QR Code Jell Nail Stickers for People with Dementia
Each year, thousands of people living with dementia wander off, becoming disoriented and unable to find their way home. Japanese authorities received more than 17,000 such missing person reports in 2020. To solve this problem, ORANGE LINKS created a small, waterproof sticker that is affixed to a fingernail and includes a personalized QR code.
“Dementia Eyes”—Experiencing Dementia through AR
Dementia Eyes uses an augmented reality (AR) filter to reproduce the visual difficulties experienced by people with dementia, such as poor depth perception. Unlike VR, which creates a virtual space, AR lets users experience the effects in their real surroundings.
Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on the Fourth Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing
Dr. Osuke Komazawa of ERIA spoke on how universal design relates to aged societies in his talk, entitled “Population Aging, Sustainable Development Goals, and the Asia Health and Wellbeing Initiative,” at the March 2019 conference on Universal Design, held in Bangkok.
WEBINAR | Promoting the Development and Transfer of Technology to Improve the Lives of Older Adults
JCIE, the Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology (OIST), and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) co-hosted a webinar on technology transfer of innovations aimed at improving the lives of older adults.
WEBINAR | Community-Based Integrated Care for Asia’s Aging Populations
JCIE and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) will co-host a webinar on community-based integrated care.
AHWIN Papers No. 3: The Path to Community-Based Integrated Care
The third publication in the “AHWIN Papers” series covers Japan’s transition to community-based integrated care to address the challenges of its older population.
Development of New Japanese Proficiency Test Focusing on Japanese Communication in Care Work
This AHWIN-supported ERIA study focuses on a the development of a new Japanese proficiency test focusing on japanese communication in carework to contribute to policy to promoting the circulation of LTC care workers in East and Southeast Asia
OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS | 2022 Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS & NOMINATIONS: The Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation will recognize innovative approaches to improving the health and longevity of Asia’s aging populations.
2022 Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation Application Form
The online application form for the 2022 Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation.
アジア健康長寿イノベーション賞-日本国内-申請書
アジア健康長寿イノベーション賞-日本国内-申請書