Ambient Assisted Living. 7. AAL-Kongress 2014: Berlin, Germany, January 21-22, 2014

This 7th German AAL Congress in 2014 was entitled "Housing - Care - Social participation". It provided an excellent platform for the innovative field of Ambient Assisted Living and allowed a qualified information and knowledge exchange between researchers and developers, manufacturers and users, service providers, end users and representatives from politics, industry and associations. The focus had been on technical solutions and concept studies from tomorrow to the next decade. Within the thematic topic of this conference "Better Life with Assistive Technologies" the basic human needs had been addressed in the different areas of housing, mobility, work, health and care. Intelligent assistance systems help people to lead an independent life. Innovative applications have been developed for all life stages and situations and brought to market in recent years