Human Issues Related to Housing Design (Fatronik) Reporting and Disseminating (QUB)

ICT and The Environment

Context Aware Broker and

Inference Engine (CABIE)

Data Entry (e.g., computers, health equipment, TV)

On Body (e.g., clothes, watches and shoes)

Environment (e.g., room sensors and furniture)

Objects (e.g., remote controls, mobile/land phones)

Evaluative Reports

Overt Actions

Physiological Data

Behavioural Patterns

Sensing Locations

Data Parsing for Context

Estimation

Environmental Changes (e.g.lighting and sound)

Music, images, and video

Inward Communication (feedback)

Outward Communication

Sensing Intervention

Characteristics of Context Intervention Pathways

Resources

Overall problem definition and WP implementation plans (QUB)Timeframe: This activity will start in m1 and will be completed by m6 – Report Due Month 6

Resources: Internal resources + 1 seconded ESR from VEGAN

The WP implementation plans include:•WP Overview and problem definition, which should include an operational definition of olderpeople’s living conditions and environment• Goals and Objectives• Deliverables• Human resource allocation• Dissemination Plans• Transfer of Knowledge• Stakeholders• Dissemination Plan• Risk Plan

Collection of Business Cases (Netwell)

Timeframe: This activity will start by m6 and will be completed by m12– Report Due Month 12

Resources: Internal resources + 1 seconded ESR from INNOVA

The responsible beneficiary will collect and compare approx. 10 business cases concerning public and private sector projects in the field of home care and ambient assisted living.

• What are the specific problems addressed by the business case?• What are the strategic goals of the business case?• What are the business case basic requirements?• Cost/benefit justification of the business case, which should include both financial and non‐financial cost and benefits, in order to take into account also societal benefits and costs.• How does the business case impact on elderly people life?• Does the business case prevent exclusion and promote social inclusion?• Lesson learned from the business case

Ethical and regulatory issues related to social web for older citizens (Vegan)Timeframe: This activity will start by m6 and will be completed by m12– Report Due Month 12

Resources: Internal resources + 1 seconded ESR from QUB

The responsible beneficiary will carry out a comprehensive environmental scanning of the current debate on ethical and regulatory issues related to social web for older citizens. Such an exercise will include:1) review of scientific papers and academic contributions;2) review of policy papers andreports; 3) review of norms, regulations, code of practices; 4) review of EC relevant documents; 5) interviews with relevant actors.

Ethical and policy implications of e‐health and telemedicine (Frontida)Timeframe: This activity will start by m12 and will be completed by m24– Report Due Month 24

Resources: Internal resources + 1 seconded ESR from QUB

The responsible beneficiary will carry out a comprehensive environmental scanning of the current debate on ethical and policy implications of e‐health and telemedicine. Such an exercise will include:1)review of scientific papers and academic contributions; 2)review of policy papers and reports;3) review of norms, regulations, code of practices; 4) review of EC relevant documents; 5) Interviews with relevant actors.

Human issues related to housing design for elderly and smart homes (FATRONIK)Timeframe: This activity will start by m12 and will be completed by m24– Report Due Month 24

Resources: Internal resources + 1 seconded ESR from CSSC

The responsible beneficiary will carry out a comprehensive environmental scanning of existing studies on housing design for elderly and smart homes.

Such an exercise will include:1)review of scientific papers and academic contributions; 2)review of policy papers and reports;3) review of norms, regulations, code of practices; 4) review of EC relevant documents; 5) Interviews with relevant actors.

Reporting and Disseminating (QUB)

Timeframe: This activity will start by m24 and will be completed by m46– Final Report on WP3 Due Month 36 and Dissemination Report Due Month 48

Resources: Internal resources + 1 newly recruited ER

QUB will collect and compare the five reports generated by A3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5. On the basis of these five reports QUB will draft the final report. This draft report will be then validated through the following procedures:1)Elite Interviews 2)Stakeholder review3)Public consultation

QUB will also create a final dissemination report based on the above.

Summary Analyze the main ICT developments on

Older People’s Living Conditions and Social Environment

Over Problem Definition and WP implementation – Month 6 (QUB)

Collection of Business Cases - Month 12 (Netwell) Ethical and Regulatory Issues Related to Social Web – Month

12 (Vegan) Ethical and Policy Implications of e-Health and Telemedicine

–Month 24 (Frontida) Human Issues Related to Housing Design – Month 24

(Fatronik) Reporting and Disseminating – Month 36 and 48 (QUB)