Through a collaborative partnership and joint research, Philips and the Global Social Enterprise Initiative (GSEI) at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business have found that our aging population places a high value on technology as they age. However, the overwhelming majority believe today's technology needs to be better developed to help them successfully age at home, or age in place, for as long as possible. In fact, while most want to age in their own home, they believe they will have significant barriers to achieving this through the aid of technology, such as access and adoption, cost, privacy, complexity of use, product integration, and public policy. These barriers, which need to be addressed for future generations, already have a deep impact on how seniors currently use technology today.
53% of boomers and Gen X believed it would be a good thing if their parents used technology more Source: Aging Well: Technology Use Among Our Aging Population
Is tech the key to aging well?
About the Aging Well initiative
Through a collaborative partnership and joint research, Philips and the Global Social Enterprise Initiative (GSEI) at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business conducted a multi-year, three-part study on aging. Experts and industry leaders came together to examine the results and explore solutions to help people age at home, or age in place, for as long as possible.
2013 Roundtable attendees
Evan Barba, Assistant Professor in Communication, Culture and Technology, Georgetown Debra Berlyn, Executive Director, The Project to Get Older Adults onLine Alice B. Borrelli, Director of Global Healthcare Policy, Intel Corporation Terry Bradwell, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, AARP Richard D. Brennan, Jr., Executive Director, Home Care Technology Association of America Jon Broyles, Head of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care Susan V. Coleman, Clinical Faculty Member, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies Shawn DuBravac, Chief Economist and Director of Research, Consumer Electronics Association Mark Emery, Innovation Program Director for Home Monitoring, Philips Rod Falcon, Program Director, Health Horizons Patricia Ford-Roegner, Senior Policy Advisor, Amplify Public Affairs Elizabeth L. Grossman, Technology Policy Strategist, Microsoft Kevin Haley, Senior Vice President of Innovation, Under Armour Alicia Heazlitt, Director of Strategy, InnovateLTC Drew Holzapfel, Managing Director, High Lantern Group
Sean Hughes, Chief Design Officer Healthcare, Philips Koen Joosse, Director of Professional and Public Affairs, Philips Tony Lee, Senior Manager, Federal Government Relations, Philips David Lindeman, Director, Center for Aging and Technology at the University of California Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society Robert Love, Editor-in-chief, AARP Ladan Manteghi, Executive Director, Global Social Enterprise Initiative at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Dr. Leonard Marcus, Co-Director, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Louis McKinney, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for the DC West region, PNC Larry Minnix, President and CEO, LeadingAge Brett Norman, Health Care Reporter, POLITICO Pro William Novelli, Distinguished Professor of the Practice and Founder of Global Social Enterprise Initiative at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Laurie Orlov, Founder, Aging in Place Technology Watch Song Pak, General Counsel, Revolution Growth Lygeia Ricciardi, Director, Office of Consumer eHealth at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
Mary Rubino, Veteran Health Policy Editor, Health Affairs Greg Sebasky, Chairman, Philips North America Salim Shah, Chief Scientist, Georgetown Medical Center Mark Stephenson, Head of Brand, Digital and Communications, Philips North America Jeffrey L. Sturchio, Senior Partner, Rabin Martin Michael Sturmer, Senior Director for Consumer Health Engagement, Clinical Operations at CIGNA Crystal Swann, Director of Health Programs and Assistant Executive Director for Children, Health and Human Services, U.S. Conference of Mayors Sandra Timmermann, Ed.D., nationally recognized gerontologist Jeanine Turner, Associate Professor in the Communication, Culture and Technology Program, Georgetown University Diane Ty, Project Director, Global Social Enterprise Initiative at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Barg Upender, Founder, mobomo Marc Warshawsky, Senior Vice President, Digital Products Executive at Bank of America Daniel Rutherford Wilson, Director of Policy and Program Development, National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
