The SoCaTel project

Project Summary

Around one-quarter of the European population will be aged 65 and over by the middle of this century. This great achievement in longevity has also brought about multiple challenges for European social welfare and financial systems. While access to long-term care (LTC) for older populations is one of the social benefits that Europe takes pride in, due to barriers, including digital, cultural, bureaucratic and geographic, access to these services is not optimal.

The SOCATEL project proposes an approach that will cater to the needs of the growing ageing populations in Europe by improving the accessibility, responsiveness, efficiency, transparency and transferability of social and care services.

We will develop a useful, transparent and easy-to-use platform following a quadruple-helix (QH) approach, in which service users, care professionals, researchers and innovators will collaborate throughout the process.

During the process we will know first-hand the needs of all the people involved and they can choose how to receive or give this services. They will have the control to define the outcome of the platform because they are part of the decision-making process.

Project Acronym
SoCaTel

Project title
A multi-stakeholder co-creation platform for better access to long-term care services

Starting date
01/12/2017

Duration in months
36

Call (part) identifier
H2020-SC6-CO-CREATION-2017

Topic
CO-CREATION-04-2017
Applied co-creation to deliver public services

Fixed EC Keywords
Social innovation, Public sector innovation, Open government

The SoCaTel project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, under Grant Agreement nº 769975.

Around one-quarter of the European population will be aged 65 and over by the middle of this century. This great achievement in longevity has also brought about multiple challenges for European social welfare and financial systems. While access to long-term care (LTC) for older populations is one of the social benefits that Europe takes pride in, due to barriers, including digital, cultural, bureaucratic and geographic, access to these services is not optimal.

The SOCATEL project proposes an approach that will cater to the needs of the growing ageing populations in Europe by improving the accessibility, responsiveness, efficiency, transparency and transferability of social and care services.

We will develop a useful, transparent and easy-to-use platform following a quadruple-helix (QH) approach, in which service users, care professionals, researchers and innovators will collaborate throughout the process.

During the process we will know first-hand the needs of all the people involved and they can choose how to receive or give this services. They will have the control to define the outcome of the platform because they are part of the decision-making process.

Project Summary

Project Acronym
SoCaTel

Project title
A multi-stakeholder co-creation platform for better access to long-term care services

Starting date
01/12/2017

Duration in months
36

Call (part) identifier
H2020-SC6-CO-CREATION-2017

Topic
CO-CREATION-04-2017
Applied co-creation to deliver public services

Fixed EC Keywords
Social innovation, Public sector innovation, Open government

The SoCaTel project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, under Grant Agreement nº 769975.

During the co-creation process LTC users and professionals will have the control to decide the final outcome of the platform.

And what are the benefits?

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The creation of an inclusive tool in order to make accessing and using LTC services easier for older adults and care professionals.

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An improvement on the efficiency, transparency and responsiveness of the social services.

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A solution to the lack of coordination between hospitals, social services and LTC professionals that has a direct impact on the end users of this services.

SOCATEL will launch an accessible service design generated through the collaborative co-creation process among service users and professionals. SOCATEL will focus on a needs-led care (bottom-up approach) rather than a service-led care (top-down approach), offering an integrated tool of care services, accessible for people with care needs and/or at risk of social exclusion. This will improve care service users’ satisfaction and be cost-effective, while simplifying the paperwork requirements and thereby reducing the bureaucratic burden on citizens and professionals.

Project partners

Universitat Rovira i Virgili logo
Universitat Rovira i Virgili – Coordinator

Spain

Stitching Fontys logo
Stichting Fontys

Netherlands

Tampereen Yliopisto logo
Tampereen Yliopisto

Finland

Gal Ferenc Foiskola logo
Gal Ferenc Foiskola

Hungary

Trinity College Dublin logo
Trinity College Dublin

Ireland

Blau Advisors Strategic Partners logo
Blau Advisors Strategic Partners SL

Spain

Cyprus Research and Innovation Center logo
CY.R.I.C. Cyprus Research and Innovation Center LTD

Cyprus

Ajuntament de Vilanova i la Geltrú logo
Ajuntament de Vilanova i la Geltrú

Spain

Tampereen Kaupunki logo
Tampereen Kaupunki

Finland

Health Service Executive logo
Health Service Executive HSE

Ireland

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Funka

Sweden

Ozwillo

France

Everis Spain logo
Everis Spain SL

Spain

Team members

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SoCaTel
Coordinator
Blanca Deusdad

Senior Lecturer at Rovira i Virgili University

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SoCaTel project manager

 

Marija Djurdjevic

Postdoctoral researcher at Rovira i Virgili University

SoCaTel Technical Developer

 

Víctor Colomé

Rovira i Virgili University

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IT&SW Solutions Division Leader
Pantelis Nicolaou

CyRIC Cyprus Research & Innovation Center Ltd

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Professor of Social Work & Social Policy

 

Virpi Timonen

Trinity College Dublin

Manager of Older Persons Services
Austin Warters

Health Service Executive, Ireland

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SoCaTel postdoctoral research fellow

 

Isabella Riccò

Rovira i Virgili University

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SoCaTel Technical Manager
Domenec Puig

Full Professor at Rovira i Virgili University

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Associate
Professor
Yvonne Van Zaalen

Fontys University of applied sciences, Endhoven, The Netherlands

Marjon Gevers-Swinkels

Fontys

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Josep Maria Ranchal

Ajuntament de Vilanova i la Geltrú

Miguel Ángel Gómez Zotano
Miguel Ángel Gómez Zotano

Everis

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Jari Stenhall

University of Tampere

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Visiting Professor
Tony Kinder

University of Tampere

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Senior Researcher
Ilpo Laitinen

University of Tampere

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SoCaTel Project Leader within City of Tampere
Annina Tirronen

City of Tampere

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SoCaTel Project Leader within City of Tampere
Mari Lahtinen

Development Manager at City of Tampere

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SoCaTel Project Planning Officer
Leena-Kaisa Nikkarinen

City of Tampere

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Planning Officer and Specialist in Participating
Kirsi Nurmio

City of Tampere

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Planning Officer in the Development Team of the Social and Health Services
Johanna Sola

City of Tampere

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Associate Professor
Glòria Barberà

Rovira i Virgili University

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Full Professor
Ángel Martínez

Rovira i Virgili University

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Lecturer
Hector Simón

Rovira i Virgili University

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Technical Coordinator
Benoit Orihuela

Ozwillo

Fred Holtkamp
Associate Professor
Fred Holtkamp

Fontys University of applied sciences, Endhoven, The Netherlands

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Project Manager-UX/UI Design
Célia Tual

Ozwillo

Márton Gellén
Pilot site, Hungary
Márton Gellén

Pilot site, Hungary

Public Health Nurse Researcher
Anne McDonald

Health Service Executive, Ireland

Postdoctoral research fellow
Luciana Lolich

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

SEMBU Chief Technical Officer
Emmanuel Jamin

Everis

Monika Kokstaite
Solutions Project Leader and Project Manager
Monika Kokstaite

Everis

Virginia Gomariz
SEMBU Manager
Virginia Gomariz González

Everis

PhD and Director
Sophie Houzet

Ozwillo, France

Business Consultant
Frederico Vicente Ribeiro

Everis

EU Project Manager
Jon Switters

Funka

Advisory Board

Liah Greenfeld
Jana Havlíková
Teppo Krögger
Carles Campuzano
Begoña Román

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