Wellfaretech for the future

Important results from the project

The project has produced two guides. One provides support in discussing ethical issues when introducing welfare technology and the other is a guide that provides support in evaluating the effects of welfare technology solutions. In addition, a prototype of a serious game, Seniorboda, has been developed. A first proposal for what a long-term sustainable common structure and system for a collaboration and test environment might look like has been produced. This also contains a concrete roadmap.

Expected long term effects

An implemented collaboration and testing environment that can provide useful tools is expected to facilitate the development and implementation of welfare technology solutions. Here, it will be possible to benefit from what others have already done by working in the same way and with the same tools. The guides will provide better support during the product development phase in companies´ development of new solutions as well as during the implementation phase.

Approach and implementation

The project has been divided into three work packages: 1) Ethical guide 2) Guide for impact evaluation of welfare technology 3) Collaboration and test environments. The project broadly followed the project plan but was started somewhat later than planned. Workshops and interviews have been used in all work packages and have been more than planned, which has contributed to greater dissemination and anchoring. The guide for impact evaluation needs to be further developed to become a useful tool.