Assisted living technologies for older and disabled people in 2030

10/6/24 • Kategória: Ageing Well,All,English,Research

Improvements in healthcare mean that people are living longer, and in better health, than ever before. There is expected to be a dramatic shift in the UK’s demography towards older people. There is the potential for significant social, cultural and economic benefits if older or disabled people are empowered to remain an active part of society. Communications technology is likely to play an important role in enabling this positive outcome.

Ofcom has commissioned this study to develop future scenarios based on the services required to promote social and economic inclusion of older and disabled people over the coming 20-year period. From these scenarios, the study identifies the key technological developments required, including a detailed discussion of drivers for or barriers to change, and a quantification of the technologies’ impact on wired and wireless networks.

Ofcom’s technical research programme enables us to keep up to date with technologies and trends, so that we can be in the best possible position to execute our regulatory duties. We do not conduct research in-house but make use of external resources, such as private commercial organisations, university departments and government funded research institutions. These reports present the findings of technical work conducted on Ofcoms behalf. The opinions and conclusions stated within these reports are those of the organisations who conducted the research and may not reflect the view of Ofcom or imply any future policy work in related areas. Ofcom is not responsible for the content or accuracy of these reports.