djc
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Retired Technician/Technical Writer |
| Location | Waterford, Sunny Southeast, Ireland |
| Introduction | I am an active Senior Citizen with a working background in electronics/communications and much voluntary work experience in Community affairs who, having discovered great enjoyment and benefits from usage of the Internet,wishes to promote its usage further for the benefit of members of our Senior Community. Much research is currently being undertaken into advanced usage of ICT to allow the development of telecare technologies, which would enable installation of monitors in the homes of older people. These monitors can include fall sensors, panic buttons or flood detectors and would normally be connected to a round-the-clock emergency call and response service. Use of telecare allows, for example, non-intrusive monitoring of whether an individual has got up in the morning, or has fallen, or has had a flood in the kitchen or bathroom. It can also be used to remind people to take medicine. It is incumbent on Seniors organisations to pursue such developments through and beyond the political stages. Please read item 10 of this blog which is my conclusion to this study and outlines my recommendations. |
| Interests | Details of my Relevant Experience follows: Voluntary Community Experience to 2006 ·Chairman of Fermoy Community Resource Centre ·Founder Member and Chairman of Fermoy Community Development Programme ·Board Member of Avondhu Development Group ·Board Member of Fermoy Enterprise Board ·Chairman ICT Sub-committee Fermoy Enterprise Board ·Chairman and Organiser of Fermoy Citizens Information Centre ·Information Giver Fermoy Citizens Information Centre |