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2018/TEL58/DSG/008 Agenda Item: 5.2

Progress Report - Extension of Information and Communications Technology Applications for

People with Special Needs (Ageing and Disabilities)

Purpose: Information Submitted by: Japan

ICT Development Steering Group MeetingTaipei, Chinese Taipei

4 October 2018

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Working Group: TEL DSGProgress report

Title of Project: Extension of ICT Applications for people with Special needs (Ageing and

Disabilities)

Waseda University, Japan & Government Technology Agency, Singapore

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Background

Proposing APEC Economies:

– Japan and Singapore Co-sponsoring APEC Economies:

– Thailand, Chinese Taipei, USA, Russia Date of Project Start :

–May 1, 2013 Date of Project End(as multiyear project for

capacity building by training/education/workshop)

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Major Staff and Researchers

Co-Project Overseers:

Prof. Dr. Toshio Obi Waseda University and

Mr. Chan Cheow Hoe of GovTech of Singapore

Deputy Director: Prof. Dr. Naoko Iwasaki, Waseda University

Researchers: Prof. Dr. Sato, Prof. Dr. Negoro, Prof. Dr. Nakamura, Prof. Dr. Higuchi of Waseda University

Visiting Researchers: Dr. Ishmatova, Dr.Hien, Dr. Hai and more

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Brief Description of Project

Purpose and the principal activities

------------------------------The main goal of this project is to extend the APEC funded project (TEL 01/2011A) that has created an effective platform for knowledge exchange on innovation for assistive ICT applications for elderly and disabled people.

The project has been developed in compliance with the declaration of the TELMIN8, and the resolutions for bridging digital divide adopted at the previous APEC meetings.

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Brief Description of Project

The project has included evaluation of experiences in implementation and manpower training of ICT applications for people with special needs in participating Economies.

The findings and recommendations by the project have been published both as report and capacity building model respectively.

The project has played an important role of cooperation with intra APEC FORAs such as Economic Committee as well as international organizations such as OECD,EU and NGOs for multi-year activities

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First / Second Stage Outcomes

The 14 APEC Economies and stakeholders were committed to work on the development for ICT applications for people with special needs (elderly and disabled) at 1st stage.

This is demonstrated in the Waseda Statement announced at the successful APEC-OECD Tokyo Workshop in September 2012, with inputs from the participants and speakers in addition to Workshops held at both Da Nang, Vietnam and Beijing as the 2nd stage

Project Publications on the topics in APEC were issued . Major Media covered them.

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The project has included evaluation of experiences in implementation and manpower training of ICT applications for people with special needs in participating Economies.

The findings and recommendations are published in the economy report and capacity building model report respectively.

The co-organizers, representatives from GovTech of Singapore and Waseda University of Japan had the review meeting in August 19, 2014 in Singapore where they reviewed the various activities including the most successful APECTEL e-Gov Forum at National University of Singapore in June 16-17, 2014

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Third Stage May 2014 –April 2015

APECTEL Workshop on e-Ageing in June 2014 chaired by Prof. Obi Dr Bollard made speech

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Fourth Stage May 2015 – Oct. 2016

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Presentation by Prof.Obi at APEC=PECC Forum on Internet Economy , Boracay Philippines, 2015

Organized George Mason Assistive Technology Conference in Arlington, Virginia in Spring 2015

Presentation by Prof.Iwasaki at OECD meeting in Paris in 2015

The 3rd Research committee on ICT and Woman in e-Ageing meeting by IAC with speaker Lawyer Mizukoshi 2015

APEC e-Ageing Seminar in September 28, 2015 Presentation by Prof. Obi at United Nations, ECOSOC New

York, 2015

Japan-China Forum on Ageing in China October 26 2015 in APEC

Training/education program: 100 students for one semester (October 2015 to March 2016) at Waseda Univ. lectured by MIC METI and NTT

Technical assistances to developing economies The APECTEL Meeting in Kyoto in November2,

2016 – the Industry Roundtable discussion on e-Ageing

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Fifth Stage Oct. 2016 - April 2017

UN FPA(Fund for Population Activities) Forum on e-Ageing in Beijing in November 30th as a speaker

Meeting for cooperation with ASEAN CIO Association in Phnom Penh December 1-2, 2016

Global Innovation Forum on e-Ageing by EU and G7 Summit in Brussels in Dec. 5,2016 - Participating as speakers

Japan – China Silver Innovation Forums in Beijing in Feb 28, 2017

Continuity of Capacity Building/Human ResourceDevelopment program which need long range for accomplishment of effective education/training

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Fifth Stage Oct. 2016 - April 2017

United Nations Conferences on Ageing

at UN New York in Oct.15 2015/Feb.8 2016

Speakers –Prof.Obi, Prof. Auffret and Prof. Iwasaki

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Sixth Stage May -December 2017

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• Sessions at IAC Forum organized by IAC & RANEPA in Moscow in September 29-30

• Organized George Mason Assistive Technology Conference in Arlington, Virginia on September 19th

• Japan-China e-Ageing Forum at Renmin University, Beijing, China in September 27

• Member, World Silver Meeting by AARP in Paris on June 6th

• Speaker at Japan-Korea ICT Application for Seniors society in Seoul Korea in Nov.16

• Quality of Life for Older persons Forum by AARP and ITIF in Washington in Dec.5

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Japan-

China

Silver ICT

Forum27 Sep

2017

Beijing China

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Leveraging ICTs to Bolster

”Quality of Life for Aging Societies” Forum At AARP 、Washington in Dec.5 2017in collaboration with the

I (ITIF)

A(AARP) and

W (WIN)

Dec, 4 2017 Washington DC

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Seventh Stage Jan. ~May 2018

Based upon successful activities in the previous period, there have been major activities as follows:

Speaker at UN Workshop on SDG silver innovation in Feb.2018 ,New York USA

Waseda University―MIC Forum on e-ageing in March 6

Shanghai Forum on e-ageing (China) in May 26

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W a s e d a U n i v e r s i t y - O t s u k i c i t y e - A g e i n g p r o j e c t C o l l a b o r a t i o n b y U r b a n & L o c a l a r e a s / O l d & Y o u n g p e o p l e

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May 25-27, Speaker at Shanghai Forum on e-Ageing C

June 21, Forum on ICT by International Academy of CIO a

June 25-27 Keynote speaker at ATIE (Asian Telecom Exchange Conference) on Digital Innovation for Silver Society in Singapore

July 25-27, Japan-China Smart Silver Forum at WasedaUniversity in Japan (50 participants from Japan and China)

July Speaker at NanyangUniversity Forum on e-Ageing , Singapore

Sept. 17-19 presentation at the 4th International Forum on Senior Care Science and Innovation in Beijing

September Contribution on the Book [Annual Global Report on Innovation in active, healthy and smart ageing sector 2018]

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Japan-China e-Ageing Forum inTokyo in July 2018

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IoT- Health in aging society

Dining-My Spoon

Senior Communication's social networking

TaizoSmart Silver Innovation Assisted Robots/ Communication

Robots Destructive technolgies

Health Management apps via Simple Phones

Robot Suit Hybrid Assistive Limb®

System CenterHome Recipient ICT for Older persons

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Transformation of Digital Economy by Smart Silver Community. Convergence of Ageing and Digital Societies.

ICT Utilization- Open Innovation toAll industries

Agriculture

Electric cars

ITS

Home ICT

Medical Service

Education Research

Home

Business

Governance

Transportation

e-Textbook

CooperationOf Medical Institutions

e-Learninge-Blackboard

e-Charte-Governance

New Agenda -Silver Digital Employment United Nations SDGｓ

1 Billion jobs will be needed for active seniors from 60years old and beyond in 2050

80% of retired persons will seek jobs after retirement and only 20% can find jobs in Japan

New work styles (Telework) using ICT are needed

New Silver business with digital skills

AI Innovation should create business opportunities

@APEC can play more important

role on e-Ageing in the region

@ Smart Silver Industry will be th

the biggest world market

by 2040

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Thank you !

Prof. Dr. Toshio ObiWaseda University,Japan

Singapore Gov. tech

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