Competition for funding workshop

Riverside Room, IET, Savoy Place, London
10.30am to 1.30pm

An information morning for those interested in the Smart Care Distributed Environment competition for funding. Closing date for expressions of interest for the competition is 1 September 2008.

The Assisted Living Innovation Platform aims to significantly advance technology to meet the demand for independent living from those suffering from long-term adverse health conditions. The technology needs to have greater capability, be easier to use and cheaper. Current care models are unsustainable, and major changes will be needed.

The competition has been called the Smart Care Distributed Environment to emphasise the need to look at communications technologies within the context of a large population of users with multiple devices, and within a personalised health and care system. It aims to bring together different disciplines and industries to work together systematically to address issues like provision of remote care and avoiding patient isolation.

Agenda

10.30am - Introduction to the call for applications

11.00am  - The health & care perspective Dr Richard Curry, Senior Scientific Advisor, R&D Directorate, DH

11.30am - Digital Communications and Assisted Living Dr Stuart Revell, HipNet Project

12.00pm - Q&A session

12.30pm - Networking buffet lunch

 

For more information about the competition please visit

http://www.innovateuk.org/ourstrategy/innovationplatforms/assistedliving.ashx

Space is limited and pre-registration is essential.To register please email info@dcktn.org.uk

 

This is a Digital Communications, Health Technologies, and Location and Timing Knowledge Transfer Networks joint workshop in association with the Technology Strategy Board.