What’s Gerontechnology?
The time period describes a quickly increasing class of tech-enabled merchandise, companies and options, particularly tailor-made to the wants and aspirations of older adults. Spanning many want domains, from well being and housing to communication and leisure, gerontechnology can help within the actions of every day residing, supporting older folks to steer dignified, impartial lives, enriched by consolation and social connection.
The profitable ageing properly options of the long run will stem from an in depth collaboration between the availability facet and the demand facet to make sure end-users obtain fit-for-purpose choices that improve well-being by way of adoption.
What’s concerned?
In 2020, the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Growth Fund appointed a collaborative coalition of 9 organisations with The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) as an Middleman, to construct an inclusive platform to facilitate the event of the gerontechnology ecosystem in Hong Kong.
The World Centre for Fashionable Ageing (GCMA) joined this Consortium, as one of many Collaborative Companions, working along with native stakeholders, making ready the Blueprint Technique Report which depicted the instructions and roadmap of establishing a Gerontechnology Residing Lab in Hong Kong – with literature assessment, ecosystem mapping analysis, values evaluation analysis, protocol testing and proposals.
Importantly, for the demand – and provide – sides, the Report highlighted the potential of town’s residing lab innovation ecosystem to spur adoption of fit-for-purpose gerontech, reworking the expertise of ageing and rehabilitation by way of know-how. The GCMA has been working intently with the collaborative companions and the HKCSS to construct the Gerontechnology Platform in a steady method.
