Table of Contents

1 Introduction2 Emerging Technologies and the Aged Market: Innovation in Its Social Context 4 RFID in Focus: Technology, Use, and Complementarity 5 At Home with Age: Smart Wireless Living for the Elderly 6 AGE@HOME System Description, Implementation, and Implications 7 Living Digital 8 Conclusions and Future Directions

About the Author

Lara Srivastava is SeniorVisiting Fellowa tthe Center for Tele-Infrastruktur (CTIF) of Aalborg University(Denmark),and policy analyst and program manager of the technology foresight initiatives(previously New Initiatives) of the International Telecommunication Union(ITU).

Reviews

"This book appears at the right moment when several developments have made age and its consequences an important element of human existence. It makes for informative reading, being based on considerations related to independence for the aged and the application of emerging technologies to enhance this independence......." From the foreword by: Houlin Zhao Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union"