The informations about this seminar wich has taken place the 28th and the 29th of September 2006 at the Pays de Guéret are migrating to the new website.

Waiting for that, you can consult the old website by going to : http://paysdegueret.info/e-elderlycare/(fr)

A european action

A collaboration has been established between the regions of Trento, Italy, Sandviken/Gävleborg, Sweden and Pays de Guéret, France, aiming at finding solutions to handle the ageing of the population, one of Europes’ greatest challenges. EU 27 has today about 15% of the population in the cohort of 60 years or more. Corresponding figures for Trento and Sandviken/Gävleborg: 20%, Pays de Guéret: 30%. The extreme demographic structure in Guéret probably puts the region in the European top ranking as the “oldest” region of all. The “elderly-boom” that comes from low fertility rates and longer life expectance will means a.a problems with declining workforce and increased costs for the public sector. In this collaboration, initiatives has been taken in developing ICT-based products and services for the elderly.

ICT usage and Home automation development

The Pays de Guéret Local Action Group has managed, in the european program LEADER+ framework, an action toward ICT usage developement and in particular home automation that aim to maintain dependant people at home. Similar actions has been taken in Trento as well as Sandviken/Gävleborg.

Guéret: Rural science centre for domotic services

One of the goals of this action is to create a pilote centre in Guéret, a true prototype in Europe :

• gathering the various actors challenged by ageing,
• aiming at developing research and employment as regards health, technologies, education, meeting the needs for the dependent person.

Sandviken/Gävleborg: Centre for development of technology and e-services for independent living and inclusion of the elderly

In the region collaborative actions has been taken between the public bodies for elderly and health care, universities and private enterprises for developing e-services such as

• Fiber-optic applications, e-services for communication between the elderly and their relatives, plannings systems for staff in elderly care, GIS-systems for a a tracking of people with dementia,

Trento: e-Welf@re program for implementation and innovation of public services for the elderly

The region of Trento has in march 2006 decided upon a e-Welf@re program for implementation and innovation of public services for the elderly. Actions are carried through in collaboration with universities and SMEs such as :

• Experiments with implementation of domotic packages and pre-fab handicap adapted houses, call centres