| Sumario: | Issue The symposium will open a panel for the audience to discuss how cross-field knowledge can be integrated for the development of products for the elderly, from ideas to products. The innovation model1 to accomplish the goal of 'innovation goes to business' and 'business becomes social welfare' will be presented and discussed. This work was supported in part by the National Science Council, Taiwan, under grant numbers NSC 101-3111-E-006-002 and NSC102-3111-E006-002. Content In view of the global aging society, issues derived from elderly health care have attracted increasing attention in Taiwan. In all aspects, it is necessary to re-think the design of products for the elderly. The Promotion Program of Value-adding to Creative Scenario with Cross-field Knowledge, sponsored by the National Science Council, Taiwan, facilitates the formation and cooperation of interdisciplinary teams in knowledge integration2 and innovative R&D processes from 'creative idea' to 'feasibility assessment' to 'prototyping the product'. The R&D process has contributed to a new innovation model, which will also be introduced in the symposium. In addition, some gerontechnology products developed in this program will be introduced by the presenters, such as an interactive system, health management system, intelligent transport, and rehabilitation game for the elderly. The authors of the 6 presentations will presentare as follows: (i) S-H. Chen, R-S. Lee on a new gerontechnology innovation model, (ii) S-Y. Cho, Y-F. Cheng, H-R. Chen, H-H. Tang, W-C. Chu, M-Y. Chen, C-H. Chen on Memoir monopoly; (iii) Y-C. Wu on a multi- functional health management system; (iv) H-C. Chiang, Y-S. Su, N-S. Chou, S-F. Gao, Y-C. Wu on a sitting up detection method; (v) K-T. Tseng, T-S. Tsai, H-T. Chang on applying IPDD approach to the development of an interactive system; and (vi) K-H. Chen, C-Y. Pan on an intelligent transport for living in dignity. Structure There will be 6 oral presentations followed by a 15-minute panel discussion. Conclusion The symposium will discuss how to develop products that contribute to healthy and happy lifestyles for elderly people, while enhancing humanitarian care and, most important of all, that help the elderly to live in dignity and have a quality aging life.
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