IDA Singapore has entered an alliance to provide tablets and senior-friendly applications to 25 senior activity centers in Singapore.
The regulator's Smart Eldercare group has teamed up with A*STAR, NTUC Health and St Luke’s Eldercare to identify challenges faced by seniors and carry out technical trials at identified eldercare facilities.
Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Communications and Information, made the announcement at the opening of the Silver IT Fest.
He said more than 800 patients have also benefited as a result of the remote patient monitoring trial conducted National University Hospital (NUH) and supported by IDA and Ministry of Health (MOH), over the past year.
Patients with health conditions such as hypertension or diabetes are able to check their vital signs in the comfort of their homes. These readings are then transmitted wirelessly to healthcare providers to ensure timely assessment by the hospitals.
Finding out about medical information online is also something that beneficiaries of the Home Access program can do. So far,more than 900 households have benefited from the program launched last year, and have also been able to make digital calls or surf the internet.
The Minister awarded 20 IT-savvy seniors with the Silver Infocomm Ambassadors Awards for being exemplars of active ageing and their contribution to helping other seniors learn infocomm.