The main aim of the project as described in the previous section is to define the reference architecture for a home-based AAL system that will integrate advanced ICT building blocks. SAGE-AmI seeks to investigate the potential of the current state of the art AAL technologies (2010 paradigm) and make sure that it allows to utilise novel and innovative future technologies as they become available (2020 paradigm). The goal of this integrated project is to undertake a wide spectrum of activities to:
· create new technologies, standards and best practices in the construction of AAL systems for the satisfaction of needs and expectations of senior citizens,
· reduce the costs of health care and other related social services per capita,
· develop the network of connections between institutions and organisations, with a special emphasis put on the inclusion of local authorities, that cooperate with senior citizens and for the seniors in order to create long-lasting procedures and various ways of exchanging information between them, which will enhance the effectiveness of undertaken activities.
To this end SAGE-AmI aims to develop advanced, integrated and open solutions that will allow to build AAL systems for the elderly and that can be easily exploited throughout Europe and beyond. SAGE-AmI aims to propose a holistic architecture for individuals living at their homes. To this end several crucial elements will be designed and integrated into coherent prototypes and demonstrated in real target user environments in four different European countries. The project aims to employ multidisciplinary team of researchers and to advance knowledge in each of the relevant scientific and technological domains.
The major technological challenge of the project is to propose a model of cooperation between advanced distributed and service oriented infrastructure and the innovative interaction paradigms of Human-AmI interaction. Moreover, this integrated project has an objective to undertake research aiming to advance knowledge in various state-of-the-art and emerging AAL technologies such as washable electronics and smart textiles, novel wearable devices, emotion detection and innovative input and display techniques.
