REGIONAL PROJECT | VLAIO
Technology for Sustainable and Feasible Work in Healthcare and Welfare
Leveraging technology to support work in the healthcare and welfare sector
De zorg- en welzijnssectoren kampen met een hoge werkdruk, fysieke en emotionele belasting en personeelstekorten. Daarom investeert De Vlaamse Regering €3 miljoen in een project met als doel werkbaar werk te bevorderen in verschillende zorgsectoren zoals kinderopvang, jeugdzorg, gehandicaptenzorg en ouderenzorg, door technologische innovaties aan te passen aan de behoeften van zorgverleners en te testen in pilootprojecten.
What is the Living Lab for Sustainable Work?
The healthcare and welfare sectors face significant workforce challenges, including the rising demand for care due to an aging population, labor shortages, the need for reskilling due to technological advancements, and increasing emotional strain. As a result, the sustainability of healthcare jobs is under pressure—precisely at a time when every available worker is needed.
To address these challenges, the Flemish Government, through VLAIO, is investing €3 million in a living lab on technology for sustainable work in the healthcare and welfare sectors. Research centers Flanders Make and imec, in collaboration with universities of applied sciences Thomas More, PXL, and UC Leuven-Limburg, are launching pilot projects that leverage technological innovations to improve working conditions in sectors such as childcare, youth care, elderly care, and disability care.
This project places the needs of healthcare workers at its core. It maps available technologies and, in close collaboration with healthcare institutions, tests and refines these technologies in pilot projects.
The role of LiCalab
LiCalab is responsible for:
- Mapping the needs and requirements of healthcare providers through surveys, co-creation, and interviews.
- Facilitating pilot projects within healthcare institutions.
Our projectpartners
- Flanders Make
- Imec
- PXL hogeschool
- UCLL hogeschool
With financial support of VLAIO.