Asia turns to tech to help watch over a growing elderly population
Technology is helping watch over seniors in Asia.
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Technology is helping watch over seniors in Asia.
Monitoring devices help ensure "the premises are well guarded, and quickly draws attention to abnormal situations such as a fall or abscondment," she added. AGEING POPULATION By 2050, one in four people in Asia and the Pacific will be over 60 years old, according to the United Nations, with significant social and economic consequences for countries including Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China and Thailand. Smart home technologies such as cameras, robots, motion sensors and artificial intelligence-based speakers are being rolled out to help take care of them.