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Novi Sad 2021

Category: Best practices

NOVI SAD 2021 is a platform for development of creative potentials of Novi Sad-European Capital of Culture 2021. This project motivates and inspires both cultural workers and all citizens to re-examine current values and set new goals towards democratic cultural development of the city. Re-examination of modern identity of Novi Sad, revitalisation of cultural heritage, reconstruction of the existing and opening new spaces intended for culture, developing cultural participation of citizens of all ages.

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Silver & Home

Category: Projects

Living lab project for testing gerontechnologies with older adults. A categorization of 150 companies active in this field is available (airtable dataset, accessible upon request).

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Smart Age-Friendly Living and Working Environment

Category: Projects

SmartWork is supporting active and healthy ageing at work for older office workers, through a suite of smart services, building a Worker-Centric AI System for work ability sustainability.

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smart rollator

Category: Other

The smart rollator was the key part of MOVEROLL, finnish project. It can be used to monitor the well-being, physical condition and health of seniors based on the data it gathers. The smart aspects of the rollator are the added sensors and algorithms that measure a range of functions.

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Smart4Health

Category: Other

Smart4Health enables citizens to manage and bridge their own health data throughout the EU and beyond, advancing own and societal health and wellbeing. General objective: Every citizen of the European Union should be able to access her or his own health data easily and securely within each EU member state. The Horizon 2020 research consortium Smart4Health aims to realize this vision by developing a prototype application that allows users to collect, manage, share and donate their health-related data throughout the EU.

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SmartBear

Category: Other

The SMARTBEAR project aims to contribute in the search for solutions that can support the active aging of the population, preventing and monitoring health issues related to aging in Regiao Autonoma da Madeira (RAM), Portugal.

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SuperLingo-Innovative foreign language program for cognitive training in high risk adults

Category: Projects

Super Lingo is a project to create an online English-language learning tool. The program will consist of short, intensive language classes and are designed for healthy adults as well as those have reported Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), and people with early stage dementia. The users of the tool will use the online games and role playing scenarios independently for a six-month period.

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Ten questions concerning age-friendly cities and communities and the built environment

Category: User Experience

Journal paper: Abstract: The development of ?ge-friendly cities' has become a major area of work in the field of ageing and the built environment. This movement is driven by the observation that cities are home to an ever-increasing ageing population. Over the past decade, a multitude of age-friendly initiatives have been developed with the aim of making physical and social environments more favourable for older people's well-being, health and ability to live in the community. This article explores ten key questions associated with the age-friendly cities and communities' movement, with a particular focus on the built environment. It provides an overview of the history of the age-friendly cities' movement and the underlying models, the aspects of the built environment that are relevant for age-friendly cities, the ways age-friendliness can be evaluated, and the interactions between age-friendly cities initiatives and other strategic agendas such as smart cities. The paper concludes by discussing future perspectives and possible directions for further development of the age-friendly movement.

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The deployment of the Pharaon Large Scale pilots, assess, among other parameters, the usability level of the devices by the main users: Older Adults, Caregivers and Professionals.

Category: User Experience

The overall objective of the PHArA-ON project is to provide support for Europe's ageing population by integrating digital services, devices, and tools into open platforms that can be readily deployed while maintaining the dignity of older adults and enhancing their independence, safety, and capabilities. The project will utilise a range of digital tools including connected devices (e.g., the Internet of Things, IoT), artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud and edge computing, smart wearables, big data, and intelligent analytics that will be integrated to provide personalised and optimised health care delivery.

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The Kaleidoscope of Culture

Category: Best practices

The Kaleidoscope of Culture is a yearlong project of culture of togetherness, which through different processes connects artists, cultural institutions, non-governmental organisations, citizens and tourists, in order to present places and programmes throughout the city, promoting a unique, distinct image of Novi Sad by the end of summer

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