NTU Forum Drives Smart Aging Technology

On October 29, 2025, the National Taiwan University (NTU) Living Lab Center co-hosted the Smart Aging Technology Innovation Forum with the Ministry of the Interior’s Architecture and Building Research Institute. The forum gathered experts from academia, industry, startups, and care sectors to explore opportunities and future applications of aging-related technologies in residential settings, aiming to bridge the gap between product innovation and real-world adoption.

Speakers emphasized the importance of user-centered design and field validation. Dr. Liu Pei-Ling, Director of the NTU Living Lab Center, highlighted that design thinking helps companies understand market value and integrate products into daily life, ensuring technology evolves from “usable” to “desirable” for older adults. Experts also identified key market challenges, including high deployment costs, privacy concerns, fragmented demand, and policy or regulatory constraints.

The forum concluded with actionable recommendations for industry stakeholders: enhancing cross-domain integration, addressing emotional and usability needs, focusing on “aging in place” solutions, and developing “product-as-service” models. The event showcased Taiwan’s collaborative efforts among academia, government, and industry to advance smart aging technologies and laid out a practical roadmap for future innovation in elderly care.