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What more can be expect from UMSA?
What more can be expect from UMSA? During 3 days, UMSA 2021 experts will discuss the most contemporary topics connected with mobility and smart ageing issues. Take a look at breakout sessions:1. Future patterns of age-friendly communities2. ICT solutions for smart social inclusion3. mHealth and eHealh meet Aging in Place: Tools, Benefits,...
Conference programme
Conference programme Let's take a quick look at #UMSA2021 conference programme. It includes not only panels but also breakout & co-creation sessions as well as City Forum and industry symposium. All this accompanied by the international exhibition and start-up village. Visit UMSA website and discover the latest update. So no to miss any...
Meet the Speaker
Meet the Speaker Urban Mobility and Smart Ageing UMSA2021 conference will give a floor to more than 50 experts from various fields representing different institutions, universities and R&D centers. We are happy to announce several of them below. Find out more about their presentations and stay tuned for other valuable speakers that will come...
Panel 5 – Urban ‘new normal’ and senior citizens beyond COVID-19
Panel 5 - Urban ‘new normal’ and senior citizens beyond COVID-19 The pandemic will bring sweeping changes to the world. Citizens are facing devastating health and economic impacts. A lot of older people are more isolated than ever before, because of being in vulnerable and high-risk group. How will look urban ‘new normal’ and senior citizens life...
Panel 4 – Innovations in safe and age-frendly urban infrastructure
Panel 4 - Innovations in safe and age-frendly urban infrastructure The pandemic will bring sweeping changes to the world. Citizens are facing devastating health and economic impacts. A lot of older people are more isolated than ever before, because of being in vulnerable and high-risk group. How will look urban ‘new normal’ and senior citizens...
Panel 3 – Micromobility and autonomous transportation
Panel 3 - Micromobility and autonomous transportation PANEL 3 will be focused on #micromobility and autonomous transportation. More and more people are using vehicles like e-scooters, e-cargo bikes, and e-bikes to move through the city. A lot of cities in the past couple of years saw an increase in the number of micromobility devices. It is...
Panel 2 – Technology-based healthy ageing in urban environment
Panel 2 - Technology-based healthy ageing in urban environment ? Panel 2 is a time to share the knowledge of how technological innovations can support active and healthy ageing in various aspects of daily life. More and more people wear a device on their wrist that constantly monitors aspects of health, and if anything is off, it sends them an...
Panel 1 – Active and shared mobility solutions for age-friendly cities
Panel 1 - Active and shared mobility solutions for age-friendly cities ?️ Urban populations are becoming increasingly urbanised. It is estimated that by 2030 around 3 out of every 5 people will live in an urban area. ? The United Nations (UN) is reporting that already the majority of people live in urban settings with predictions this will rise...
Housing is an important factor. The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland report
Housing is an important factor. The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland report Housing is an important factor in wellbeing and health. The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland has published a report in 2018 focusing attention on housing for older people. It shows that unsuitability of existing homes for supporting living with a...
Ireland the first age-friendly country in the world
Ireland the first age-friendly country in the world Did you know that Ireland is the first age-friendly country in the world? Each of Ireland’s 31 local government-led programs has an “Age Friendly” strategy. The programs include walkable streets, housing and transportation options, access to key services, and opportunities for older people to...
Public Health England launched an interesting competition
Public Health England launched an interesting competition The Centre for Ageing Better supported by Public Health England launched an interesting competition. They invited designers to rethink the symbols and icons commonly used in the public to represent older age groups. The main goal of this project was to portray older people in a positive...
MaaS – Mobility as a Service
MaaS - Mobility as a Service MaaS is a type of service that through a joint digital channel enables users to plan, book, and pay for multiple types of mobility services.How does the history of shared mobility in Poland look like?? 2011 - Nextbike Polska SA started working in Wrocław as self- service urban bike rentals. This is the first form of...
When you see the phrase “age-friendly city” what is your first thought?
? When you see the phrase "age-friendly city" what is your first thought? According to the World Health Organization an “age-friendly city” is an inclusive and accessible community environment that optimizes opportunities for health, participation, and security for all people, in order that quality of life and dignity is ensured as people age.We...
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What more can be expect from UMSA?
What more can be expect from UMSA? During 3 days, UMSA 2021 experts will discuss the most contemporary topics connected with mobility and smart ageing issues. Take a look at breakout sessions:1. Future patterns of age-friendly communities2. ICT solutions for smart social inclusion3. mHealth and eHealh meet Aging in Place: Tools, Benefits,...
Conference programme
Conference programme Let's take a quick look at #UMSA2021 conference programme. It includes not only panels but also breakout & co-creation sessions as well as City Forum and industry symposium. All this accompanied by the international exhibition and start-up village. Visit UMSA website and discover the latest update. So no to miss any...
Meet the Speaker
Meet the Speaker Urban Mobility and Smart Ageing UMSA2021 conference will give a floor to more than 50 experts from various fields representing different institutions, universities and R&D centers. We are happy to announce several of them below. Find out more about their presentations and stay tuned for other valuable speakers that will come...
Panel 5 – Urban ‘new normal’ and senior citizens beyond COVID-19
Panel 5 - Urban ‘new normal’ and senior citizens beyond COVID-19 The pandemic will bring sweeping changes to the world. Citizens are facing devastating health and economic impacts. A lot of older people are more isolated than ever before, because of being in vulnerable and high-risk group. How will look urban ‘new normal’ and senior citizens life...
Panel 4 – Innovations in safe and age-frendly urban infrastructure
Panel 4 - Innovations in safe and age-frendly urban infrastructure The pandemic will bring sweeping changes to the world. Citizens are facing devastating health and economic impacts. A lot of older people are more isolated than ever before, because of being in vulnerable and high-risk group. How will look urban ‘new normal’ and senior citizens...
Panel 3 – Micromobility and autonomous transportation
Panel 3 - Micromobility and autonomous transportation PANEL 3 will be focused on #micromobility and autonomous transportation. More and more people are using vehicles like e-scooters, e-cargo bikes, and e-bikes to move through the city. A lot of cities in the past couple of years saw an increase in the number of micromobility devices. It is...
Panel 2 – Technology-based healthy ageing in urban environment
Panel 2 - Technology-based healthy ageing in urban environment ? Panel 2 is a time to share the knowledge of how technological innovations can support active and healthy ageing in various aspects of daily life. More and more people wear a device on their wrist that constantly monitors aspects of health, and if anything is off, it sends them an...
Panel 1 – Active and shared mobility solutions for age-friendly cities
Panel 1 - Active and shared mobility solutions for age-friendly cities ?️ Urban populations are becoming increasingly urbanised. It is estimated that by 2030 around 3 out of every 5 people will live in an urban area. ? The United Nations (UN) is reporting that already the majority of people live in urban settings with predictions this will rise...
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Housing is an important factor. The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland report
Housing is an important factor. The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland report Housing is an important factor in wellbeing and health. The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland has published a report in 2018 focusing attention on housing for older people. It shows that unsuitability of existing homes for supporting living with a...
Ireland the first age-friendly country in the world
Ireland the first age-friendly country in the world Did you know that Ireland is the first age-friendly country in the world? Each of Ireland’s 31 local government-led programs has an “Age Friendly” strategy. The programs include walkable streets, housing and transportation options, access to key services, and opportunities for older people to...
Public Health England launched an interesting competition
Public Health England launched an interesting competition The Centre for Ageing Better supported by Public Health England launched an interesting competition. They invited designers to rethink the symbols and icons commonly used in the public to represent older age groups. The main goal of this project was to portray older people in a positive...
MaaS – Mobility as a Service
MaaS - Mobility as a Service MaaS is a type of service that through a joint digital channel enables users to plan, book, and pay for multiple types of mobility services.How does the history of shared mobility in Poland look like?? 2011 - Nextbike Polska SA started working in Wrocław as self- service urban bike rentals. This is the first form of...
When you see the phrase “age-friendly city” what is your first thought?
? When you see the phrase "age-friendly city" what is your first thought? According to the World Health Organization an “age-friendly city” is an inclusive and accessible community environment that optimizes opportunities for health, participation, and security for all people, in order that quality of life and dignity is ensured as people age.We...
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