Intelligent Technologies for Bridging the Grey Digital Divide

• #1. Ubiquitous Computing for Independent Living
• #2. Ageing, Chronic Disease, Technology, and Smart Homes: An Australian Perspective
• #3. A User-Driven Approach to Developing Ambient Assisted Living Systems for Older People: The SOPRANO Project
• #4. Falls Prevention in the Home: Challenges for New Technologies
• #5. The Use of Assistive Technology to Support the Wellbeing and Independence of People with Memory Impairments
• #6. Meeting the Needs of Diverse User Groups: Benefits and Costs of Pluggable User Interfaces in Designing for Older People and People with Cognitive Impairments
• #7. A Robotic Arm for Electric Scooters
• #8. Thinking Outside the Box: Novel Uses of Technology to Promote Well-Being in Older Populations
• #9. U3A Online and Successful Aging: A Smart Way to Help Bridge the Grey Digital Divide
• #10. Promoting Active Ageing through Technology Training in Korea
• #11. Intelligent Transportation Systems for Older Drivers: A Systems Approach to Improving Safety and Extending Driving Longevity
• #12. Low Usage of Intelligent Technologies by the Aged: New Initiatives to Bridge the Digital Divide
• #13. Building a Mutual Assistance Community for Elderly People
• #14. Preventative Healthcare: A Proposed Holistic Assistive Technology Model based on Industry Practice
• #15. Attitudes Toward Intelligent Technologies: Elderly People and Caregivers in Nursing Homes
• #16. Supporting Family-based Care for Aged Patients with Chronic Illness
• #17. Telenursing in Aged-Care: Systematic Evidence of Practice
• #18. Health Insurance Systems as Models for Managing the Increasing Elderly Populations of Japan and Korea
• #19. Assistive Technologies as Aids to Family Caregivers in Taiwan

Jeffrey Soar has an executive background in computing and information management. He held Chief Information Officer roles in national and state government organizations in Australia and overseas. Dr. Soar has also advised overseas governments and consulted to international development agencies, corporations, other universities and companies. Dr. Soar has been the foundation director of e-health research centres at two universities. He has authored over 100 published papers and given invited keynote presentations at prestigious international conferences.

Philip Tsang was a senior academic member of staff at the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK). He was conferred the OUHK President's Award for Excellent Teaching and Research in 2006, 2007 and in 2009. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE. Prof. Tsang has published widely in SCI journals. He is author of eight ICT and education books. He was a graduate of Washington University, USA. Dr Tsang has been the conference chair of the Int’l ICT conference series: Enhancing Healthcare Education, Research and Practice since 2006. He is editor of five international journals in the areas of Teaching & Learning, Mobile Communications, Education, Finance and Health. Dr Tsang is an advisor of the Hong Kong Doctors’ Union. Dr Tsang is Chair Professor and Vice President (Academic and Research) of the Caritas Francis Hsu College, and Caritas College of Careers. One of his current projects is to amalgamate Caritas’ 4-year and 2-year colleges to lay the foundation for the first Catholic University in Hong Kong, SAR, China. Philip would like to give special thanks to his wife Dr Sandy Tse for her support during the project activities in the past 12 months. This project has also benefited from the research grants (27/QEGS/A-08-09) from the Quality Enhancement Grant Scheme of the Education Bureau; (6/21)(R189-2)(ST-08/09-2) from The Open University of Hong Kong; and (HK-R1209) from Johnson & Johnson. For these, Philip wants to thank the Education Bureau, Caritas-HK, and Diabetes Team of the United Christian Hospital, The Open University of Hong Kong, and Johnson & Johnson research committees.