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SUMMARY
The Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AAL JP) is a funding activity running from 2008 to 2013, with the aim of enhancing the quality of life of older people and strengthening the industrial base in Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
AAL JP operates in the field of services and actions to enable the active ageing among the populationThe demographic change in Europe, mainly caused by a process of constant and increasing ageing, implies challenges for the states’ finances, as it weights on the pensions’ schemes and on the health system, but it also translates into some interesting opportunities for the future.
The programme is financed by the European Commission and the 22 Countries that constitute the Partner States of this Joint Programme:Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
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SOLUTIONS
- Co-financing Research & Development & Innovation projects aiming to deliver concrete solutions for independent living or ‘ageing well’ of elderly people using ICT.
- Reinforcing the European market for Ambient Assisted Living products and services
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Combining social, technological and business aspects to deliver:
- New models of service delivery and care that contribute to greater self reliance for older adults and greater support for informal carers
- Adapted living spaces that can improve the quality of their everyday lives
- New ways for older people to remain active, including contributing as volunteers or providing mutual support
- New ways of mobilising active and trusted networks, both formal and informal, professional and in kind, to provide all types of support
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LINK: http://www.aal-europe.eu
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