JPND-AAL: A new report
neurodegenerative diseases/dementia and their (in)formal carers
Assisted living technologies such as ICT/smart technology offer enormous potential in the development of effective measures for prevention, intervention and care for people with neurodegenerative diseases/dementia and their (in)formal carers.
To join forces and align priorities in this area, the EU Joint Programming Initiative -Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) and the Article-185 initiative – Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AAL JP), are working together towards developing recommendations for joint actions in the area of assisted living technologies for neurodegenerative diseases.
It is recognised that approximately 25% of current AALJP projects are developing ICT-based solutions for support and care of older adults with cognitive impairments. Therefore the objective of JPND – AAL JP engagement is to agree on a common research agenda, to align research priorities for ND and to determine how to implement priorities through partnership.
The objectives of the Amsterdam workshop were:
- to bring together important stakeholders in this area;
- to share knowledge on JPND and AAL JP;
- to identify gaps and potential benefits of collaboration;
- to recommend future joint actions and opportunities.
This report is a summary of the discussions that took place at the JPND-AAL Joint Workshop, held on January 27th, 2014, at the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam (Netherlands)