This Consultation meeting will bring together experts from all over Europe. The objective of the 2-day meeting is to provide strategic guidance for future research under the AAL Joint Programme and possible future topics for the ICT Policy Support Programme in the field of ICT & Ageing for 2011 and beyond.

The outcome will be used as input for the preparation of future calls for proposals.

The programme of discussion is the following: 

• On 15 February: Relevant ICT R&D topics for support under the AAL Joint Programme with a focus on innovative ICT solutions for Ageing Well with a 2-3 years to market perspective. This should complement topics already supported in previous calls.  
• On 16 February: Topics under the ICT Policy Support Programme, in particular demand driven pilot projects involving regions and local authorities related to independent living of elderly people addressing ICT solutions for: Fall prediction, prevention and protection of elderly people; Enhanced mobility of elderly people

Prior registration is necessary as space is limited and registration is free of charge. Those interesting in participating are invited to email einclusion@ec.europa.eu and submit short presentations of ideas in advance (maximum 3 slides).

Event email: einclusion@ec.europa.eu