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Mosaic: collaborative ways for older adults to use their expertise through information technologies

Mosaic: collaborative ways for older adults to use their expertise through information technologies S IGACCE S S N ewsletter Issue 110 S eptember 20 14 MOSAIC: COLLABORATIVE WAYS FOR OLDER ADULTS TO USE THEIR EXPERTISE THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Atsushi Hiyama1, Masatomo Kobayashi2, Hironobu Takagi2, Michitaka Hirose1 The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan {atsushi, hirose}@cyber.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp IBM Research ­ Tokyo 5-6-52 Toyosu, Koto, Tokyo, Japan {mstm, takagih}@jp.ibm.com The demographic ratio of people over 65 in Japan passed 25% in 2013. Although there are countless challenges posed by an aging population, they can be overcome by harnessing the relatively increasing vitality and productivity of senior citizens. We are studying and developing an information technology (IT) platform called the "Senior Cloud" for a hyper-aged society. The Senior Cloud innovates by proposing a novel social model that leverages the power of senior citizens. Maintaining relationships with the surrounding community is an important factor for improving the quality of life of the elderly. Working at an occupation is one of the simplest ways to sustain social relationships. However, after retirement it is often difficult for senior citizens to find suitable full-time jobs. Their preferable post-retirement working style may be part-time or working online, situations in which they are often less restricted by the working http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing Association for Computing Machinery

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Association for Computing Machinery
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Copyright © 2014 by ACM Inc.
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1558-2337
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10.1145/2670962.2670966
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S IGACCE S S N ewsletter Issue 110 S eptember 20 14 MOSAIC: COLLABORATIVE WAYS FOR OLDER ADULTS TO USE THEIR EXPERTISE THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Atsushi Hiyama1, Masatomo Kobayashi2, Hironobu Takagi2, Michitaka Hirose1 The University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan {atsushi, hirose}@cyber.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp IBM Research ­ Tokyo 5-6-52 Toyosu, Koto, Tokyo, Japan {mstm, takagih}@jp.ibm.com The demographic ratio of people over 65 in Japan passed 25% in 2013. Although there are countless challenges posed by an aging population, they can be overcome by harnessing the relatively increasing vitality and productivity of senior citizens. We are studying and developing an information technology (IT) platform called the "Senior Cloud" for a hyper-aged society. The Senior Cloud innovates by proposing a novel social model that leverages the power of senior citizens. Maintaining relationships with the surrounding community is an important factor for improving the quality of life of the elderly. Working at an occupation is one of the simplest ways to sustain social relationships. However, after retirement it is often difficult for senior citizens to find suitable full-time jobs. Their preferable post-retirement working style may be part-time or working online, situations in which they are often less restricted by the working

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Published: Sep 22, 2014

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