Promoting ICT innovations for the ageing population in Japan
Promoting ICT innovations for the ageing population in Japan
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.05.004
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发表时间：
2013-04-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Iwasaki, Naoko
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作者：
Obi, Toshio;Ishmatova, Diana;Iwasaki, Naoko
目的：本文旨在探讨有效的措施和战略，促进信息和通信技术为老年人和有特殊需要的人的创新。方法：本文首先回顾了目前政府在电子健康和无障碍领域的举措，这些举措正在解决日本迅速老龄化社会所面临的挑战。然后，根据在高度发达国家中能够满足老年人在生活质量方面的五个基本需求的特殊基础设施、设备接口、服务和应用的可得性，对日本政府在促进老年人ICT解决方案方面所取得的成果进行了评估。研究结果表明，需要作出更多努力，利用信息和通信技术改造社会的所有领域，以应对人口迅速老龄化带来的挑战。为此，该文件提出了12个主要领域，以促进人口老龄化的信通技术创新。然后，它概述了一些战略方向，以制定具体措施，使日本处于社会变革的前沿。(C)2012爱思唯尔爱尔兰有限公司保留所有权利。
Objective: The paper aims to explore effective measures and strategies for the promotion of ICT-enabled innovations for the elderly and people with special needs.Methods: The paper begins by reviewing current government initiatives in the field of e-health and accessibility that are addressing challenges faced by Japan's rapidly ageing society. It then evaluates the results of Japanese government efforts in the promotion of ICT solutions for its older population against the availability of special infrastructure, device interfaces, and services and applications that meet five essential needs of the elderly with regard to quality of life in highly developed countries.Results and conclusion: The results of the study suggest that more efforts are needed to exploit ICT to transform all domains of society in order to meet the challenges produced by a rapidly ageing population. For that purpose the paper proposes 12 main areas in which to facilitate ICT innovations for an ageing population. It then outlines a number of strategic directions for the formulation of specific measures that will place Japan in the forefront of societal transformation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.