Hi everybody,
comparing the three definitions below
1. citation from the manifesto:
making smart use of technology to support well-being in the
preferred living environment for people who might otherwise
find this difficult (e.g. infirm or very elderly people who
want to continue living in their own homes)
2. citation from "AALIANCE Ambient Assisted Living Roadmap", IOS
Press, ISBN 978-1-60750-498-6, page viii:
AAL refers to intelligent systems of assistance for a better,
healthier and safer life in the preferred living environment
and covers concepts, products and services that interlink
and improve new technologies and the social environment.
It aims at enhancing the quality of life (the physical, mental
and social well-being) for everyone (with a focus on elder
persons) in all stages of their life. AAL can help elder
individuals to improve their quality of life, to stay
healthier and to live longer, thus extending one’s active and
creative participation in the community.
3. the scope of AAL Joint Programme as cited on page 4 of the
above book:
cultivating the development of innovative ICT-based products,
services and systems for the process of ageing well at home,
in the community and at work, therefore improving the quality
of life, autonomy, the participation in social life, skills
and the employability of elder people and reducing the costs
of health and social care
AALOA's definition seems to be the most restrictive one by adding "for
people who might otherwise find this difficult" as well as emphasizing
just on home environment; this contradicts with both the R&D and the
market perspectives in the same section of the manifesto, as well as
with the vision of AAL spaces in the section following that. I do not
like the phrase "making smart use of technology" either, as I don't know
when the use of technology is smart and when not, AND it distracts from
the more important (for AALOA) usage of "smart" in combinations like
"smart environments".
I believe that we must keep this definition very short, because this
definition is not part of the core message of the manifesto but just an
obligation and hence must be kept as general as possible to avoid
mistakes and / or discussions. I also believe that direct (or even
indirect) citations would not match the style of the manifesto, either.
Hence, I just suggest to change it the following way:
employing technology to support well-being for everyone in all
situation of life, with a priority for people who might be hit
more by need for assistance (e.g. infirm or very elderly people)
What do you think?
Regards,
-- Saied
Francesco Furfari wrote on 06-Sep-10 09:22:
Hello to everybody,
next days the Manifesto will be sent to the organizers of the AAL Forum
(http://www.aalforum.eu/) to be attached to the material distributed to
the forum attendees.
To this end I produce a new version of the Manifesto (0.12):
- I changed the butterfly with a free copyright image ( the "Aloa
marginata" moth)
- I used the term Subscribers instead of Signatories
- I updated the list of subscribers.
Please, I would ask you to check whether your name and affiliation is
reported correctly, and of course to signal any other typos you may find.
Best Regards,
francesco
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