Pharaon developed a framework for eHealth Action Research which was evaluated with consortium partners and experts from the field and other researchers from practice, outside of the Pharaon consortium, to increase the applicability of the framework. The framework consists of different elements: an introductory text and...
The Pharaon – A Digital Future for Healthy Ageing – Conference was successfully held on 26 June in Florence, Italy and online in conjunction with the 13° Forum Italian Ambient Assisted Living. About 100 participants – health and social care professionals, industry representatives, policy makers,...
Pharaon is proud to announce that two papers from Pharaon are among the finalists for ForITAAL best paper award. Finalist paper for the Best Student Paper Award: “Novice action researchers’ theoretical understanding and practical implementation of action research in eHealth”, authors: Kira Oberschmidt, Christiane Grünloh, Lex...
Pharaon’s objective was to make smart and active living for Europe’s ageing population a reality by integrating services and digital devices. The services were implemented in 6 pilots Murcia and Andalusia (Spain), Portugal, The Netherlands, Slovenia and Italy. The work in the Pharaon pilots was...
In the Pharon pilot of Andalusia, the implementation of Pharaon has had a more than positive impact thanks to its particular focus on combating unwanted loneliness and promoting social cohesion. The pilot coordinated by the Ageing Lab Foundation, together with the University of Jaén, the Provincial...
Pharaon partners InnoRenew CoE, in collaboration with the National Institute of Public Health, and Pharaon project partners from other pilots, organized the event “Introducing technology for caregivers of older adults”, held on 13 May 2024 at InnoRenew CoE and online. Mateja Erce Paoli, InnoRenew CoE’s researcher,...
The work in the Pharaon pilots was conducted according to the principles of Action Research. This approach focuses on the active involvement of all relevant stakeholders in the research process, and works in an iterative way of planning, action and (collaborative) reflection. Through these collaborative...
Pharaon partner University of Jaén has demonstrated a firm commitment to digital inclusion and the well-being of older adults through its participation in the Pharaon project in Andalusia. In a significant gesture of support and solidarity, the university has announced that it will give the...
Laura Fiorini, University of Florence, presented lessons learned from the Italian Pilots in a keynote presentation at the International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and eHealth on 29 April 2024 in Angers, France to about 50 people. Under the heading "Barrier...
Pharaon partner AgeingLab participated in the Tecnosocial Form held in Malaga on 14-15 March 2024 and won an award for their poster presentation of the Andalusian Pharaon pilot, highlighting the objective and development of the project and in detail the Andalusian pilot and study methodology....