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Enhancing Independent Living through Connected Health Technologies and Multi-disciplinary Partnerships

The TRAIL Living Laboratory at the University of Ulster focuses on developing innovative technologies for rurality, ageing, and independent living, with a total project value of £22 million and £2.2 million income to the university. This initiative explores the integration of healthcare and technology to support independent living. The project emphasizes the importance of user-centered design, stakeholder partnerships, and balancing user needs with market demands and technological advancements, fostering an environment of open innovation and collaboration among academia, industry, and communities.

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Enhancing Independent Living through Connected Health Technologies and Multi-disciplinary Partnerships

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  1. Jonathan Wallace Roy Harper

  2. Jonathan Wallace Director of Knowledge & Technology Transfer Faculty of Computing & Engineering, University of Ulster TRAIL Living Laboratory Technologies for Rurality, Ageing and Independent Living

  3. Activities • £22 Million total project value with income to UU of £2.2M • Research & Technology & Knowledge Transfer: • TRAIL (Technologies for Rurality, Ageing and Independent Living) ENoLL • European Integrated Projects and STRPs – e.g. COGKNOW, BRAIN • Charitable and Philanthropic Sources – e.g. NESTLING Technologies • INTERREG III and IV / Northern Peripheries e.g. NETWELL & MyHealth@Age (WebHealth 2.0) • ETAC project funded by the Alzheimer’s Association and INTEL Inc. in the USA • FUSION and KTP

  4. Kathleen Casey-Kirschling Why Connected Health ? Timeliness • Demographics (‘Pig in the Python’) • Healthcare (Medical > Social Model) • Computing (Pervasive)

  5. What is a Connected Health ? IT IS NOT JUST SIMPLY “TECHNOLOGY”

  6. More Than Just Technology Provision of Integrated Technologies & Services To Support Independent Living

  7. Way Forward & Challenges • Balancing • User Needs • Market • Technology • Multi-disciplinary Partnerships • Users / Carers • Health & Welfare Organisations • Companies (MNC and SMEs) • Research Organisations

  8. Way Forward & Challenges • Open Innovation • Business • Community • Government • Academic • User-Centered • Balanced Design Processes • Setting up • Innovation Models that are Socially Inclusive • Building Stakeholder Partnerships

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