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VIPPSTAR - Visually Impaired children and adolescents: bridging the gap with Personalized Prevention Strategies, Tools, Approaches, and Resources

Call for proposal: HORIZON-HLTH-2024-STAYHLTH-01-02-two-stage
Role: Coordinator
Start date: - End date:
Type of funding: International
Responsible of the project: Prof.ssa Elisa Fazzi
Department: Department of Economics and Management, Department of Law, Department of Information Engineering, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Radiology and Public Health

Abstract

The VIPPSTAR project aims to offer the first holistic framework for a life-long enhancement of health, well-being, and autonomy of children and adolescents with Visual Impairment (VI). We will support a personalized prevention of the profound and sometimes irreversible impacts of VI on individual psychological, educational, and social competence. VI can be identifiable shortly after birth, persists throughout the lifetime and is likely to have an impact on all areas of development. VIPPSTAR will include families and young individuals to overcome the burden of VI and achieve a healthy, independent life and full rights to engage critically and safely with future digital technologies for health, including AI systems. Self empowerment and agency will be promoted moving from healthcare support to family, then self-administered serious gaming, personalized eLearning, and assistant-based coaching. The system will be co-designed together with youths to support a healthy physical and mental growth to adulthood. As a key innovation, we will study body image and identity development in youth with VI and consider its impact on digital media use in youth with VI, drawing concepts to develop personalized programs to prevent inadequate nutrition, limited mobility, and addiction to social media. A dedicated surveillance network will be established to collect data in different socio-economic and geographical groups to obtain an evidence-based comparison of the new programs with the national standard of care. All aspects on ethics, data protection, and AI use will be harmonized with the relevant EU regulations and guidelines for trustworthy AI: VIPPSTAR will establish the first regulatory Sandbox for digital health services in children and youths with VI, collaborating with regulators and stakeholders according to the AI.Act principles, also contributing to other EU initiatives.

Participants

  • UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI BRESCIA (Coordinator), Italy
  • KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, Belgium
  • EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN, Germany
  • UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO, Italy
  • SPINDOX LABS SRL, Italy
  • COMFTECH SRL, Italy
  • UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK, Ireland
  • CENTRUL REPUBLICAN DE REABILITARE PENTRU COPII, Moldova
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
  • PANEPISTIMIO IOANNINON, Greece
  • ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA', Italy
  • EODYNE SYSTEMS SL, Spain
  • VISUALLY IMPAIRED EDUCATION AND WORK SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL AISBL, Belgium
  • REAL EYES SPORT ASD, Italy
  • ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM, Olanda
  • LIFESCIENCE INNOVATION GOOD HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY S.C.A R.L., (Partner affiliato ad UniBS), Italy
  • AZIENDA SOCIO-SANITARIA TERRITORIALE DEGLI SPEDALI CIVILI DI BRESCIA (Partner affiliato ad UniBS), Italy
  • ASSOCIATION LES GLENANS (associated partners), France
VIPPSTAR

Total project costs/EU contribution: € 10.921.114,68;

UE contribution for UniBS: € 1.219.499,50

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