Care-led innovation: The case of elderly care in France and Japan
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Chief editor: Sébastien Lechevalier
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Rising life expectancy and ageing populations are
a major challenge for our societies. A key issue is
care for elderly people who are experiencing a loss
of autonomy. While the contribution of technology in
this field (especially robotics, artificial intelligence,
and information and communication technology)
is recognised as a solution, this contribution is
also defined by certain limitations, now partly
revealed by the COVID-19 crisis. Our hypothesis
is that this is a structural problem related to the
partial disconnect between social needs and
technological solutions, itself tied to the dominant
paradigm of innovation. Our project’s objective is to
develop an alternative concept called care-driven
innovation. Thanks to a multidisciplinary French-
Japanese collaboration, we will thus analyse the
policies and practices that put well-being at the
centre of innovation.
AGENDA
Webinar n°3
• 20 May 2022
• 9 am to 11 am (French Time) / 4pm to 6pm (Japan Time)
Jean-Marie Robine, Inserm / EPHE / Ined Yasuyuki Gondo, Osaka University