Hampshire County Council, GB encouraged elderly independence with Amazon Echo trial

Hampshire County Council, GB Amazon Echo Elderly

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Hampshire and PA Consulting distributed devices to 50 elderly residents to increase self-sufficiency and independence. This collaboration resulted in an Alexa skill called My Carer, which helped caregivers communicate more effectively with trial participants. The county council previously supported elderly independence through tablet and video conferencing pilots from 2016 to 2017.

Pilot / POC Citizen Engagement Engagement Platforms Mobility / Applications

Hampshire County Council, GB

County council in England

United Kingdom

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Amazon

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2016-2017 Social Isolation Pilot Report

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Hampshire County Council leverages Amazon Echo skills to help older people live independently | The Drum

Hampshire County Council is aiming to leverage voice-activated home speaker Amazon Echo skills to assist with adult social care after budget cuts of local authorities.

Hampshire County Council: Helping people live independently for longer using consumer technology | PA Consulting

We partnered with Hampshire County Council to find innovative ways of using digital technology that would transform the lives of people who rely on social care support. We trialled Amazon Echo with 50 adults using social care services to understand how it could help them, and engaged social workers and carers to learn how it could support the wider care system.

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