From the beginning of the ehcoBUTLER project the results obtained have been oriented into the definition of the foundations of the technological platform, its implementation and deployment, the definition of the rules of the pilot of the platform and its running, and the exploitation of the data gathered from pilots for analysing its impact and return of investment towards an exploitation plan.
The work done includes highlights such as:
- The definition of the features of the platform oriented to the needs of the MCI users.
- Development and deployment of the technological platform
- Pilot running.
- Revision of the economic/non-economic key performance indicators (KPIs) for the cost-benefit analysis.
- Generation of the cost-benefit analysis and the exploitation plan.
- Publications in journals and conferences for the scientific community concerning project results.
More specifically, with regards to the exploitation of results, based on the results we have obtained, the sustainability of ehcoBUTLER solution is proved, giving those benefits, both social and economic, are much greater than costs. Although we have had a lot of problems to implement the all pilots and users for the COVID-19 pandemia, we have tried to get as much as possible data to complete an adequate Business Plan. We have analysed the different services already in the market, apps and platforms for the elderly, for people with MCI and with dementia, that have similarities with the hole system of ehcoBUTLER. However, it is difficult to get a clear position for the different products in the market. None of them have the full comprehensive scope that is included in ehcoBUTLER.
Our primary target customers are social care providers B2Goverment/B2B, including nursing homes and health sector. Citizens-at-risk and family members can buy the product themselves out-of-pocket (and later reimbursed). Healthcare community endorsement is, however, seen as a must to succeed with population wide adoption.
Regarding dissemination, apart from multiple publications in social media (Facebook, linkedin, Twitter) 6 webinars have been organized, 12 scientific publications have been achieved (7 scientific papers and 5 book chapters in conferences). 10 press releases, 3 newsletters, 1 many-to-many activity and 1 outreach initiative have been reached by the project. About offline communication materials produced, 5 posters and 2 brochures have been created. Finally, about traditional communication channels, a total of 10 articles to non-specialized magazines and 13 articles to websites have been created by the Consortium.
