ALFRED is a European project of 11 partners from 5 European countries; it aims to create a personal mobile assistant for seniors to fight decreasing independence. This will be possible thanks to the ALFRED application: a virtual smartphone butler controlled by voice.
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An American study conducted by Technology Advice focused on the relationship between American patients and their doctors, especially through Internet and the “Patient Portals”. Patient Portals are internet portals which allow patients to communicate; to be safely monitored by their doctors; to receive analysis results; to take appointments, etc…
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China is the most populated country in the world; it also accounts for the biggest population of seniors. Indeed, by 2035, there will be 300 millions of seniors in China. The quick pace of population ageing in China is partly due to the one child policy; it impacts the evolution of the Chinese society, in
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In Canada, the LGBTQ association “The 519” launched a campaign in favour of LGBTQ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transsexual Queer) seniors with the following slogan: “Our need for intimacy and community doesn’t fade as we age, older queer and trans rights matter.”
According to the World Bank, 2.5 million people work in the informal waste management system by collecting recyclable garbage in order to sell it. Many of these collectors are elderly people who can’t afford their daily expenses with the shrinking pensions they receive from the Chinese government.
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