ICT-Enabled Social Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing: Redesigning long-term care and independent living in Europe

Maria Cesira Urzì Brancati, Csaba Kucsera () and Gianluca Misuraca ()
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Csaba Kucsera: National University of Public Service, Hungary

No JRC107828, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: This issue of JRC Insights presents results from the analysis of initiatives and case studies on ICT-enabled social innovations promoting social investment in the field of Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) conducted as part of the JRC-led IESI research, in collaboration with DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. It highlights how over 70% of the initiatives in the field of AHA promote social investment by supporting the modernisation of social protection systems as well as by supporting investment in people throughout their lives. It also reveals that AHA initiatives are frequently characterised by radical innovation potential and higher integration at the service level, often combining funding, administrative and service delivery systems. Finally, the article illustrates how ICTs drive the organizational transformation of service delivery, by reducing overlaps and strengthening integration among service providers. In addition, they increase efficiency and reduce costs by improve targeting and personalisation of services.

Keywords: active and healthy ageing; long-term care; social care; ICT-enabled social innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 L31 L32 O35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6 pages
Date: 2017-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-age, nep-hea, nep-ino and nep-ppm
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