Project description ICT and Ageing Show the project objective Hide the project objective Mobility means freedom, flexibility and autonomy for all citizens, including older persons. Aging is characterized by functional changes that can create gait and balance disturbances in elderly, which are the main risk factor for falling. Elderly at risk of falling can be considered to be suffering from an involuntary motor behaviour that restricts their participation in society. One method to overcome such a situation is to activate a new learning process to better approach real life tasks, which represents an innovative element. The SMILING project is planning to diminish age related impairments by interfering with mobility disability and improving carry-over into real life situations. The new approach is intended to challenge the patient to solve new motor problems in real time by inducing variable environments that need active response and problem solving from the target population. This multidisciplinary project will offer a reorganization of the rehabilitation process in ageing, through new training procedures and advanced technologies needed to deliver them. The SMILING solution, a wearable computer-controlled device, is aimed to implement a systemic solution to re-model training sessions used prevalently in fitness clubs to facilitate and ameliorate walking schemas. The end-users needs will be assessed and they will participate to the all phases of the project. Special attention will be given to the acceptance and usability of new technology. The final product will improve mobility and functional status of target populations significantly prolonging independent living, increasing active participation in society across prevailing age-related impairments, and provide mobility aspects of active ageing. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinephysiotherapy Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.7.1 - ICT and ageing Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RIPOSO E CURA PER ANZIANI INRCA Address Via santa margherita 5 60124 Ancona Italy See on map Region Centro (IT) Marche Ancona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Fiorella MARCELLINI (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 294 140,00 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Switzerland EU contribution € 260 800,00 Address Batiment ce 3316 station 1 1015 Lausanne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Kamiar AMINIAN (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE VAUDOIS Switzerland EU contribution € 45 600,00 Address Rue du bugnon 21 1011 Lausanne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christophe BÜLA (Prof) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window STEP OF MIND LTD Israel EU contribution € 288 514,00 Address Hasayfan street 42 47248 Ramat-hasharon See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mark BELOKOPYTOV (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window MERCAZ MISHAN LTD Israel EU contribution € 45 936,00 Address Arlozorov street 33 62098 Tel aviv See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Itshak MELZER (PHD) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Italy EU contribution € 264 150,00 Address Via zamboni 33 40126 Bologna See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Leonardo PIANO (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window AB.ACUS SRL Italy EU contribution € 275 044,00 Address Via francesco caracciolo 77 20155 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Enrico D'AMICO (Mr) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window STICHTING IMEC NEDERLAND Netherlands EU contribution € 292 695,00 Address High tech campus 31 5656 AE Eindhoven See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jacco WIERSMA (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V KOSICIACH Slovakia EU contribution € 144 132,00 Address Letna 9 042 00 Kosice See on map Region Slovensko Východné Slovensko Košický kraj Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact DUSAN SIMSIK (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window VYSOKOSPECIALIZOVANY ODBORNY USTAV GERIATRICKY SV. LUKASA V KOSICIACH N.O. Slovakia EU contribution € 45 940,00 Address Strojarenska 13 040 01 Kosice See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Vladimír GÁBOR (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE United Kingdom EU contribution € 293 049,00 Address Richmond street 16 G1 1XQ Glasgow See on map Region Scotland West Central Scotland Glasgow City Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martin GREGORY (Mr) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
