Impact of EU-funded Research & Innovation on ICT for active & healthy ageing : the top 25 most influential projects : final report

Ageing poses one of the biggest economic and social challenges for this century. It is estimated that by 2025, more than 20% of Europeans will be 65 or over. To respond to the potential challenges that ageing presents for the future and to ensure that the necessary framework is in place to help Europe take advantage of the opportunities that the sector can provide, the European Commission (EC) has invested a great deal of resources into research and innovation (R&i) projects in this field. The main aim of this tender is to identify and consolidate the key findings from the R&i projects addressing ICT for Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) funded under FP7, the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) and the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme. A selection of the top 25 most relevant projects has been identified in agreement with the EC to extract the key findings on results achieved. The study results will be used for the further development of priorities under the EU Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 1 Health, demographic change and wellbeing1 and as input for the further implementation of the policy initiative on a 21st century blueprint of digital solutions for AHA.