Ecosystem for an age-friendly village
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Vingåkers kommun |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 17 945 520 |
| Project duration | January 2024 - January 2026 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Challengedriven innovation - Phase 3 Implementation |
| Call | Challenge-driven innovation - Step 3 Implementation 2023 - autumn |
Purpose and goal
The aim is to make it easier for the elderly to be independent, maintain abilities, reduce the risk of involuntary loneliness, maintain health and enable them to remain living in their own home, as well as to lower the thresholds for using digital solutions and welfare technology, reduce involuntary loneliness, provide support to relatives and extended independence. The overall long-term effect goal is to create an age-friendly village.
Expected effects and result
An overall solution for safety-creating services is in place Developed method manual to become an age-friendly municipality Clear business models for dissemination Network for involuntary loneliness Structures for forms of cooperation between municipality and civil society Senior web developed and launched Ökat digital inside leadership with the target group seniors Adopted vision and strategy to become an age-friendly village Freed up time via welfare technology
Planned approach and implementation
The project is based on the demographic challenge, social challenge, and focus on meeting the goal conflict that arises when streamlining operations with the help of digitalisation, it must not be at the expense of the individual´s sense of security, safety and accessibility. The project will develop a system innovation that includes hardware, software, organizational solutions within the municipality as well as working methods and concepts towards both civil society and private actors. Our approach is to fundamentally change parts of the socio-technical system.