Solutions for an age-friendly society require the collaboration of stakeholders, which are often not used to work together. IT developers and businesses may have very different ways of looking at a problem. Add to that the point of view of doctors, nurses, informal carers or patients and their sometimes unexpected ways of using technology and you will be heading for total chaos unless they all engage in a process of mutual learning.

How to do this and what types of tools to use were the main questions the over 80 attendees at the Engaged workshop discussed on 21 October in Letterkenny, after an inspiring talk on knowledge transfer and creation by Programme Manager Soo Hun from the Health and Social Care Northern Ireland.