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2PCS Solutions GmbH was born from the 2PCS project to bring its innovation to the market. Coordinator Felix Piazolo explains how the team achieved this: “Two thirds of the company are owned by the project’s researchers and developers. They came up with the product, which is very important. It means they’re a lot more enthusiastic and always working to bring it to the market.” And the market is secondary end-users like Red Cross and operators of nursing homes. Following a purely B2B model, it has been crucial for the 2PCS project to maintain a close involvement with professional care organisations throughout.

Main Contact

Coordinator: Felix Piazolo
Tel: 0043-650-7429656
Email: Felix.Piazolo@2pcssolutions.com
Web: www.2pcs.eu

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We, at the AAL Joint Programme, are seriously committed in helping our projects to go to market so that they can deliver for the good of individuals, society and economy. This is social Innovation.

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Felix Piazolo, Coordinator of the project

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• The customer is always right

End-user involvement has been an integral feature of the AALuis project from the start. Despite some technical hitches, a second run of field trials has proven that it pays to listen to the customer. Tested by independent older adults and by those requiring assistance, AALuis shows that it is possible to provide services ranging from comfort to care on the individual’s preferred technology. As Mayer happily recalls: “Most users of the older user group found smartphones a challenge but all the end-users really liked the solution because of the possibility to change, from a touch tablet to a TV screen, for example, or between any other device.”

• Technology in flux

AALuis began with an ambitious aim: to make UIs and AAL systems easier to use in light of changing needs; help facilitate the connection of different services to different UIs and bring about a broader usage of AAL systems. These goals are still key but rather than being brought to the market as a whole, AALuis is progressing in a more segmented fashion. “All the partners have reused aspects of AALuis and developed it in further projects,” explains Mayer, “but to bring it to the market, I think it has to be in combination, as an add-on.” The user interaction layer, for example, is being used extensively in further research projects.

• Encouraging environments

The idea behind AALuis originated at AIT but the AAL Programme gave them the impetus to run with it by providing funding, collaboration, and strong support. Different funding rules for each participating country can be challenging for the projects but they haven’t deterred Mayer: “I think it’s a really good programme and we’re continuously participating in it. Some challenges occurred during the project, for example, having to change a partner or technical hitches in the field trials, but the spirit within the project consortium was really amazing the whole time, and that is a really important thing for these projects to succeed.”

Main Contact

Christopher Mayer
Tel: +43 50550-4833
Email: christopher.mayer@ait.ac.at
Web: www.aaluis.eu

This is how we help projects delivering social innovation!

We, at the AAL Joint Programme, are seriously committed in helping our projects to go to market so that they can deliver for the good of individuals, society and economy. This is social Innovation.

Success Stories 2015 brochure

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