CIVISTI - Ambient Assisted Living
Autonomous Living - Citizen's visions for a more independent ageing are turned into recommendations for the Viennese city government
Technologies and services in the field of autonomous aging (AAL) to increase autonomy, social participation and quality of life of older people. CIVISTI aims to draw attention to the specific needs of the users.
Oftentimes, the developers of technologies for older adults are close to market research and development . This frequently leads to a strong focus on economic issues. CIVISTI AAL aims to deliver the basis for R & D decisions which are based on the needs of the users.
The CIVISTI method
CIVISTI stands for "Citizen Visions on Science, Technology and Innovation" and is a new method developed by the ITA which has already been tested in seven EU countries. It enables us to show different perspectives on problems and current social tensions.
CIVISTI-Ambient Assisted Living - an evolution
CIVISTI-AAL is an evolution: For the first time our research focuses on a specific local area, namely Vienna. The results are expected to be more concrete than other foresight studies and therefore easier to implement for R&D. Viennese citizens, stakeholders (nurses, company, family members of those affected) and experts will develop a holistic view on issues relevant for autonomous ageing. The process will consist of five steps:
- D In standardized CIVISTI workshops, citizens will create visions for an independent life of older people in Vienna in the year 2050
- Based on the values, desires and fears contained in these visions, teams of experts and stakeholders will devise recommendations for research and policy-makers.
- Both visions and recommendations will then be analyzed and merged into an imaginary newsletters from the year 2050.
- The results will then be rated according to their priority by the participating citizens and experts. They will then be presented on the website leben2050.at, where they can be rated
- The website will be available to the general public. Everyone will be invited to vote for their favorite recommendations. The results will be published at specific intervals in the form of a "topics barometer".
Communication
This advanced process merges offline (face-2-face) and online (keyboard-keyboard-2) deliberation in order to take advantage of both forms of participation. By the year 2014, the web application available at www.leben2050.at will enable the participation of a larger number of people, making the external legitimacy of the results more likely. The workshops throughout the first phase ensure the intense personal exchange between the citizens which is crucial for the creation of common visions and ideas.
An important goal is to involve as many older adults in the evaluation process as possible. This poses great challenges for the design of the web application and the communication strategy of the project partners.
Publications
Publications
- . (2019). Wrinkles and Smiles — What is Good Aging? A Technology Assessment Perspective. Obm Geriatrics, 3, 26. doi:10.21926/obm.geriatr.1902058
- . (2018). Participatory foresight for technology assessment – Towards an evaluation approach for knowledge co-creation. Tatup – Technikfolgenabschätzung In Theorie Und Praxis, 27, 53-59. Retrieved from http://www.tatup.de/index.php/tatup/article/view/135/199
- . (2017). Transdisciplinary foresight: Forward-looking citizen and multi-actor engagement for demand oriented science, technology and innovation governance — theory, method development and case studies. Universität Wien.
- . (2017). Futures of ageing and technology – comparing different actors’ prospective views. Journal Of Responsible Innovation, 4, 157-176. doi:10.1080/23299460.2017.1360721DOIWebsiteRISENWBIB Abstract
Ambient and assistive technologies (AT) have the potential to increase individual autonomy, social participation and quality of life for ageing populations. In seeking to implement these technologies, national and supranational funding schemes have strongly supported primarily market-driven research activities. This means that other societally relevant aspects, such as specific social and cultural contexts, are likely to be underestimated if not neglected. In view of the development of RI, this would be a serious misconception. We examine three recent participatory forward-looking technology assessment studies that involved experts, stakeholders and laypersons in discussions about the future of ageing and AT, and identify the diverse futures they imagine. We show different ways an ageing society of the future can be pictured, and contribute to the discourse on European demographic change as a Grand Challenge. In the light of RI, this diversity of imagined futures underlines the finding that answers to societal challenges connected to an ageing population cannot only be found by means of technological solutions, societal aspects will also play an important role.
- . (2016). Innovation und Alter. In U. Bechtold, Waibel, U., & Sotoudeh, M. (Eds.), DiaLogbuch AAL – Dialoge zu Active and Assisted Living (pp. 71-114). Wien: OCG. Retrieved from https://shop.ocg.at/de/books/dialogbuch-aal.html
- . (2016). Kultur des Alterns: Wie man lebt, so altert man. In U. Bechtold, Waibel, U., & Sotoudeh, M. (Eds.), DiaLogbuch AAL – Dialoge zu Active and Assisted Living (pp. 247-260). Wien: OCG. Retrieved from https://shop.ocg.at/de/books/dialogbuch-aal.html
- . (2016). Ethik. In U. Bechtold, Waibel, U., & Sotoudeh, M. (Eds.), DiaLogbuch AAL – Dialoge zu Active and Assisted Living (pp. 203-246). Wien: OCG. Retrieved from https://shop.ocg.at/de/books/dialogbuch-aal.html
- . (2016). Sozio-ökonomische Aspekte von AAL. In U. Bechtold, Waibel, U., & Sotoudeh, M. (Eds.), DiaLogbuch AAL – Dialoge zu Active and Assisted Living (pp. 157-202). Wien: OCG. Retrieved from https://shop.ocg.at/de/books/dialogbuch-aal.html
- . (2016). Netzwerke & Know-How. In U. Bechtold, Waibel, U., & Sotoudeh, M. (Eds.), DiaLogbuch AAL – Dialoge zu Active and Assisted Living (pp. 115-156). Wien: OCG. Retrieved from https://shop.ocg.at/de/books/dialogbuch-aal.html
- . (2016). Technik in Betreuung, Unterstützung und Pflege. In U. Bechtold, Waibel, U., & Sotoudeh, M. (Eds.), DiaLogbuch AAL – Dialoge zu Active and Assisted Living (pp. 23-70). Wien: OCG. Retrieved from https://shop.ocg.at/de/books/dialogbuch-aal.html
- . (2016). DiaLogbuch AAL – Dialoge zu Active and Assistive Living. DiaLogbuch AAL – Dialoge zu Active and Assistive Living (p. 287). Wien: OCG. Retrieved from https://shop.ocg.at/de/books/dialogbuch-aal.htmlWebsiteRISENWBIB Abstract
Active and Assisted Living (AAL) bezieht sich auf den Einsatz von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien in den Bereichen Gesundheit, Mobilität, Kommunikation, Arbeit und Pflege mit besonderer Beachtung der Bedürfnisse älterer Menschen. Dabei zielt AAL darauf ab, Dienstleistungen und Technologien zur Verfügung zu stellen, die das Wohlbefinden, die Autonomie und die Sicherheit älterer Menschen, sowie deren Gesundheit und soziale Integration, erhalten und verbessern.
- . (2016). Participatory Foresight. Experiences with a Qualitative Demand-Side Approach. (C. Scherz, Michalek, T., Hennen, L., Hebáková, L., Hahn, J., & Seitz, S., Eds.), The Next Horizon of Technology Assessment. Proceedings from the PACITA 2015 Conference in Berlin. Prague: Technology Centre ASCR. Retrieved from https://epub.oeaw.ac.at/ita/pacita/pacita-2015-conference-proceedings.pdf
- . (2014). Leben2050 – Bürgerbeteiligung in einer vorausschauenden Studie zu selbstbestimmtem Leben im Alter in Wien. (M. Schrenk, Popovich, V. V., Zeile, P., & Elisei, P., Eds.), Proceedings REAL CORP 2014. Vienna. Retrieved from http://programm.corp.at/cdrom2014/papers2014/CORP2014_152.pdf
- . (2014). Wünsche an die Zukunft – Zukunftsvisionen Jugendlicher über eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. In Umweltdachverband (Ed.), Krisen- und Transformationsszenarios: Frühkindpädagogik, Resilienz & Weltaktionsprogramm (pp. 124-130). Wien: Forum Umweltbildung.
- . (2014). CIVISTI – Wegweiser in die Zukunft. Ita-Newsfeed. Retrieved from http://www.oeaw.ac.at/ita/publikationen/publikations-news/civisti-wegweiser-in-die-zukunft
- . (2013). Leben 2050-Workshop. Ita-Newsfeed. Retrieved from http://www.oeaw.ac.at/ita/projekte/news/leben-2050-workshop
- . (2013). Assistive technologies: Their development from a technology assessment perspective. Gerontechnology, 11, 521-533. doi:10.4017/gt.2013.11.4.015.00
- . (2013). Smart Leben – www.leben2050.at. Ita-Newsfeed. Retrieved from http://www.oeaw.ac.at/ita/projekte/news/smart-leben
Conference Papers/Speeches
Conference Papers/Speeches
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30/05/2016
Mahshid Sotoudeh, Ulrike Bechtold, Niklas Gudowsky-Blatakes:
DiaLogbuch AAL – Einführung zur Podiumsdiskussion 'AAL Dialog'
TA16 Smart New World – Was ist "smart" an smarten Technologien? -
18/06/2015
, Wien
Mahshid Sotoudeh, Niklas Gudowsky-Blatakes:
Citizens' Visions on Active Assisted Living
eHealth2015 – Health Informatics Meets eHealth -
04/06/2014
, Wien
Mahshid Sotoudeh, Ulrike Bechtold, Niklas Gudowsky-Blatakes, Leo Capari:
Ein Schritt vor der Innovation – Eine vorrausschauende Studie zu selbstbestimmtem Leben im Alter
Internationale Konferenz NTA6-TA14: Responsible Innovation – Neue Impulse für die Technikfolgenabschätzung? -
21/05/2014
, The Hague
Mahshid Sotoudeh, Ulrike Bechtold, Niklas Gudowsky-Blatakes, Leo Capari:
Cross-linking knowledge of citizens, stakeholders and experts for sustainable solutions in an ageing society
Third International Conference 'Responsible Innovation – Values and Valorisation' -
21/05/2014
, Wien
Mahshid Sotoudeh, Niklas Gudowsky-Blatakes, Leo Capari:
Leben2050 – Bürgerbeteiligung in einer vorausschauenden Studie zu selbstbestimmtem Leben im Alter in Wien
REAL CORP 2014 – 19th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society -
13/09/2013
, Wien
Mahshid Sotoudeh:
Präsentation von Visionen von BürgerInnen
BMVIT -
17/07/2013
, Ulm
Ulrike Bechtold, Niklas Gudowsky-Blatakes, Leo Capari:
Technologie in der alternden Gesellschaft der Zukunft – ein Vergleich der Ideen verschiedener Akteursgruppen
BMBF-Klausurwoche: Technisierung des Alters – Beitrag für ein gutes Leben? Ethische, rechtliche, soziale und medizinische Aspekte von technischen Assistenzsystemen bei pflege- und hilfsbedürftigen Menschen im fortgeschrittenen Alter.
Duration
02/2013 - 08/2014
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