EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
by asking potential users attending the proceedings whether or not they would actually buy and use the products presented by the projects. Geja Langerfeld, national contact
person of the AAL Programme in the Netherlands and organiser of the interactive session, started the next phase by asking for a few facts and figures about the audience present. Most were aged 20-49, used ICT often or sometimes but most very rarely, if ever, used eHealth services. The demonstrations then started
with each project given 10 minutes to present their product to the audience, who then had the opportunity to rate each product using the app. One of the solutions examined
was the 2PCS system, presented by Lennart Köster. This is a wearable device in the shape of a watch and designed for people losing mobility and social interaction. Older people
“From a user perspective, we now have to make decisions based on the
technology and its commercial potential”
often have a sense of subjective insecurity — fear of falling, fear of being a burden — and this, the project believes, is helped by knowing that help is, quite literally, on hand. The device has a number of
functions, including an SOS button, mobile fall detector and speech communication. It operates indoors and outside without the need to apply different settings to give the user greater mobility and freedom.
The product is still in development, but there will be two versions available – a business and home edition for people living in care and a private edition for people at home with informal carers. Voting reflected a strong feeling in
the room that the system still looked a little like a monitoring device that older people may not want to wear as it indicates very strongly that they are old, infirm and may need help.
KEEP TALKING TO THE PEOPLE WHO WANT YOUR PRODUCT Johan Bengtsson, CEO, Cogknow
I 32 | AAL FORUM 2014
enjoyed this interactive session, although I had hoped that there would be more users involved. We were asked to present our solutions to
end users and there were only our peers present. I see these people all the time and can talk to them at events like this so it would have been nice if more elderly people were there so we could get their feedback on our work. That would be something to consider for the next time. Of course, we have already
learnt a lot from our potential future customers. We are aiming our product at people with mild cognitive impairments. So we have
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63