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ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion

European Commission, DG Information Society and Media

E-Inclusion Unit (H3)

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Provisional draft Challenge 7: ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion

Integration & Empowerment of

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New Markets – global leadership

Better Accessibility - better for all

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Aging Population Complex, inaccessible ICT

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• Demographic Ageing• i2010 flagship on ICT and

Ageing• E-Inclusion Policy • Riga Ministerial Declaration,

2006• eAccessibility Communication

• ICT has major catalytic role on Inclusion

• Major global market opportunity 20B€+/year

• Europe well placed to respond

Challenge 7: ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion

Independent Living Active Ageing Mainstream Accessibility

& usability Next Generations of

Assistive Technologies Role of ICT for an

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Prolonged independent living

Increased active participation

Reduction in the 30% of non-users

Global Leadership in Ageing market

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Provisional draft Objective 3.7.1.1:

ICT and Ageing

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Integration of advanced ICT prototype solutions for Independence at home, on the move or at work.

Focus on increased system efficiency and user acceptance through highly novel approaches (compl. to AAL169)

Global Industrial and academic leadership in ICT and Ageing

Providing basis for future solutions with highly increased efficiency and user acceptance

Open Systems Reference Architectures, standards and Platforms for Independent Living and Active ageing

Enabling cost-effective, multi-vendor solutions

Enabling seamless and reliable integration of devices and services

RTD roadmaps, socio-economic research, standards setting, international cooperation US, Japan

A long term RTD agenda for ICT and Ageing, positioning Europe efforts in the global market, including standards, soc-econ.

Provisional draft Advanced Prototype Systems for Independent Living and Active Ageing

• Target Users: People with Age-related impairments– at Home, on the Move, at Work

• Objectives: Achieve breakthroughs in new systems that could significantly– Prolong personal autonomy in the home and on the move

• Integrated care, Rehabilitation in the Home, Support by relatives– Prolong active participation in Society

• Key research issues: Increase system efficiency and user acceptance by– Radically new paradigms, Increasing system intelligence– Making technology invisible & adaptive to user needs and emotional states– Sharing contextual information between a number of artefacts and services– Providing appropriate ethical and privacy safeguards

• Target outcomes:– Scientific break-throughs enabling new solutions for independent living and active

ageing through a set of working prototypes– Step change Increase for academic and industrial knowledge base in the field

Note that this should complement projects already launched under IST call 6Note that this should complement projects already launched under IST call 6

Provisional draft Open Systems Reference Architectures, Standards and Platforms

• Target Users: People with Age-related impairments– at Home, on the Move, at Work

• Objectives: Develop an open standards-based approach for integrating independent living and active ageing solutions

– Building on and extending existing standards and middleware– New architectures, standards and guidelines where needed

• Key research issues: – Seamless integration of required components and services– Self-configuration and minimal maintenance solutions– Ontologies for automated sensor data collection– Reliable and trusted systems

• Target outcomes:– Cost-effective and trusted multi-vendor solutions through a set of open standards

and application platforms– Seamless and reliable system integration of devices and services into the home,

on the move or at work

Note that this should complement projects already launched under IST call 6Note that this should complement projects already launched under IST call 6

Provisional draft Objective 3.7.2.1:

Accessible and Inclusive ICT

Deeply embedding accessibility in mainstream ICT.

Methods and tools for computer simulation of user interaction and validation frameworks.

Assistive solutions based on non invasive Brain computer interaction.

Demonstration of accessible solutions in real life using context.

Enable new market opportunities.

Facilitate seamless interaction between accessible mainstream ICT and assistive solutions.

Facilitate development and production of accessible ICT.

Better understanding of ethical issues , market requirements barriers and cost benefit aspects.

Assistive technology constituencies coordination and international cooperation

ICT based Communication and shared environments for social inclusion of marginalized young people

RTD capacity on ICT solutions for social inclusion.

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Provisional draft Embedding Accessibility in Mainstream ICT

• Target users: people with disabilities• Objectives: embed accessibility support within mainstream ICT-

based products and services• Key research issues:

– Open accessibility architectures– Standards for a seamless integration of assistive solutions– User interfaces and content representation for people with

special needs• Expected outcome:

– Develop/demonstrate solutions in a realistic user context• Critical success factors:

– Strong industrial participation

Provisional draftComputer simulation

of the user interaction

• Target users: ICT-based product/service developers of accessible products and services

• Objectives: Verification and optimisation of accessibility features

• Key research issues:– Simulation of user interaction– Computer-based validation frameworks

• Expected outcome:– Tested methods and tools– RTD roadmap– Contribution to common European implementation

platform

Provisional draftNon-invasive

Brain Computer Interaction• Target: people with disabilities• Objectives: augment individual performance in areas such

as– Access to ICT resources– Control of artificial limbs– Rehabilitation and training

• Research issues: integration of– Sensor technology– Self-adaptive systems– Assistive technologies

• Expected outcome:– Effective BCI based systems usable outside the laboratory

Provisional draftICT for Social

Inclusion of young people

• Target: Marginalised young people• Objectives: facilitate social inclusion• Research issues:

– Innovative communication– Shared creative environments

• Expected outcome:– Contribution to future research agenda

• Key success factors:– Experience in ICT and marginalised young

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Supporting Measures

ICT and Ageing• Objectives:

– RTD Roadmaps and Socio-economic research, incl. ethical and privacy issues

– Standards setting, Int. Cooperation (US, Japan)

Assistive Technologies• Objectives:

– Coordination of constituencies, future research agendas

– Int. Cooperation (North America, Asia), market requirements/barriers, cost/benefit analysis

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Essential Elements of Proposals

ICT and Ageing Prototypes for Independent Living/Active Ageing

– Breakthroughs beyond state of the art

Open Systems, Ref. Architectures, Home Platforms – Industrial Participation

• Building on test environments allowing for early user involvement• Take account of accessibility and usability needs of users• Multi-disciplinary RTD

Accessible and Inclusive ICT Mainstreaming accessibility

– Realistic user context, strong industrial participationUser accessibility simulationBrain-Computer Interaction

– Critical mass of key players, Industry part. encouragedSocial Inclusion of young people

– Prep. Action, organisations with track record in the field