1. Ambient Assisted Living for the ageing society Call 6 strategic objective 2.6.2
Presentation for information days
Units involved:
C2 – Strategy for ICT Research and Development
D1 – Communication technologies, D2 – Networked Audiovisual Systems
G2 – Micro- and Nanosystems, G3 –Embedded Systems
H1 – ICT for Health, H3 – eInclusion

2. ICT for an ageing society
Assisted
Independent
Active
Support to Daily activities
Increase independence and autonomy “at home”
(Assistive technology, smart homes, warning systems, shopping facilities)
Participation in society and mobility
Communication, access to education, leisure,…
Integrated Care <-> Interoperability
Healthcare
Social care
Informal care

3. Proposal requirements
Total indicative budget 40 M€
IPs: 50%
Expected 2 – 4 projects
STREPs, CAs, SSAs: 50%
Coverage of call issues
Respond to end-user needs
Significant end-user interaction & involvement in R&D process
Multidisciplinary projects teams
Involvement of relevant public authorities
Verification and testing of results
Lead to cost-effective user-friendly solutions
Holistic and Integrated solutions
Stimulate business innovation and involve major industrial partners, including SMEs
Clear Exploitation of outcomes

4. IPs and STREPs
End-User centered solutions supporting collaboration and integration between different actors and services
Focus 1
Integration of advanced ICTs into working prototypes for assisted Living
(Examples: Context-aware smart products, systems and services for independent living)
Focus 2
Development of AAL systems reference architectures allowing for seamless integration of devices, sub-systems and services
(Examples: System interoperability and management, contribution to standards, service engineering, privacy protection.)

5. SSAs and CAs Specific Support Actions Legal & Regulatory, Ethical
Psychological
Socio economic
Organisational
Financial …
Coordination actions
bridging different constituencies
support to clustering
coordination between projects
international cooperation