2nd Newsletter of IKIGAI55 Project
2nd Newsletter of IKIGAI55 Project
CAPACITY BUILDING ON SUSTAINABLE AND MOTIVATIONAL TRAINING DESIGN ENHANCED BY SMART TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
ESKILARA participates in IKIGAI55 project
Eskilara participates in the Ikigai55 project, an innovative project co-financed within the framework of the Erasmus+ program. This is a proposal inspired by the Japanese concept "Ikigai", a term that means "living with meaning."
The project aims to demonstrate the benefits that the digital era offers us for the senior population, enriching our lives with healthy habits, activity and fun. Seven organizing countries participate: Greece, Cyprus, Hungary, Portugal, Italy and Belgium. Ikigai55 aims to overcome the digital divide and foster an inclusive environment for the aging population.
Goals
Improve the capacity of trainers and caregivers who work with older adults, training them to promote physical activity that preserves health and breaks the intergenerational digital divide.
Increase the awareness of older adults to lead a healthy life, becoming knowledgeable about the digital world and fostering a feeling of inclusion in their community.
What we offer
• Coach's Guide 2.0: A complete guide for caregivers and coaches to motivate the silver society in sports activities.
• Motivational intelligence manual and tools: Resources designed to inspire and maintain motivation for a healthy lifestyle.
• Guidelines on smart sports activity silver. Best practices to facilitate sports and physical activities adapted to the silver population.
• Silver intelligent training programs. Personalized training programs aimed at the needs of the silver population.
• Bank of silver advisory tools. Set of validation tests and questionnaires for the evaluation of progress and results.
• Pilot report and White Paper: Ideas and recommendations for the smart industry, based on pilot projects.
• Online learning platform: An accessible platform that offers resources and learning materials for trainers and seniors.
• Wellbeing Living Lab Scenarios: Innovative scenarios to promote well-being among older people through smart technologies and practices.
Partners
• University of Thessaly (Coordinator)
• Zamora Provincial Council (Co-beneficiary)
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Co-beneficiary)
• Universita Delle Libereta (Co-beneficiary)
• TREBAJ (Co-beneficiary)
• Weople (Co-beneficiary)
• Eskilara (Co-beneficiary)
• Inquirium (Co-beneficiary)
Spanish Citizens Embrace Technology to Improve Elderly Care
Recent survey results reveal that a vast majority of Spanish citizens trust in innovative technologies and gadgets aimed at improving the care of dependent people.
From the Osasundata consortium, subsidized by the Basque Government's Hazitek program, we have developed a survey of 300 people aged 40 or older with the aim of understanding their position regarding the use of different technologies that can help monitor dependent people or even diagnose cognitive deterioration in primary stages.
The result is enlightening people highly trust in the usefulness of geolocation sensors, gadgets that take vital signs in a non-invasive way, or tools that remind medication schedules through alarm systems. Between 75% and 88% of the citizens consider these types of technologies extremely useful, with the perceived utility varying slightly depending on the type of device.
They are considered so useful that one in three of every four people interviewed would be interested in using at least one of the devices tested in the Osasundata project at this time.
Source: Survey conducted by Osasundata, November 2023
The survey delves into different aspects that allow analyzing the opportunities of using technologies and big data in the care and assistance industry.
The results of this market study validate the value proposition designed by the OSASUNDATA consortium during three years of research and propose new opportunities from both the research perspective and that of translating these advances into marketable solutions. The collected data demonstrate a growing acceptance of technological solutions to address the care and well-being needs of the elderly population.
Discover how society is leaning towards technological adaptation to provide more personalized care. Request more information about the study here.
1st Newsletter of IKIGAI55 Project
1st Newsletter of IKIGAI55 Project
CAPACITY BUILDING ON SUSTAINABLE AND MOTIVATIONAL TRAINING DESIGN ENHANCED BY SMART TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
ESKILARA participates in the last consortium meeting of POSITIVE Project
On Wednesday 15 December, the last POSITIVE consortium meeting was held in Bilbao at Eskilara’s premises. The meeting was physically attended by partners from Italy (Fondazione Santa Lucia, Maggioli), Poland (REALL), Romania (BluePoint Consulting), and of course Spain (Eskilara). ANA Aslan Foundation and i Home Lab participated also virtually.
The meeting started with the welcoming by Nicole Poltorak, Project coordinator, from REALL. After this, the work carried out for the project and its achievements was presented and analysed by partners.
The project will officially finished in February 2022.
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