The Federal government and opposition must make technology-supported care at home an election issue, the NSSN’s 3rd Ageing Forum heard last Friday at NSW Parliament House.

An Australian-first survey which has found older Australians, their families and carers are happy to accept government-funded technology - such as sensors or robots - in their home if it means they can continue to age at home.

Entrepreneurs, manufacturers and researchers learnt about Western Sydney University’s partnership with global automation and robotics leader Omron at this month’s Sensing Industry Connect.

Meet Flora Salim – an award-winning Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering, and the inaugural Cisco Chair of Digital Transport & AI, at UNSW Sydney – and learn about her research on machine learning for time-series and multimodal sensor data, and on trustworthy AI.

This month: our Grand Challenge Fund is now accepting applications; our latest Annual Report is live; and learn how smart sensors can help solve the looming aged care crisis in the lead up to our 3rd Ageing Forum later this month.

Helene Blanchard is the catalyst behind the idea for My Medic Watch, a digital health company offering smart-detection apps for automatic fall and seizure alerts.

The NSW Smart Sensing Network 2023/24 Annual Report is now available for viewing.

The NSSN is now accepting applications to support innovative, collaborative research projects that respond to the NSSN Priority Themes. 

The NSSN is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals to join its Board.

This month’s Thought Piece discusses a solution to the aged care crisis: the use of sensors in the home to allow older Australians to stay at home for longer.

An NSSN Grand Challenge Fund project is hoping to transform the provision of aged care in the home by describing which data collected by sensors provides the most meaningful improvements in care. 

This month: vote for OPENAIR to win a People's Choice award; meet some of amazing women researchers at ANU; and read how the development of more sensors for the vagina could have a global impact on women’s healthcare.