2. OBJECTIVE Value
Ageing
Incorporating European fundamental
values into ICT for ageing: a vital political,
ethical, technological, and industrial
challenge,
is a 48 month Marie Curie Industry‐Academia
Partnerships and Pathways Action which aims
to foster co‐operation between
non‐commercial and commercial entities on a
joint research project about the incorporation
of Fundamental Values of the EU in ICT for
Ageing.
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3. BENEFICIARIES Value
Ageing
BENEFICIARIES
Beneficiary Acronym Country
CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND CITIZENSHIP CSSC IT
AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES – INSTITUTE OeAW‐ITA AT
FOR
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
FATRONIK FATRONIK ES
FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS VUB BE
FRONTIDA ZOIS Ltd FRONTIDA GR
INNOVA S.P.A. INNOVA IT
NETWELL CENTRE NETWELL IE
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST QUB UK
VEGAN SOLUTIONS SRL VEGAN IT
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4. WORK PROGRESS
Value Ageing
Problem definition and implementation
plans.
WP Objective
1 ICT‐developments impacting on dignity and non‐discrimination of older
citizens
3 ICT‐developments impacting on older people’s living conditions and
‐
environment
7 Governance issues and policy options
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5. DELIVERABLES Value
Ageing
QUB DELIVERABLES
Deliverable Description Due date
3.1 Draft WP problem definition and implementation M6
plans
3.6.1 WP3 Final Report M36
3.6.2 WP3 Dissemination Report M46
1.3 Report on Business Cases M24
7.5 Regional and Local Authority Consultation M42
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6. QUB WP Value
Ageing
QUB Work Package 3
Objective:
Carrying out a comprehensive,
interdisciplinary, and intersectoral analysis of
the main ICT developments impacting on
older people’s living conditions and social
environment.
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7. QUB WP Value
Ageing
QUB Work Package 3
Deliverable Description Due date
3.1 Overall problem definition and WP implementation plans M6
3.2 Collection of Business Cases M12
3.3 Ethical and regulatory issues related to social web for M12
older citizens
3.4 Ethical and policy implications of e‐health and M24
telemedicine
3.5 Human issues related to housing design for elderly and M24
smart homes
3.6 Reporting and disseminating M46
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8. SECONDMENTS
Value Ageing
Secondments & recruitments:
QUB FATRONIK VEGAN NETWELL FRONTIDA
1 ESR (3M) 1 ESR (6M) 1 ESR (3M) 1 ESR (6M) 1 ESR (6M)
from VEGAN from CSSC from QUB from INNOVA from QUB
1 ER (12M) 1 ER (12M)
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9. SECONDMENTS
Value Ageing
D3.1: March - May 2011
ESR from VEGAN Solutions srl. to QUB.
Anna Bianco is the president of Eldy Association.
DELIVERABLES D3.1:
Overall problem definition and WP implementation plan.
1. Definition of older people's living conditions and environment.
2. Definition of living conditions.
3. ICT and ethics.
4. European overview on e-Inclusion.
5. Definition of problems.
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10. SECONDMENTS
Value Ageing
D3.3: July- October 2011
ESR from QUB to VEGAN Solutions srl.
Donal O'Brien is a PhD candidate at the Sonic Arts Research
Centre, Queens University Belfast. His work is concerned
with mobile digital game design and evaluation for seniors.
His main interests are technology acceptance, user-centred
design, qualitative research and computer programming.
DELIVERABLES D3.3:
Ethical and regulatory issues related to social web for older
citizens.
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11. SECONDMENTS
Value Ageing
D3.3: July- October 2011
ESR from QUB to VEGAN Solutions srl.
Ethical Issues included:
Social exclusion: Caused by the digital divide
Loss of social contact: ICTs replacing social contact
Stigmatizing effect: ICTs highlighting implying disability.
Invasion of privacy: Concerns over the openness and sharing of
information.
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12. SECONDMENTS
Value Ageing
D3.4: July 2011 - Dec 2011
ESR from QUB (Oonagh Thompson) to
FRONTIDA Zois.
Oonagh Thompson is a PhD student within the Ageing Group
in the Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast.
Her primary research interests include dementia prevention,
mHealth and the use of everyday technologies for ageing well.
Deliverables D2.2 & D3.4:
D2.2 - A discussion on the notion of consent in situations of
dependency.
D3.4 - The ethical and policy implications of e-health and
telemedicine.
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13. THIS AFTERNOON SESSION
Value Ageing
A round table discussion - a view from the
field
Value Ageing Early Stage Researcher
secondees:
Ms Anthie Sidera, Frontida, Greece (Netwell)
Mr Donal O’Brien, QUB (Vegan Solutions, Vicenza)
Dr Daniel Lopez, Vrije University Brussels
Ms Verity Faith, Netwell (CSSC, Rome)
Dr Eugenio, Mantovani, VUB (CSSC, Rome)
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14. WEBSITE & CONTACT
Value Ageing
Further information and contact details can be
found on the project website:
http://www.valueageing.eu/
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