Information Day of the Call 2018 | ACTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMME

Information Day of the Call 2018 | ACTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMME: "INFORMATION DAY OF THE CALL 2018SHARE THIS UNFOLDING THE NEXT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY OF THE AAL PROGRAMME The 2018 AAL call Info day will take place on 31st January 2018 in Brussels. We are cooking a very exciting event for you so save this date on your calendar and do not miss the opportunity to be ahead of the curve!   Other than listening to the experts of the Programme, who will tell you about the DOs and DONTs for a running AAL project, you will assist to an interactive panel discussion with a focus on the market requirements for deploying AAL solutions. On the one hand, the focus will be put on BtoC ‘silver economy’ market and on the other hand on the more BtoB ‘regulated markets’ for health and care. For that purpose, different market players are invited with a supplier of AAL solutions for the silver economy market on the one hand (possibly added with a distributor for such solutions) and a buyer of AAL solutions in the care market, such as a hospital or a municipality.   After this panel, the AAL will provide you with a chance to pitch your project idea: the Info day offers you the right scene to engage with your future potential partners and start planning your project for 2018. Do not miss this opportunity and wrap your short presentation for the occasion by following the instructions (see below).   The topic of this call is “Smart Solutions for Ageing well”.  The aim of this call is to support innovative, transnational and multi-disciplinary collaborative projects. The AAL Call 2018 has the following key features that differ from previous AAL calls: AAL Call 2018 is open to collaborative projects developing ICT-based solutions targeting any application area(s) within the AAL domain, with a focus on specified markets. AAL Call 2018 allows for more flexibility regarding the scope, size and duration of the proposed projects (including small collaborative projects – please see below). “Collaborative projects” (carried out by consortia composed by at least 3 organisations from 3 different countries including an end user organisation and a business partner) will still be funded through this call. The big news of the Call 2018 is the inauguration of a new and agiler approach to innovation: the Small Collaborative project. Small collaborative projects have a duration of 6 months, a maximum co-funding budget of €300.000 and leaner application and reporting procedures. The main objective of the small collaborative projects is the exploration of new ideas, concepts and approaches for ICT-based solutions for older adults. They should reach out to new stakeholders for inclusion in (future) development of AAL solutions, build strong collaborations with end-user organisations, support community building with new customers and create shared agendas.   Not all national agencies will fund small collaborative projects. As of December 2017, the following Funding Authorities have indicated they will fund small collaborative projects: Austria Belgium – Innoviris Belgium – VLAIO Netherlands Portugal Romania Spain (Biscay province)"

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