A device that helps us to find out how elders are doing. That’s what the Malagan company Hearing Software has developed. It is called Senda and it is worn around the neck by elders. It communicates with their relatives’ cell phones through an app. In addition, it can be used to make phone calls, is […]
Juan Bermúdez is a retired postman. Aged 71, he is finishing a reproduction of the Mosque of Cordova. He has already built the replicas of the Maestranza in Seville, the Giralda, the Torre del Oro, and the Patio de los Leones of the Alhambra of Granada. Ten years ago he started to build the Villasudores […]
Studies Center in Information and Communication Technologies (CEATIC) to improve the quality of life and security for elders, or people with cognitive impairments, inside of their typical living space. There they are developing different applications that monitor everything from a person’s state of health to the level of safety inside their homes. Smart homes like […]
RuralTIC is a Vodafone Foundation initiative, which through the company Alma Natura from Huelva, tries to familiarise older generations with new mobile devices in rural areas of Andalusia with a population of less than 5,000. Some of these senior citizens have never seen or used a smartphone or tablet.
