SNS as a platform of the activity monitoring system for the elderly

Abstract

Social networking services (SNS) offer new ways of tackling challenges related to maintaining elders' autonomy in their later life, ageing in place, loneliness and cost pressures of welfare system in ageing communities. In this paper we present a communal activity-monitoring concept that utilizes SNS and sensor technology. We propose that acceptability of the activitymonitoring system can be increased with context aware data delivery and by using social media as a platform for the monitoring system. © Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering 2013.