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Description
The main goal of the mFIRES project is to create an ICT system of assistance services for elderly, people after surgery, disabled or otherwise dependent seniors. The Project Promoter Intellope, together with the project partner Samaritans Association - a long-term operator of a SOS line, have identified new kind of services based on the needs and requirements of their clients. The services will be provided by creating three modules within the mFIRES IT system. By combining the modules, it will be possible to secure seniors with social, medical and technical support and assistance with daily living activities to maintain independence and social interaction.
Summary of project results
Increase in the number of persons aged 65+ ; more elderly people who will need care or other forms of help; more than 336 000 people living in Slovakia who are holders of ID of person with severe disability and this number is increasing every year; the process of deinstitutionalization of the social services; lack of skilled caregivers mainly in region with high mobility.
Providing developed IT solution as service - main activities of project (delivery of functional specification of mFIRES IT system, Development of mFIRES IT system, Testing and optimization of mFIRES IT system in real settings, Creation of mFIRES network).
IT system - provides assistance and support (medical, technical, social); the system consists of User & Task Management module, First Responder module, Education, Training & Assessment module.
Developed IT solution / new service:
mFIRES system – a system designed to support the whole assistance process from creating a request to a problem solution lying in finding a suitable “first responder” who can carry out the task requested for the recipient
First responders – assisting individuals, organisations and businesses which play a practical role. Through the mFIRES system the First responders use their knowledge, expertise, skills and abilities to provide rapid response to the recipient needs and requirements
Solution in the form of assistance service system for a specific target group – elderly, people recovering from surgery, disabled or other people with special needs to help them stay at home, to support and extend community-based services utilizing IT technologies, such as home emergency call service provided by ASSR, to provide assistance with activities of daily living, maintaining independence, social interaction, enabling recipients to play a fuller part in society, protecting them in vulnerable situations.
The main project target groups present people in need of assistance (elderly and people with disabilities).
Summary of bilateral results
ICB Digital AS is Norwegian software company with a focus on enabling digitalization processes in industrial and manufacturing enterprises. The partner provided its professional IT/business analytics expertise mainly during first phase of project implementation – in defining functional specification and business processes of IT system mFIRES. The experts provided Intellope IT team members also with advices how to tackle any challenges that arise during the IT system testing in real settings. In general, the partner contributed to overall project objectives, provided expertise and complete individual deliverables, defined needs and recommending solutions for project improvement.