During the project, the PlatformUptake.eu consortium achieved many outstanding results. In the following, some of them are highlighted.
To present the main information on PlatformUptake.eu the consortium created a project website. As such it ensures that interested entities can find all relevant background information. To engage with the main audience of the project and collect valuable insights, the consortium created the PlatformUptake.eu Open Information Hub. The Hub aggregated all relevant project findings, including video recordings of 8 webinars and matchmaking events, and lists more than 45 related projects as well as hosted project’s virtual events. The Open Information Hub showcases a collection of more than 15 open platforms and their aspects of development. The collection supports decision-makers and end users to better understand the benefits of open platforms and how they can be integrated into organisational processes. Additionally, the Hub hosts a directory of more than 60 solutions for active and healthy ageing, which are built upon the showcased platforms or exist as standalone. Thus, it supported older persons, care and healthcare organisations and other decision-makers to get a better understanding of products and services that are already implemented.
PlatformUptake.eu also conducted more than 35 interviews with experts in the field to collect additional insights on hindrance and success factors for the uptake of open platforms in the AHA and AAL domains as well as 7 best practices to support end users in their decision-making process.The video recordings can be further exploited by organisations to develop more flexible, scalable, interoperable and user-friendly open platforms.
The created MOOC, which aims towards care and healthcare organisations, and policymakers, enabled learners to understand the use of open platforms and identify and integrate them into work processes. To acknowledge participants for acquiring knowledge, the graduates of the Massive Open Online Course were awarded with a digital batch developed by the project. The badge can be uploaded on social media, thus inducing more participants to complete the MOOC also beyond the funding period.
The developed two monitoring and self-evaluation tools supported open platform providers and their users in the AHA and AAL domains to self-assess the uptake of the platforms and their progress while developing solutions on top of them. Providers of open platforms are able, also beyond the project, to assess how their platforms perform over time and in comparison to their main competitors in different evaluation areas and perspectives.
The project gathered information on more than 35 implementation sites of open platforms across Europe and integrated it into an interactive platform map. The map helps current and future projects and initiatives in the field to purposefully tackle existing gaps and innovation needs. Last, PlatformUptake.eu created recommendations in the form of downloadable booklets for decision makers.
Based on the extensive knowledge exchange with key players in the field, the project established a set of lessons learned that point out, among others, that a high level of trust, transparency, safety and accountability among the end users of open platforms in the AHA and AAL fields are relevant for the uptake of their services. Moreover, customer and market orientation combined with a strong value proposition can determine how well the solutions offered by the platforms are tailored to the needs of end users. Last but not least, lessons learned from other industries, which have tackled similar challenges need to be collected and replicated in the AHA and AAL domains to support the uptake of open platforms.
