ICT APPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES)

J.P. Auffret, Ph.D., George Mason University, Toshio Obi, Ph.D., Waseda University, Naoko Iwasaki, Ph.D., Waseda University

June 7 th, 2013

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PROJECT

DESCRIPTION

The main goal of this project is to create an effective platform for

knowledge exchange on innovation for assistive ICT and

applications for elderly and disabled people.

The project includes evaluation of experiences in implementation

of and manpower training for ICT for people with special needs in

participating economies. The findings and recommendations are

published in the economy report and capacity building model

report respectively.

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Workshop on “ICT Applications for people with special needs” in Da Nang, Vietnam in April 7, 2012

Reviewing the OECD-APEC-Waseda Joint workshop Ageing society

Successful outcome of the Tokyo Workshop in September 12-14, 2012

Economy Reports for APEC Economies, January 2013

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Prevalence of Disability in the U.S. - Compiled based on the data from

the Disability Status Report: United States, 2008, 2009 and 2010,

Erickson and Schrader, 2010, 2011 and 2012

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Prevalence of Disability in Korea - Compiled based on Table 14:

Registration Status of Disabled Persons in the “Initial Report on the

Rights of Persons with Disabilities”, Republic of Korea, 2011

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Prevalence of Disability in Korea - Compiled based on Table 14: Eldery

Elderly as a Percentage of Population

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Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

ICT UTILIZATION FOR AN AGING SOCIETY

• ICT brings a lot of opportunities for the aging society in Health

Care, Welfare, Learning & Working and Daily Life.

Health care

Learning and Working

ICT for Aging

Society

・Tele-work

・E-learning

・Communities on

internet.

– interest groups

– social groups

– historical groups

・Electric Health Record

・Telemedicine

・Health Monitoring

・Medical record shared

by medical specialist

Living and Daily life

・Smart houses

・Smart cities

・On demand transportation

・Shopping on line

Welfare ・Robots for care

・On demand care

for 24 hours

・Emergency response

・Monitoring system

・Devices for care

workers

・Evacuation planning

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THE CURRENT SITUATION ON

AGEING SOCIETY IN JAPAN

1960 2010 2030 (projection)

Numbers of Elderly 5 (million) 29 (million) 37 (million) ↑

Proportion of Elderly 5.7% 23.0% 31.6% ↑

Life Expectancy at Birth Men 65.3

Women 70.2

Men 79.6

Women 86.4

Men 82.0 ↑

Women 88.7 ↑

Total Fertility Rate 2.00 1.39 1.34 ↓

Mean Number of

Household Members 4.52 2.46 2.27↓

Households with heads

aged over 65 －

15,680 (thousand)

One-person 29.7%

19,031 (thousand)

One-person 37.7%↑

Social Security Expenditure 0.7 (\ trillion)

108.1 (\ trillion)

(2011) 151.0 (\ trillion)↑

(projection for 2025)

Place of death Hospitals 18% At home 71%

Hospitals 78% At home 13%

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Japan as NO.1 Super Ageing Society in the world -Trends in the Aging Population from

1960 to 2030

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Population Census Statistics and Information Department, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Life Table, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Population Statistics of Japan 2012 National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Population Projection for Japan: 2011－2060 (January 2012) National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Households Projections for Japan: 2005－2030 (March 2008) Reference materials from the 10th meeting of the Council for Intensive Discussion on Social Security Reform, June 2, 2011

Population Statistics for Japan

INTERNET USAGE BY AGE GROUPS

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• The rate of internet users is increasing even at the age of 65 and over.

• Of the people in the age group from 65 to 69, 57% use the internet in their daily

lives.

65.5%

95.6% 97.4% 95.1% 94.2%86.6%

70.1%

57.0%

39.2%

20.3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

End of 2008(n=12,791） 68.9% 95.5% 96.3% 95.7% 92.0% 82.2% 63.4% 37.6% 27.7% 14.5%

End of 2010(n=59,346） 65.5% 95.6% 97.4% 95.1% 94.2% 86.6% 70.1% 57.0% 39.2% 20.3%

Age6-12

Age13-19

Age20-29

Age30-39

Age40-49

Age50-59

Age60-64

Age65-69

Age70-79

Age80andup

The ICT Application/ SolutionAdapted for

Ageing Society

Advent of the Ageing Society and Development of a New Growth Industry

Globalization

InformatizationAgeing

Three Key Paradigms

SocialParticipation

LifelongEducation E-Government

E-Municipality

ElderlyHousing

Safe and Secure System

Disaster Prevention

GlobalEnvironment

PensionSystem

Healthcare

NursingCare

New TrafficSystem

Pro-elderly Employment

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