The Ambient Assisted Living Programme (AAL) is intended to address the needs of the ageing population through the use of intelligent products and the provision of remote services including care services. 
It aims to extend the time older people can live in their home environment by increasing their autonomy and assisting them in carrying out activities of daily living. Areas covered will include health and activity monitoring, enhancing safety and security, getting access to social, medical and emergency systems and facilitating social contact.

The programme also aims to reduce innovation barriers to emerging and promising markets and to improve Europe’s competitiveness.

A Call for Proposals has been issued with a closing date of 21st August 2008.
This Call will cover ICT based solutions for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Conditions of Elderly People. Proposals should involve participants from at least three different States.
In Ireland, Higher Education Institutions and companies that are eligible to receive funding from Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Udaras na Gaeltachta or Shannon Development  may participate.
Companies should be able to satisfy the relevant national funding agency that they have the potential to derive a benefit proportionate to the national funding being sought, through the exploitation of the results of the research or otherwise.

Click here for information on this Call AAL Call 2008

Contact:

Gerard Butler Tel: +353 ( 0)1 8082738