Ageing being one of the societal challenges tackled by European standardisation, AGE Platform Europe, partner in the PROGRESSIVE project, was offered the opportunity to present…
Smart homes that really are age-friendly and how these homes can be supported by standards is one of the core fields investigated by the PROGRESSIVE…
In an interview for the magazine of the European Credit Research Institute (ECRI), AGE Secretary-General, Anne-Sophie Parent, warns of the possible risks of financial exclusion…
Following Estonia, Bulgaria is having the EU Presidency for six months as of 1st January 2018. The Digital Single Market remains very high in their…
The World Health Organization (WHO) just published a handbook for local policy-makers and planners based on lessons learned from existing age-friendly initiatives in Europe and from the…
Thanks to an international advocacy campaign led by Longevity for All, the World Health Organization (WHO) has included a focus on “healthy ageing” into the…
An interesting example of networked living in the neighborhood was demonstrated in Germany, in the middle of this decade: www.vernetztes-wohnen-hh.de. Called VWiQ, the initiative took place…
The European Commission report covers different standardisation initiatives such as the Joint Initiative on Standardisation or the Communication on ICT Standardisation Priorities for the Digital…
What does it mean to have smart homes that are age-friendly? What standards and approaches around ICT for AHA in the context of smart homes…
Why do we need a guideline to develop standards around ICT for age-friendly communities? The standardisation process has become an important part of ICT product…