{"id":23878,"date":"2017-02-02T14:45:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T14:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/a-majority-of-french-people-want-to-invest-in-digital-services-for-seniors\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T14:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:57:58","slug":"a-majority-of-french-people-want-to-invest-in-digital-services-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/a-majority-of-french-people-want-to-invest-in-digital-services-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"A majority of French people want to invest in digital services for seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"align wp-block-texte\">\n                                    <h2>Key figures: the French and the Silver economy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>30% are<\/strong>currently equipped with a communication service (connected TV, tablet with simplified interface, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Only <strong>6%<\/strong>of French people currently use remote surveillance, but <strong>61%<\/strong>would like to do so in the coming years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>65% cite<\/strong>the ability to report a problem as the main benefit of these connected services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"align wp-block-texte\">\n                                    <h2>Nearly a third of the French population now equipped with a connected communications service<\/h2>\n<p>Usage rates are still low when it comes to connected services dedicated to seniors: only 6% of French people say that they or their loved ones are equipped with a remote monitoring service, and<strong> <\/strong>5% with personalized autonomy assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The only tools that the French are currently integrating into devices to help the elderly are connected televisions or tablets (30%).<\/p>\n<p>They are not entirely dedicated to assistance or diagnosis, but demonstrate that digital technology is already helping seniors in their daily lives: common, easy-to-use technological objects are already adapted to some of their specific needs. The \u201cSilver economy\u201d is thus becoming a market with strong growth potential and the creation of new <sup>applications1<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup>To meet these ambitions, last September Syntec Num\u00e9rique set up a working group dedicated to the themes of \u201cAutonomy, ICT and ageing\u201d, confirming the growing interest of digital companies in the existence of a specific sector and its development.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"align wp-block-texte\">\n                                    <h2>Digital technology for health, comfort and quality of life<\/h2>\n<p><strong>65% <\/strong>of those questioned rank the ability to report a problem as the number one advantage of these connected services, as it represents a guarantee of rapid assistance in the event of a problem.<\/p>\n<p>The use of new technologies is also a reassurance factor for seniors and their loved ones in 56% of cases, as well as a means of bringing them comfort and improving their daily lives.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<section class=\"py-1.5\">\n            <div class=\"align wp-block-quote\">\n            \n            \n            \n                            <p><p><em>&#8220;To create the conditions for seniors and their families to adopt these connected services, we need to involve all stakeholders. Users, of course: equipping the elderly is a way of acculturating this population to digital technology, which they have traditionally been excluded from. Secondly, our industry: it&#8217;s clear that this new market represents a major growth opportunity as the age pyramid reverses.    <\/em><\/p>\n<p>rnrn<\/p>\n<p><em>Taking into account the specific needs of seniors to offer simplified interfaces must be at the top of our roadmap. Finally, the medical system must play its full role as a prescriber for the elderly, encouraging them to use connected services. There are few subjects that combine business and social utility: helping the elderly to gain in autonomy and comfort thanks to digital technology is one of them.  <\/em>&#8220;comments&nbsp;<strong>Bruno Vanryb.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>rn<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\">\n                    <a id=\"wp-block-file--media\" class=\"max-w-1\/2 flex\" href=\"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/barometre_de_linnovation_avril_2014.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                <span class=\"truncate\">barometre_de_linnovation_avril_2014 (pdf)<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/barometre_de_linnovation_avril_2014.pdf.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download=\"\"\n                aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media\">\n                Download\n            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[2194],"region":[],"thematique":[2280],"secteur_activite":[],"vision_geographique":[],"class_list":["post-23878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-survey","thematique-research-and-innovation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23879,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23878\/revisions\/23879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23878"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=23878"},{"taxonomy":"thematique","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thematique?post=23878"},{"taxonomy":"secteur_activite","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/secteur_activite?post=23878"},{"taxonomy":"vision_geographique","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preprod25.numeum.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vision_geographique?post=23878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}