ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion

1. Challenge 7 ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion European Commission, DG Information Society and Media E-Inclusion Unit (H3)

2. Challenge 7: ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion Outcome Participation for All Objective Integration & Empowerment of Individuals • New Markets – global leadership • Better Accessibility - better for all • 30% non-users • Aging Population • Complex, inaccessible ICT Opportunities Challenges

3. 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 IndustrialRelevance Policy Relevance • Independent Living • Active Ageing • Mainstream Accessibility & usability • Next Generations of Assistive Technologies • Role of ICT for an e-Inclusive society • Prolonged independent living • Increased active participation • Reduction in the 30% of non-users • Global Leadership in Ageing market Key Areas Impacts

4. Objective 3.7.1.1:ICT and Ageing 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 Target Outcomes Enabling cost-effective, multi-vendor solutions Enabling seamless and reliable integration of devices and services Expected Impacts Open Systems Reference Architectures, standards and Platforms for Independent Living and Active ageing A long term RTD agenda for ICT and Ageing, positioning Europe efforts in the global market, including standards, soc-econ. RTD roadmaps, socio-economic research, standards setting, international cooperation US, Japan

5. 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 6

6. 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 6

7. 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. Target Outcomes Expected Impacts 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.

8. 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

9. Computer 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

10. Non-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

11. ICT 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 people

12. 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

13. 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 participation User accessibility simulation Brain-Computer Interaction • Critical mass of key players, Industry part. encouraged Social Inclusion of young people • Prep. Action, organisations with track record in the field