Ageing population and IoT: turning challenges into opportunities

As the social and economic implications of an ageing population in the EU are increasing, we need to find ways to face these challenges and to try to turn them into opportunities. Innovative approaches have to be developed to enable people to maintain an autonomous lifestyle when growing older and to offer them possibilities for an active and fulfilling life.
Technological and scientific solutions arising from the Internet of Things (IoT) in smart cities, smart buildings and smart homes, as well as from smart objects and wearables to be used for preventive health applications, can play a decisive role in addressing the challenge of demographic change. However, people don't want or cannot deal with complex installations, and for these reasons we need open and interoperable affordable platforms and devices from different vendors, which are based on a 'Plug and Play' principle. IoT technology will be a key solution to develop personalized intuitive smart services (human-centered designed) for an ageing population. This is a new whole market offering business opportunities.
Willing to advance and contribute to the ongoing discussion, the AIOTI invites academia, industry, policy-makers and users for an open and interactive debate.
Willing to advance and contribute to the ongoing discussion, the AIOTI invites academia, industry, policy-makers and users for an open and interactive debate.
Detailed Workshop Outline
Agenda
Host: Mr. Sebastian Schoebel - Correspondent - German Public Broadcasting (ARD)
14:00 – 14:15
Opening Speech
Mr. Mustapha BOURAOUI
VP Strategic Marketing EMEA - STMicroelectronics
Chairman of the AIOTI Smart Living Environment for Ageing Well working group
Mr. Mustapha Bouraoui will open the workshop and present the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) as well as the vision and mission of the Smart Living Environment for Ageing Well working group.
14:20 – 14:40
Keynote Speeches
IoT as a solution to address ageing population challenge: Ageing well in Society 5.0
Mr. Takashi Kono
Deputy Director on Information Economy, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Mr. Shinji Ide
Senior Deputy Director, Standardization Division, Global ICT Stragety Bureau
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
Mr. Takashi Kono and Mr. Shinji Ide will present the “Society 5.0”, a national program including the Japanese challenge with Ageing
14:45
First Panel
Why are IoT platforms important for interconnection and providing personalized services to older people?
The panel will focus on the role of IoT platforms in offering to older people without digital skills personalized intuitive smart services at home in an easy and secure way. The EU's ongoing Large Scale Pilot on active ageing ACTIVAGE will provide additional input for the discussion.
Moderator
Mr. Sebastian Schoebel - Correspondent - German Public Broadcasting (ARD)
Speakers
Mrs. Pilar Sala
EU Projects Manager, MySphera & “Activage” Large-Scale Pilot Manager
Mr. Bernard Strée
European Program Director - System Division, CEA
Dr. Martin Serrano
National University of Ireland Galway, Insight Centre for Data Analytics
15:45
Second Panel
How the EU's ageing population can generate IoT business opportunities in the housing sector and especially for innovative European SMEs?
The panel will present ideas around managing the transformation of a traditional home to support an ageing person and which market opportunities arise specifically for SMEs in this field. The EU's ongoing Large Scale Pilot on active ageing (“Activage”) will provide additional input for the discussion.
Moderator
Mr. Raph Crouan - Managing Director of StartupBootCamp
Speakers
Argeles Mata
Shareholder and Manager, TERCERA EDAD ACTIVA S.L., Madrid - Spain
Alexander Peine
Assistant Professor, Innovation Studies, Copernicuvs Institute of Sustainable Development - Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University
Isabelle Chartier
Silver Economy & Handicap program manager at CEA-LETI and IRT Nanoelec (Public Private Partnership for Micro and Nanoelectronic innovation) – Grenoble, France
16:45
The “Open Innovation Challenge”
Ian Spero,
Social Entrepreneur & Agile Ageing Alliance founder
With ICT Health expenditure set to triple to $30bn in the next decade there is clearly a huge socioeconomic opportunity, but meeting the needs of an ageing population cannot be addressed through the lens of a single sector or discipline. The Agile Ageing Alliance (AAA)–born out of Innovate UK - has joined forces with Microsoft to initiate an Open Innovation Challenge, which aims to accelerate development of the most compelling solutions that promote Agile Ageing in our Neighborhoods of the Future. AAA Founder Ian Spero will explain how getting involved with a multi-sector stakeholder group, pooling resources and collaborating in a spirit of open innovation.
17:00
The Way Ahead – which political framework is needed to foster the uptake of “digital care” ?
Mr Victor Negrescu
Member of the European Parliament.
17:20
Closing Speech
Mr. Kees Van Der Klauw
Senior Vice President at Philips Research
Chairman of the AIOTI
Host: Mr. Sebastian Schoebel - Correspondent - German Public Broadcasting (ARD)
14:00 – 14:15
Opening Speech
Mr. Mustapha BOURAOUI
VP Strategic Marketing EMEA - STMicroelectronics
Chairman of the AIOTI Smart Living Environment for Ageing Well working group
Mr. Mustapha Bouraoui will open the workshop and present the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) as well as the vision and mission of the Smart Living Environment for Ageing Well working group.
14:20 – 14:40
Keynote Speeches
IoT as a solution to address ageing population challenge: Ageing well in Society 5.0
Mr. Takashi Kono
Deputy Director on Information Economy, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Mr. Shinji Ide
Senior Deputy Director, Standardization Division, Global ICT Stragety Bureau
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
Mr. Takashi Kono and Mr. Shinji Ide will present the “Society 5.0”, a national program including the Japanese challenge with Ageing
14:45
First Panel
Why are IoT platforms important for interconnection and providing personalized services to older people?
The panel will focus on the role of IoT platforms in offering to older people without digital skills personalized intuitive smart services at home in an easy and secure way. The EU's ongoing Large Scale Pilot on active ageing ACTIVAGE will provide additional input for the discussion.
Moderator
Mr. Sebastian Schoebel - Correspondent - German Public Broadcasting (ARD)
Speakers
Mrs. Pilar Sala
EU Projects Manager, MySphera & “Activage” Large-Scale Pilot Manager
Mr. Bernard Strée
European Program Director - System Division, CEA
Dr. Martin Serrano
National University of Ireland Galway, Insight Centre for Data Analytics
15:45
Second Panel
How the EU's ageing population can generate IoT business opportunities in the housing sector and especially for innovative European SMEs?
The panel will present ideas around managing the transformation of a traditional home to support an ageing person and which market opportunities arise specifically for SMEs in this field. The EU's ongoing Large Scale Pilot on active ageing (“Activage”) will provide additional input for the discussion.
Moderator
Mr. Raph Crouan - Managing Director of StartupBootCamp
Speakers
Argeles Mata
Shareholder and Manager, TERCERA EDAD ACTIVA S.L., Madrid - Spain
Alexander Peine
Assistant Professor, Innovation Studies, Copernicuvs Institute of Sustainable Development - Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University
Isabelle Chartier
Silver Economy & Handicap program manager at CEA-LETI and IRT Nanoelec (Public Private Partnership for Micro and Nanoelectronic innovation) – Grenoble, France
16:45
The “Open Innovation Challenge”
Ian Spero,
Social Entrepreneur & Agile Ageing Alliance founder
With ICT Health expenditure set to triple to $30bn in the next decade there is clearly a huge socioeconomic opportunity, but meeting the needs of an ageing population cannot be addressed through the lens of a single sector or discipline. The Agile Ageing Alliance (AAA)–born out of Innovate UK - has joined forces with Microsoft to initiate an Open Innovation Challenge, which aims to accelerate development of the most compelling solutions that promote Agile Ageing in our Neighborhoods of the Future. AAA Founder Ian Spero will explain how getting involved with a multi-sector stakeholder group, pooling resources and collaborating in a spirit of open innovation.
17:00
The Way Ahead – which political framework is needed to foster the uptake of “digital care” ?
Mr Victor Negrescu
Member of the European Parliament.
17:20
Closing Speech
Mr. Kees Van Der Klauw
Senior Vice President at Philips Research
Chairman of the AIOTI