Ambient Assisted Living

Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) will address the needs of Europe's ageing population, to reduce innovation barriers of forthcoming promising markets, but also to lower future social security costs.

AAL aims - by the use of intelligent products and the provision of remote services including care services - at extending the time older people can live in their home environment by increasing their autonomy and assisting them in carrying out activities of daily living.

Through funding of applied research and innovation projects, with emphasis on integration of the required technologies and exploring new ways for the inclusion of user needs into relevant products and services, AAL aims to reinforce a consolidated European market for AAL products, environments and services.

There will be an Ambient Assisted Living called for proposals in 2009, dates and thematic areas to be confirmed.

For more information contact
Graham Worsley
Innovation Platform Leader - Assisted Living
Technology Strategy Board
graham.worsley@tsb.gov.uk