Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (TAPPI)
Developing a benchmark for what ‘good’ looks like in technology for housing and care
Over the past few decades, we have seen a ‘revolution’ in the way digital and online technologies, communications and media influence our daily lives. However, the same cannot be said for the role of digital and technology in care, health and housing – especially in relation to older adults and people with disabilities. Often siloed, there is now an urgent need to adopt more joined-up approaches across local services and systems, enabled by technology.
While COVID-19 has helped embed the use of technology into the lives of many, it has also exacerbated the digital divide. At the same time, it provides us with an opportunity to strive for greater ‘digital integration’ across housing, health and care, putting the real needs of older adults and disabled people at the heart.
Chaired by Professor Roy Sandbach and supported by the Dunhill Medical Trust, the TAPPI Inquiry was about listening, gaining insights and creating a set of overarching principles that can inform a new framework for all stakeholders to refer to in the context of how technology can transform the landscape of everyday living environments for older and disabled people.
Launched on 26 October 2021, the TAPPI report, Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation - Phase One can be found below.
Information about the ongoing TAPPI Phase 2: from Principles to Implementation
The TAPPI Inquiry has been generously funded by the 