SIRENE and URBANAGE projects

1. Webinar: How to build Smart Healthy
Age-Friendly Environments?
This project has received funding from the European Union's
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under
grant agreement No 101004590.
December 5th, 11:30-12:30 CET
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed
are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily
reflect those of the European Union or European Innovation Council
and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union
nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

2. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
▪ Introduction, Silvia Urra, TECNALIA
▪ Establishing the context of SHAFE environments, Carina
Dantas, coordinator of SIRENE, SHINE 2Europe
▪ The need of the SHAFE environments focused on older
persons, Marine Luc, URBANAGE, AGE PLATFORM
EUROPE
▪ A practical case of SHAFE implementation in the region of
Flanders, Jurgen Silence, URBANAGE, AIV
▪ Panel discussion.
▪ Q&A
Agenda

3. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
In 2050 16% of the world’s population will be over 65
years old, joined the fact that 68% of the world’s
population will be living in cities
(from the United Nations data)

5. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Environments play an important role in
determining our physical and mental
capacity across a person’s life course
and into older age and also how well we
adjust to loss of function and other
forms of adversity that we may
experience at different stages of life, and
in particular in later years. Both older
people and the environments in which
they live are diverse, dynamic and
changing. In interaction with each other,
they hold incredible potential for
enabling or constraining healthy ageing.
World Health Organization

6. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Carina Dantas
SHINE 2Europe
Marine Luc
AGE PLATFORM EUROPE
Jurgen Silence
DIGITAAL VLAANDEREN
Our speakers

7. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Establishing the context of SHAFE environments
Carina Dantas, coordinator of SIRENE, SHINE2EU

8. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Smart Healthy Age-Friendly-Environment : the perspective from older
persons
Marine Luc, URBANAGE project, AGE PLATFORM EUROPE

9. +106 members
We represent older people
in Europe since 2001
Credit: AGE Platform Europe

10. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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Life years expectancy at birth
Women 83,8 (v/64,2 – 19,6)
Men 78,1 (v/63,5 – 14,6)
Eurostat, 2016
Life years expectancy at birth
Sweden Latvia
Women 82,4 (v/73,3 – 9,1) 79,6 (v/54,9 –
24,7)
Men 80,6 (v/73 – 7,6) 69,8 (v/52,3 – 17,5)
Eurostat, 2016

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Ageing : a universal natural process
Ageing isn’t something that happens to us in the second half
of our life: it’s a lifelong process
We age from the moment we are born. In this sense, ageing
is another word for living
Old age is therefore neutral, neither good nor bad

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Ageism
Ageism refers to how we think
(stereotypes), feel (prejudice) and act
(discrimination) towards others or
ourselves based on age
(WHO Definition)

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How the deployment of SHAFE in Europe is a lever for
greater inclusion of older people?
Accessibility : Age-friendly environments,
notably accessibility, is a cornerstone to enable
older people doing what they value most.
Changing the narrative : bring everyone on
board.
Investing in age-friendly environments is key to
enhance autonomy and independence.
SHAFE is a lever to access services and
information and foster participation of older
persons in society.

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URBANAGE is a European Horizon 2020 project that investigates how
digital technology can address the needs of older people in the urban
environment.
Helsinki (FI) Santander (ES) Flanders (BE)
Concrete example : URBANAGE project
urbanage.eu

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• Guidelines for citizen
engagement, including
digital engagement.
• Co-creation activities,
testing digital tools.
• Use cases co-developed,
tested and contrasted
with older adults.
Credit: IMEC

17. Decision Support
Ecosystem
Big Data
Artificial Intelligence
Simulations
Key Exploitable
Results
• Age Friendliness Index &
URBANAGE AFC Indicators
Framework
• Age-Friendly Route Planner
• Participatory data collection
device (mapping points of
interest and challenges)
• Travel Time matrix
• City Digital Twin for urban
planning
• Green Comfort Model

18. “ As long as we start from engaging older people, understanding what is
meaningful to them, and involving them throughout the process, we will most
likely foster all the benefits of technology to make the world a better place to
age for the generations of today and tomorrow”.
Thiago Hérick De Sá, PhD., Demographic Change and
Healthy Ageing Unit, World Health Organization (WHO)

19. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
A practical case of SHAFE implementation
in the region of Flanders
Jurgen Silence
Digital Flanders

20. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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H2020 Project
February 2021 - January 2024
12 Partners - 6 countries, 3 pilots
Goal : improve comfort of older
adults in the city
Means : Digital Twin technology
2 Flemish use cases for 5 cities
DV & IMEC

21. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
FLANDERS PILOT CASE - GREEN COMFORT INDEX MAP
WHAT?
• Quantify green & comfortable zones in the city for older
adults - using DT technology
• Using parameters relevant to older adults:
• Health impact (air quality, noise pollution, heat stress and
shadow impact)
• Green & blue infrastructure (ex. trees, parks - fountains, ponds,
waterfronts)
• Street furniture (ex. benches, tables, public toilets, streetlights,
drinking fountains)
• Accessibility & reachability (ex. substrate, quality sidewalk,
reachability by public transport)
Formula -> 1 score per surface unit, PD, colour scale 1-5

22. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
FLANDERS PILOT - GREEN COMFORT INDEX MPA
FOR WHOM?
• 3 target groups :
• Older citizens: find green & comfortable spots, improve
GCM by feedback, suggest new infrastructure.
• Experts: improve GCM by feedback, make simulations,
design scenarios & present to public
• Policy makers: best locations new infrastructure, where is
green comfort lacking? Where to improve
accessibility/reachability for high comfort zones?

23. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Persona 1 : Frans
Age : 68
Job : Retired older citizen
Lives in : Ghent, Belgium
Hobbies :
Playing billiards with Fernand, meeting friends
Challenges :
• Is exposed to increasing urban heat island
effect with poorly insulated housing
• Is unaware of comfortable outdoor spots in
the city to find refreshment
• Has no access to tools and processes to
communicate directly with city officials

24. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Green Comfort Index map
- OSM base layer
- Hexagon grid
- Colour scale & code

25. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
3D - presentation street
furniture, trees, buildings,
shadow impact

26. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.

27. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Feedback app for older citizens and experts
• Add suggestions (POIs, score)
• With account : add comments, vote
• Experts can evaluate suggestions
• Stimulation of co-creation

28. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Persona 2 : Eva
Age : 25
Job : City of Ghent, special planning department
Lives in : Ghent, Belgium
Hobbies : Travelling, visiting grand parents
Challenges :
• Wants to create maximum impact for senior
citizens with (limited) budgets
• Has access to senior council, but other seniors
are harder to reach to co-create a more age-
friendly city
• Wants to keep track of what senior citizens in
her city struggle with

29. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research
and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the
author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European
Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the
granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Experts & older adults
- Create scenarios/simulations
- Virtually add POIs
- See effect on GCI

30. Thank you for your attention
This project has received funding from the European Union's
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under
grant agreement No 101004590.
Co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed
are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily
reflect those of the European Union or European Innovation Council
and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union
nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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