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The Future of Ageing in Europe

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Merkel, Heinze, Hilbert, and Naegele focus on the benefits that modern technology offers for active ageing. The chapter concentrates on three different areas: information and communication technologies (ICT), housing, and mobility. The authors analyse current developments and trends in each of those areas and also focus on challenges. They argue that despite its potential, the adoption, implementation, and diffusion of innovative technologies are behind expectations. Europe is presently facing a deployment gap: research and development efforts on the one hand and only limited market success on the other. The authors explore the reasons for the deployment gap and, moreover, provide examples of good practice and conclude with recommendations for further research as well as implications for policy and practice.

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  1. Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

    Sebastian Merkel & Josef Hilbert

  2. Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    Rolf G. Heinze

  3. Research Association for Gerontology, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany

    Gerhard Naegele

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    Alan Walker

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Merkel, S., Heinze, R.G., Hilbert, J., Naegele, G. (2019). Technology for All. In: Walker, A. (eds) The Future of Ageing in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1417-9_8

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