Information and Communication Technologies for Active Ageing : Opportunities and Challenges for the European Union.

By: Cabrera, MContributor(s): Malanowski, N | IOS PressMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Assistive Technology Research Series, v. 23Publisher: Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (284 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781607503811Subject(s): Aging -- Europe | Aging -- Social aspects -- Europe | Information society -- Europe | Information technology -- EuropeGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Information and Communication Technologies for Active Ageing : Opportunities and Challenges for the European UnionDDC classification: 004.0846 LOC classification: HM851 -- .I54 2009ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Title page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Ageing Societies, Information and Communication Technologies and Active Ageing: Introductory Remarks -- Key Elements of Ageing Societies -- The Impact of Global Ageing on Labour, Product and Capital Markets -- Active Ageing in Europe: Policy Discourses and Initiatives -- Quality of Life: Conceptual Challenges in Exploring the Role of ICT in Active Ageing -- The "Silver Market in Europe": Myth or Reality? -- Japan: State of Active Ageing -- ICT for Active Ageing in Selected Fields -- ICT-Based Applications for Active Ageing: Challenges and Opportunities -- Active Ageing and ICT for Learning -- ICT for Employability -- ICT for Health: Social Computing -- ICT for Inclusion: Challenges and Opportunities for Bridging the ICT Divide -- ICT for Housing -- ICT for Independent Living Services -- Future ICTs for Active Ageing: Brain-Machine and Brain-Computer Interfaces -- Design for All: A Practitioner's View -- Possible Ways Ahead: Concluding Remarks -- About the Authors -- Author Index.
Summary: The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) carries out research in the field of ageing, with a focus on the role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can play to promote Active Ageing. This book attempts to reflect aspects of the contribution ICT can make to quality of life for older citizens in Europe.
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Title page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Ageing Societies, Information and Communication Technologies and Active Ageing: Introductory Remarks -- Key Elements of Ageing Societies -- The Impact of Global Ageing on Labour, Product and Capital Markets -- Active Ageing in Europe: Policy Discourses and Initiatives -- Quality of Life: Conceptual Challenges in Exploring the Role of ICT in Active Ageing -- The "Silver Market in Europe": Myth or Reality? -- Japan: State of Active Ageing -- ICT for Active Ageing in Selected Fields -- ICT-Based Applications for Active Ageing: Challenges and Opportunities -- Active Ageing and ICT for Learning -- ICT for Employability -- ICT for Health: Social Computing -- ICT for Inclusion: Challenges and Opportunities for Bridging the ICT Divide -- ICT for Housing -- ICT for Independent Living Services -- Future ICTs for Active Ageing: Brain-Machine and Brain-Computer Interfaces -- Design for All: A Practitioner's View -- Possible Ways Ahead: Concluding Remarks -- About the Authors -- Author Index.

The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) carries out research in the field of ageing, with a focus on the role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can play to promote Active Ageing. This book attempts to reflect aspects of the contribution ICT can make to quality of life for older citizens in Europe.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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