Information and Communication Technologies for Active Ageing: Opportunities and Challenges for the European Union - Volume 23 Assistive Technology Research Series

✍ Scribed by M. Cabrera, N. Malanowski

• Publisher: IOS Press
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 285
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Over the past few years, the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) has been carrying out research in the field of ageing, with a focus on the role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can play to promote Active Ageing. IPTS has looked at the issue from several perspectives, including the socio-economic and technological dimensions of both the ageing phenomenon and the Active Ageing policies that the EU is now adopting. Information and Communication Technologies for Active Ageing attempts to reflect aspects of the contribution ICT can make to quality of life for older citizens in Europe. Benefits can be found in health, employment, housing and elsewhere. The potential market for innovative solutions in ICT for Active Ageing is crucial for the European economy and for the society at large. The European Union has the opportunity to become a research and market leader through innovative applications and services for ageing. Moreover, the promotion of societal values in Europe regarding ageing can serve as a model for other ageing societies. This book is to be expected to contribute to the debates on ICT for Active Ageing and provide important hints for research in the field fostered by the European Commission's Directorate General for Information and Media.IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields. Some of the areas we publish in: -Biomedicine -Oncology -Artificial intelligence -Databases and information systems -Maritime engineering -Nanotechnology -Geoengineering -All aspects of physics -E-governance -E-commerce -The knowledge economy -Urban studies -Arms control - Understanding and responding to terrorism - Medical informatics - Computer Sciences

✦ Table of Contents

Title page......Page 2
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Ageing Societies, Information and Communication Technologies and Active Ageing: Introductory Remarks......Page 10
Key Elements of Ageing Societies......Page 14
The Impact of Global Ageing on Labour, Product and Capital Markets......Page 16
Active Ageing in Europe: Policy Discourses and Initiatives......Page 44
Quality of Life: Conceptual Challenges in Exploring the Role of ICT in Active Ageing......Page 58
The "Silver Market in Europe": Myth or Reality?......Page 86
Japan: State of Active Ageing......Page 100
ICT for Active Ageing in Selected Fields......Page 114
ICT-Based Applications for Active Ageing: Challenges and Opportunities......Page 116
Active Ageing and ICT for Learning......Page 137
ICT for Employability......Page 159
ICT for Health: Social Computing......Page 175
ICT for Inclusion: Challenges and Opportunities for Bridging the ICT Divide......Page 195
ICT for Housing......Page 214
ICT for Independent Living Services......Page 225
Future ICTs for Active Ageing: Brain-Machine and Brain-Computer Interfaces......Page 244
Design for All: A Practitioner's View......Page 262
Possible Ways Ahead: Concluding Remarks......Page 271
About the Authors......Page 274
Author Index......Page 282