RISA Co-organized Seminar: Supporting and Rehabilitating Older Adults through AgeTech from Prevention to Personalised Care

The Seminar “Supporting and Rehabilitating Older Adults through AgeTech: From Prevention to Personalised Care”, jointly organized by the Research Institute of Smart Ageing (RISA) and the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), has been successfully concluded on 26 November 2025 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. We are honoured to have Prof. Alex MIHAILIDIS, Associate Vice-President, International Partnerships and Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto, Scientific Director, AGE-WELL Network, Centres of Excellence, Chairman, International Advisory Committee of RISA as the invited speaker.

During the seminar, Prof. MIHAILIDIS underscored the role of technology in preventing decline, maintaining function and enabling independence among the ageing population. He also introduced AgeTech innovations which actively integrated feedback from senior citizens and caregivers. Additionally, Prof. MIHAILIDIS advocated for adopting an elderly-centred and empowering approach in policy design which ageing was a global concern. At the event, Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PAIR; Prof. ZHENG Yongping, Director of RISA and Prof. Arnold WONG, Associate Director of RISA presented a souvenir to Prof. MIHAILIDIS.

RISA is delighted to see that this event successfully serves as a platform for global researchers in exchanging insights on AgeTech innovations. We will continue to foster international partnership of translating research achievements into accessible solutions and advocate for empowering senior citizens as co-leaders of gerontech innovation.

由與香港理工大學高等研究院(理大高等研究院)合辦的「樂齡科技助長者安老及復健：從預防到個人化照護」講座於2025年11月26日在理大順利舉行。我們很榮幸邀請到多倫多大學國際合作協理副校長、職業科學及職業治療系教授、AGE-WELL卓越中心網絡科研總監及智齡研究院國際顧問委員會主席Alex MIHAILIDIS教授擔任講者。

在講座中，MIHAILIDIS教授強調科技在維持功能、預防衰退及促進長者獨立生活所擔當的重要角色。他還介紹了在設計過程中採納長者及照顧者意見的樂齡科技創新產品。此外，MIHAILIDIS教授指出人口老化已成為全球關注點，政策制定者應採取以長者為本及賦能的理念。理大高等研究院院長陳清焰教授、智齡研究院院長鄭永平教授、智齡研究副院長黃宇樂教授在講座中向MIHAILIDIS教授致送紀念品。

智齡研究院樂見是次活動成功作為全球研究人員交流樂齡科技創新卓見的平台。我們將持續推動國際合作，把研究成果轉化為可負擔的方案，並倡議賦能長者成為樂齡科技創新的共同領導者。