WSIS&SDG TalkX : Healthy Ageing Innovation Prize 2024


WSIS

Session 505

Wednesday, 8 May 2024 16:00–17:30 (UTC+02:00) Virtual (remote) participation only WSIS&SDG TalkX

Pitching session with Finalists and Judges

Join us for the special online WSIS&SDG TalkX session as part of the WSIS Healthy Ageing Innovation Prize 2024. This is an online pitching session where this year's finalists will present groundbreaking solutions to improve the wellbeing of older people in the digital age. See innovators from around the world showcase their transformative ideas and technologies that address the challenges faced by older people. Be inspired by the creativity and ingenuity of this online pitching session as we celebrate progress in promoting healthy ageing and inclusive digital societies. Don't miss this opportunity to see the future of ageing with dignity unfold before your eyes.

2024 Finalists are:

Technology That Supports Preventative Health

  • My Health Pal, United States
  • Diabetic teleretinopathy: Automatic detection of diabetic retinopathy in Senegal using artificial intelligence, Senegal
  • Life is A Journey, UAE
  • Mind Ahead, Germany   

Technology That Supports an Older Workforce

  • Junoverse and Junoverse Ready, Switzerland
  • Techie Seniors PH, Philippines
  • Vinta, Argentina
  • 55/Redefined, United Kingdom 

Technology that Makes for Intergenerational Connections

  • Carelink 360, United States
  • Age-Inclusive ICT Innovation for Service Delivery in South Africa, South Africa 
  • Stitch, Australia 
  • DOST Experience on the Promoting Active Aging, Azerbaijan 
Panellists
Ms. Nancy J. Hodin
Ms. Nancy J. Hodin The Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) Moderator

Mr. Vladimir Stankovic
Mr. Vladimir Stankovic Program Officer International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Moderator

Topics
Artificial Intelligence Big Data Digital Inclusion Digital Transformation Health
WSIS Action Lines
  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C3 logo C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C7 E–HEA logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
  • AL C10 logo C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 3 logo Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
  • Goal 17 logo Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development