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Cáritas of Coimbra has been participating since yesterday in the AAL Forum 2018, in Bilbao – Spain, until September 26.

Cáritas of Coimbra promoted the Workshop 12 – Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments and the  role of caregivers in the deployment of ICT based approaches in partnership with Afedemy and Inova +. Carina Dantas and Ana Jegundo from the Innovation Department spoke on this panel and shared the results of the Thematic Network SHAFE and the role of caregivers in ICT development.

At the same time Carina Dantas and Ana Luísa Jegundo are members of the 2018 Organizing Forum Committee, having participated in four meetings prior to the event, programmed to outline the program and the guidelines for this year’s edition.

The Active and Assisted Living (AAL) Forum is an annual conference that presents the latest technological advances for active and healthy ageing, from robots and games to applications and sensors, products that focus on quality of life, greater independence and social life, and reduction of health care costs and social support. It brings together on one occasion participants who develop the technology, those who use it and those who invest in it, making it one of the largest and most important European events in the area.