The SMART LIVING FORUM took place in the framework of the Innovation Congress on November 14, 2019 in the Congress Centre Villach in Austria. In this unique framework, the final conference of the COOP4HEALTHCARE project was organized and a dedicated CALL FOR POSTER had been launched. Researchers and institutions active in the field of Smart Living were invited to present their latest findings to an international audience.
The thematic areas opened for contributions revolving around the challenges currently faced by the health-care sector, like shortage of medical and care professionals, cuts in public spending and an increasing demand for health care services, which are largely attributable to ongoing demographic changes. In addition, the access to needs-based assistance and care in rural and peripheral areas is getting increasingly difficult due to infrastructural challenges. This requires an increased use of technology, especially in terms of digitalization, as well as of already available European knowledge excellence in this area.