Project description ICT for Ageing and WellbeingSILVER searches for new robotics based technologies to assist elderly people in their everyday lives. Their purpose is to help older people to continue independent living at home even if they have physical or cognitive disabilities. U unique aspect of SILVER is that it uses a Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) process to identify and select the new technologies and solutions. In Europe, the PCP has so far been an under-utilized tool for promoting innovation. One of the aims of this project is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the PCP approach to address societal and governmental needs. In total 33 tenders have been received which will be reviewed by a panel of experts on elderly care, robotics and/or general business knowledge. Their preliminary ranking will be inspected and reviewed by a panel which will make the final decision on which tenderers are to be awarded contracts. Show the project objective Hide the project objective The SILVER project has two concrete primary objectives. The first is to establish and validate a Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) process in the participating countries. The second is to use that process to identify new technologies and services to address the challenge of Supporting the Independent living of the Elderly through Robotics.By the completion of this project there will be a fully documented PCP process, capable of being run as a joint cross-border PCP call for tender with the participating countries. Together with this process there will be supporting artefacts, such as application forms and document templates, which can be used by procurers wishing to run a PCP call. Additionally, the awareness and procurement competencies of local, regional and national public/private purchasers in the field of elderly care and of public authorities running research activities will have been upgraded.For addressing the independent living of the elderly a number of pilot research and development projects will be executed to develop innovative new solutions and technologies. These projects, identified through an open call using the PCP process, will run through a 3 phased life-cycle. This life-cycle will start with short feasibility studies to allow selected highly innovative ideas to be tested in a controlled way to mitigate the inherent risk that innovation brings. Those ideas that prove their viability will then go through a further selection process. The most promising projects will then be selected to develop prototypes and the most promising of those further again into small scale test series of first end-products and thus accelerate their route to commercialisation.By involving purchasers of care services for the elderly as partners within the SILVER project, we will provide these R&D pilots with intelligent lead customers able to assess and shape the solutions. This, together with the enhanced awareness that these purchasers will gain through their involvement, will greatly increase the chance that the ideas will be purchased when they become commercially available products. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.5.4 - ICT for Ageing and Wellbeing Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-7 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CPCSA - Combined Collaborative Project and Coordination and Support Action Coordinator The Technology Strategy Board Address North star house, north star avenue b1 SN2 1JF Swindon United Kingdom See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Stephen Browning (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 1 328 717,00 Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all REGION SYDDANMARK Denmark EU contribution € 181 688,00 Address Damhaven 12 7100 Vejle See on map Region Danmark Syddanmark Sydjylland Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Hasse Petersen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ODENSE KOMMUNE Denmark EU contribution € 122 176,00 Address Flakhaven 2 5000 Odense c See on map Region Danmark Syddanmark Fyn Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact René Lorenz (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR Finland EU contribution € 74 696,00 Address Otakaari 1 02150 Espoo See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Petra Turkama (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window OULUN KAUPUNKI Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Torikatu 10 a 90100 Oulun See on map Region Manner-Suomi Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Anna Haverinen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window VANTAAN KAUPUNKI Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Asematie 7 01300 Vantaa See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ari Toiva (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FORUM VIRIUM HELSINKI OY Finland EU contribution € 228 597,00 Address Unioninkatu 24 00130 Helsinki See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Other Administrative Contact Marja Mattila (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window GEMEENTE EINDHOVEN Netherlands EU contribution € 18 255,00 Address Stadhuisplein 10 5600 RB Eindhoven See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ingrid Widdershoven (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window BRAINPORT DEVELOPMENT NV Netherlands EU contribution € 152 709,00 Address Achtseweg zuid 159 h 5651 GW Eindhoven See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Anne Landstra (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window MINISTERIE VAN ECONOMISCHE ZAKEN EN KLIMAAT Netherlands EU contribution € 161 356,00 Address Bezuidenhoutseweg 73 2595 AC The hague See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Carla Dekker (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window VERKET FOR INNOVATIONSSYSTEM Sweden EU contribution € 126 260,00 Address Master samuelsg 56 10158 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ann-Mari Fineman (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window VASTERAS KOMMUN Sweden EU contribution € 159 505,00 Address Stadshuset 721 87 Vasteras See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lena Grapp (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window STOCKPORT METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 55 570,00 Address Stopford house piccadilly SK1 3XE Stockport See on map Region North West (England) Greater Manchester Greater Manchester South East Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andy Bleaden (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window