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Pilot Action in Slovakia ICT Solutions & Community Development

Pilot Action in Slovakia ICT Solutions & Community Development Association of Towns and Communities of Slovakia 25-26 February 2013 – Ljubljana, Slovenia www.zmos.sk. Activity #1 ICT solution Testing of tele-monitoring devices for the Elderly Emergency calls centre & training for users

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Pilot Action in Slovakia ICT Solutions & Community Development

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  1. Pilot Action in Slovakia ICT Solutions & Community Development Association of Towns and Communities of Slovakia 25-26 February 2013 – Ljubljana, Slovenia www.zmos.sk

  2. Activity #1 ICT solution Testing of tele-monitoring devices for the Elderly Emergency calls centre & training for users In Nitra Activity #2 Informal Homecare Training of caregivers in 2 stages Raising awareness among target groups and promoting informal homecare In Nitra & Petržalka 1 Pilot – 2 Activities

  3. Nitra • 5th largest city in Slovakia • 83 thousand inhabitants

  4. Petržalka • City district of Bratislava • 112 thousand inhabitants

  5. Activity#1 • Comparison of two different systems: • Mobile tele-monitoring devices using modern technology • Innovative upgrade of the existing system which enables the use of advanced peripheries • Focused on: • Removing barriers and reducing social exclusion • Financial sustainability and purchasing power of target groups

  6. Activity#1 • Goal: • Finding the most adequate system for use in the Slovak conditions bearing in mind both sustainability and innovation • Operation of the system after the end of the HELPS project

  7. Activity#2 • Publishing a leaflet promoting informal homecare and raising awareness among target groups • 20 people will be trained in providing home based care to vulnerable groups (10 from each city): • Employees of town halls and municipal organizations responsible for the social affairs • People most familiar with local conditions and with best access to promote the informal homecare

  8. Activity#2 • 2-stage training course: • Workshop • Field trip • Training course topics: • Field social services for the Elderly – new trends in the EU • Foreign examples of innovative services • Use and benefits of ICT systems • Communication with the Elderly • Topics were consulted with participants

  9. Plan of Implementation • Activity #1: • Implementation & Testing – October and 1st half of November 2013 • Activity #2: • Workshop and field trip – September 2013

  10. Current Status • Procurement processes for both activities are about to begin • Participants of the training courses were already selected by the participating cities • First meeting of LSG – this Thursday, Feb 28 in Nitra

  11. Local Support Group • Members: • Representatives of PP11 + PP12 • Social affairs department – City of Nitra Town Hall • Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Philosophy • Tele-monitoring system provider (TBD) • Interest groups

  12. Local Support Group • Interest groups represented by: • Volunteering Centre in Nitra • Diocese Charity in Nitra • Day Centre in City District Chrenová • Slovak Union of People with Disabilities • branch of Slovak pensioners organization • Focused mostly on testing of the tele-monitoring devices (Activity #1)

  13. Thank you for your attention!

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