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Project ASK-IT
Ambient Intelligence System of Agents for Knowledge-based and Integrated Services for Mobility Impaired users.
Short description
The objective of the ASK-IT project is to develop technical aids, information means and a range of services for mobility handicapped persons (blind, visually impaired, physically impaired, ill people, analphabets etc.) and to implement these in 7 European cities. The technical aids, information and services shall be available and accessible out-doors and during travelling ("ambient intelligence") and by this improve the means and possibilities for mobility of the target groups.
Description of work
The Integrated Project consists of 5 Sub-Projects:
- Content for All.
- Tools for All.
- Ambient Intelligence Framework.
- Accessible Europe.
- Horizontal Activities.
A detailled project description can be found at the ASK-IT site.
Focus of FTB
- Analysis of the available and needed integrated services for mobility handicapped people.
- Modelling of a information service infrastructure.
- Development and integration of technical aids for mobile human-computer-interfaces.
Project partners
- More than 50 project partners in total from 15 European countries (Greece, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Poland, Cyprus).
- Project leader: Siemens S.A., Spain.
- Technical/scientific leader: CERTH, Greece.
Project data
Duration: 10/2004 - 9/2008
Funding: co-funded by the European Commission within the IST-Programme of the 6th Framework Programme.
Contact persons at FTB
- Dr.-Ing. Helmut Heck (head of FTB development centre)
email: h.heck@ftb-esv.de - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Bühler (head of institute)
Last Updated at Monday, 16 November 2015