Ageing well in Luxembourg
Luxembourg may be a small country but its potential for research and innovation is high. Boosting ICT as an enabling technology in order to tackle the challenge of an ageing population, to enhance independent living and improve the quality of life of elderly people is a key priority for the Luxembourg ICT R&D community.
Why Luxembourg?
Luxembourg offers a wide range of competitive advantages, making the country a particularly attractive location for the development, testing and the market launch of innovative ICT solutions for an ageing population.
- With its strategic geographical location and its multicultural society, Luxembourg is an ideal location to develop, test and launch innovative solutions taking into account the diversity of the European population.
- Luxembourg offers powerful, hightech ICT infrastructures and fibre networks (e.g. data centres, public wifi hotspots) and holds a leading position in Europe in terms of internet adoption.
- The Luxembourg players, including technology-friendly healthcare organisations, research actors, i.e. the University of Luxembourg as well as various public research centres, technology providers and integrators are ready to respond to the needs and requirements of elderly people.
- Luxembourg presents a dynamic research community as well as many young and innovative enterprises who often collaborate in Public-Private-Partnerships. Following a pro-active and interdisciplinary economic development policy , Luxembourg supports innovation and research with a strong focus on both ICT and healthcare technologies.
- Luxembourg offers a rewarding business environment , including Governmental support for collaborative development projects and funding for innovative products and services.