ActGo-Gate

ActGo-Gate is a Python-based web-application linked to open source solutions for alternative currencies and commercial ERP systems, complemented by mobile apps to provide anytime/anyplace access. Three occupational modules support different forms of social participation by older people.

The “Serve the community” module enables customers to participate by offering their informal support to other community members (informal volunteering work).
The “Flexible occupation” module brings together local service providers with golden workers and active retirees, who want to engage in part-time jobs and occupations.
The “Get involved with organisations” module aims to bring together people for social projects, e.g. as part of corporate volunteering programs.

These modules will be run in three different locations, an urban setting in Northern Germany, a rural setting in Southern Germany, and a small town setting in Switzerland.

Objectives

The project’s goal is to create an ICT based marketplace supporting entrepreneurship, self-fulfilment and social participation for golden workers and active retirees. The project aims to create a transferable model as gate for different occupation modules. The model builds on local social marketplaces (existing local communities or social network sites) that serve as a basis and starting point for developing three occupational modules: “Serve the community”, “Flexible occupation”, and “Get involved with organisations”, each to start off in one of the three pilot regions.

Expected results and impact

ActGo-Gate provides a platform for self-determined, flexible participation in different contexts (paid and unpaid), leveraging self-entrepreneurship and social participation of golden workers and active retirees.
Integrated marketplace with intelligent matching of supply and demand allows situational and individual management of occupation with little time and effort
Mobile applications (with a focus on easy-to use interaction concepts like NFC) allow flexible, anytime/anyplace and easy to use access to the platform.

Partners

Partners involved in the ActGo-Gate project

Organization	Type	Country	Website
University of St. Gallen	R&D	Switzerland	www.iwi.unisg.ch
Mobanode Ltd.	SME	Ireland	www.mobanode.com
Wroclaw University of Economics – Institute of Business Informatics	R&D	Poland	www.ue.wroc.pl/en/
Entwicklungszentrum Gut altwerden GmbH	End User	Germany	www.ez-gaw.de
Business Engineering Institute St. Gallen AG	SME	Switzerland	www.bei-sg.ch
Alster Service Center GmbH	End User	Germany	www.alsterservicecenter.de
Benevol	End User	Switzerland	www.benevol-sg.ch

Project name: Active Retiree and Golden Workers Gate (ActGo-Gate)
Website: www.actgo-gate.eu
Coordinator: University of St. Gallen, Institute of Information Management
Duration: 36 Months
Starting Date: 01.10.2014
Total budget: € 3.030.000
Public contribution: € 1.610.000

Contact

Dr. Philipp Menschner

E.: philipp.menschner@unisg.ch

T.: +41 71 224 3323