Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme AALJP Javier Valero

Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme “AALJP” Javier Valero Criado R+D+I Department AETIC

Presentation contents • AAL Joint Programme description and objectives – General info – Overall and specific objectives – AAL Partner States – Thematic areas, needs and opportunities • AAL Joint Programme in practice – Participation rules – Current Calls for proposals Brussels, April 10, 2008 2

ICT & Ageing: Social Necessity and Economic Opportunity • 80+ population: doubles until 2050 • 60+ population: from 20% in 1995 to 25% in 2020 • 50+ population: 21% has severe vision/hearing/dexterity problems • Today 4 working for 1 retired, in 2050 only 2 working for 1 retired • Cost of pensions/health/long-term care: up by 4 -8 % of GDP (2025) === // === • Wealth and revenues in Europe of persons over 65 is over 3000 B€ • Smart homes market will triple between 2005 and 2020 • Early patient discharge by tele-health: reduced cost of 1, 5 B€ p. a. (DE) • Tele-care technology at home: Empowerment of elderly and efficiency gains of 25% (UK) Brussels, April 10, 2008 3

ICT & Ageing: Social Necessity and Economic Opportunity Brussels, April 10, 2008 4

ICT in support of older people… • At Work – Staying active and productive for longer – Better quality of work and work-life balance • In the Community – Overcoming isolation & loneliness – Keeping up social networks – Accessing public services • At Home – Better quality of life for longer – Independence, autonomy and dignity Brussels, April 10, 2008 5

Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme • New European funding programme – 2008 – 2013, total scope ~600 M€ of which 50% public funding, 50% private funding – Member state driven programme, 20 Member States, 3 States Associated to FP 7 – EC participation based on article 169 of the EC treaty (25 M€ / year), complements longer term research – 400 M€ in 7 th Framework Programme • Implementation by AAL Association and the national programme agencies – – Organization of 1 -2 calls for proposals per year Common Workprogramme, Central evaluation process National funding contract based on national rules European and national activities; brokerage and partnering events, results dissemination, conferences Brussels, April 10, 2008 6

Participating Countries Brussels, April 10, 2008 7

Positioning AAL in the European Context Technology Risk Research and Development Higher FP 7 Lower • longer-term research (5 -10 year time to market) • integration of new ICT & new ideas, • open platforms and interoperability; Brussels, April 10, 2008 AAL JP • market oriented research and development (2 -3 year timeto-market) • costeffectiveness, • adaptation to specific demands, …. 8 Service/Business Innovation • large scale trials (Using existing technology) • service and organisational re -engineering • business case development, . . . ICT PSP Time to Market

AAL and IST in FP 7 ADDED VALUE OF AAL 169 CONCEPTS E-INCLUSION E-HEALTH SMART SYSTEMS (…) APPLIED RESEARCH MULTIDISCIPLINARITYINTEGRATION SHORTER TIME TO MARKET FOCUSED ON HOME APPLICATIONS NATIONAL SPECIFICITIES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT (within an European framework) DEMONSTRATION EVALUATION OF MARKET ACCEPTANCE SMEs PARTICIPATION FOCUS ON TESTING TIME TO MARKET: 2 -3 YEARS END USERS INVOLVED MARKET Brussels, April 10, 2008 9

Overall objective… “The overall objective of the AAL joint programme is to enhance the quality of life of older people and strengthen the industrial base in Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). ” • Quality of life of elderly people • Strengthening the industrial base in Europe • Use of ICT Brussels, April 10, 2008 10

Specific aims… “Foster the emergence of innovative ICT-based products, services and systems for ageing well at home, in the community, and at work, thus increasing the quality of life, autonomy, participation in social life, skills and employability of elderly people, and reducing the costs of health and social care” • New ICT-based products, systems and services for ageing well • At home, in the community, at work Brussels, April 10, 2008 11

Specific aims… “Create critical mass of research, development and innovation at EU level in technologies and services for ageing well in the information society, including the establishment of a favourable environment for participation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); ” • Boost R&D&I activities at EU level • Implementation that improves SME participation Brussels, April 10, 2008 12

Specific aims… “Improve conditions for industrial exploitation by providing a coherent European framework for developing common approaches and facilitating the localisation and adaptation of common solutions which are compatible with varying social preferences and regulatory aspects at national or regional level across Europe. ” • Improve industrial exploitation • Ensure compatibility with different European regions, cultures and regulatory framework Brussels, April 10, 2008 13

Indicative Commitments April 2008 Founding Members Yearly indicative public funding amount in M€* Austria 2. 5 Sweden 0. 8 Belgium 1. 0 Greece 1. 5 Cyprus 0. 5 Norway 1. 0 Denmark 0. 5 Poland 0. 5 Finland 2. 5 Romania 0. 2 France 2. 5 Slovenia 0. 2 Germany 5. 0 Switzerland 2. 0 Hungary 2. 5 UK 1. 1 Ireland 0. 5 Israel 1. 0 Italy 2. 5 Luxemburg 0. 3 Netherlands 1. 9 Portugal 0. 2 Spain 4. 4 23 countries 35. 1 European Commission 25 Total funding ~60 * Subject to final confirmation Brussels, April 10, 2008 14

Needs and opportunities Business concepts, value chains, value capturing, standardisation Public-private partnerships, living labs, evidence creation, best practices Opportunities Intelligent mass products Customized services Intelligent processes Challenges Ageing population Increasing costs of social and health care Reducing workforce Improve quality of life for all New concepts with evidence on effectiveness and economical sustainability Brussels, April 10, 2008 Integration of user needs into the development processes Needs Maintaining health & functional capability Preserving independence & dignity Participation into society & social networks Feeling secure Customer centric, accessible, effective and sustainable services 15 Personalized products and services, empowered individual

AAL thematic areas Brussels, April 10, 2008 16

AAL Joint Programme in practice Brussels, April 10, 2008 17

AAL Joint Programme in practice • Description of the programme activities for incoming years are published as a Work Programme and calls for proposals – Thematic scope and focus – Total budget and the detailed available funding in each AAL partner state (by the national agencies or ministries) – Timing of the calls for proposals and detailed instructions on how to apply – European programme activities (conferences, workshops, partnering events etc. ) • National activities in each AAL partner state are implemented by the national agencies – AAL National Contact Points (NCP) • Centralized submission of proposals, evaluation and project selection – Programme funds collaborative projects and accompanying measures – Pre-commercial research, development and innovation activities with time to market about 2 -3 years – Solution driven programme: user needs, business opportunities, societal challenges Brussels, April 10, 2008 18

General participation rules • Centralized electronic submission of proposals, evaluation and project selection – Complete electronic submission in time, in English – Eligibility of an individual partner for funding depends on the national eligibility rules – will be published in the Work Programme – Evaluation by independent European experts – Evaluation criteria are published in the Work Programme • Collaborative projects – At least 3 independent legal entities, from at least three different AAL Partner States involved in a the specific call for proposals. – The partners form a project consortium, one partner acts as the coordinator – Selected projects will need to make a consortium agreement • Accompanying measures – At least 3 independent legal entities, from at least three different AAL Partner States involved in a the specific call for proposals. Brussels, April 10, 2008 19

Funding decisions for the selected AAL projects • Partners in successful project proposals will have the grant agreement with their national Programme Management Agency – Funding levels, conditions, reporting, eligible costs, audit etc. according to the national rules – Required complementary information to be submitted to the national agency (e. g. financial information) – Financial viability check by the national agency – No evaluation of the contents of the proposal at the national agency – Common project description/consortium agreement – Streamlined process ensuring a common start date Brussels, April 10, 2008 20

Internal procedures Common preparation of call topics Pre-commitment of national funds Central call handling, common evaluation Decision level Projects and funding Management level Call handling General Assembly of the AAL association National Programme Owners + EU (observer) Management National Programme Agencies + Management Unit National project partners, administratively managed by respective national Programme Agency Brussels, April 10, 2008 21

AAL Calls for proposals 2008 2009 Brussels, April 10, 2008 22

1 st AAL call for proposals – closed August / 2008 • Prevention and management of chronic conditions for Elderly People – ICT Solutions for elderly persons with identified risk factors and/or chronic conditions – Aiming at ICT solutions centred on the elderly person (not the professional or an organization), including citizen empowerment and peer support – Focused but not restricted to home environment, also solutions within the community and when travelling can be proposed – Focusing on ICT solutions that keep the individual out of the long-term care institutions and hospitals. – Objective is to enhance the individual’s autonomy, independence and quality of life, while increasing cost-efficiency of care Brussels, April 10, 2008 23

1 st AAL call for proposals – closed August / 2008 • Collaborative projects • Duration of projects: 12 – 36 months • Time-to-market perspective of 2 to 3 years after the project end • Project total budget: 1 - 7 M€ • Maximum funding from the AAL Joint Programme: 3 M€ • Consortium including at least: – one market oriented business partner – one SME – one end user partner organitation Brussels, April 10, 2008 24

Considerations for proposers • Where is the focus of AAL Joint Programme? – Prevention and management of chronic conditions is 20% medicine, 80% other – Barriers for deployment are in practicality, cost, acceptance and suitability into real-life environment – There are lacking business models and value chains – Integration of services from different providers, technologies and information systems is incomplete – The European societies need evidence on the effectiveness to health and impact on sustainability of services • How will time-to-market of 2 -3 years be reflected in the proposal? – – Consortium composition Type of activities Market existence Adaptation of ICT solutions Brussels, April 10, 2008 25

What makes a good AAL project? • Close to market approach – activities with a “centre of gravity” on development • Integrates users and user needs in the development • Includes value chain and business analysis • Results in products, solutions or service concepts that can be applied widely in Europe • Uses ICT to solve real life challenges and to enable new and innovative applications or service concepts • Indicative upper limit for funding / project – Up to 3 M€ in collaborative projects Brussels, April 10, 2008 26

Evaluation Criteria • Relevance (3/4) – Addressing objectives and scope of the call • Project quality (3/4) – Innovation beyond state of the art (Time to market 2 -3 years) – Methodology and organization of activities – Proactive user involvement throughout the project • Consortium quality (3/4) – – European added value of cooperation Actors of the value chain involved Proactive role of small and medium sized enterprises Necessary resources to achieve the goals • Impact (3/4) (weight 2) – New and innovative solutions to specific end user needs – Responding to attractive and high potential market at EU level – Scientific & technical impact beyond state of the art • Scores from 1 to 4 Brussels, April 10, 2008 27

AAL Joint Programme – Next Steps • Launch of second call for proposals expected during the end of 2008 • Presentation of AAL WP 2009 at ICT 2008 event November 2008 in Lyon • Launch of first projects – end of 2008 Brussels, April 10, 2008 28

Next steps - 2 nd AAL call for proposals • The AAL Joint Programme will launch the second Call for Proposals during end of year 2008. The call topic is “ICT based solutions for Improving Social Interaction of Elderly People”. • Objective: To launch European collaborative projects providing innovative ICT based solutions aimed at helping people to be active, joyful and socially connected in the society as they get older, both from a societal and personal perspective, contributing to their overall quality of life and to social cohesion: – Preventing loneliness – Motivating activities to enjoy life – Bridging distances Brussels, April 10, 2008 29

More Information http: //www. aal-europe. eu Background Info http: //ec. europa. eu/einclusion