‘Big, beige and boring’ is out. A new emphasis on aesthetics is in, and it could transform elder tech.

Occupational therapist and dean of the Perdana University School of Occupational Therapy (PUScOT), Professor Nathan Vytialingam, 65, was conferred the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Honorary Fellowship at the 17th Congress 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Yannis Palaiologos’s “Greece’s Bailout Ends, but Prospects Still Grim” (op-ed, Aug. 20) doesn’t have to be prophesy if Greece continues the more profound change of aligning 20th century public policy and social and economic institutions to 21st century age demography.

As people live longer and work longer, experts expect a growing number of employees to juggle their jobs with caregiving for aging parents or ill relatives, an experience that can affect their health, productivity and finances as well as their employer’s bottom line.

On July 9-10, 2019, the Government of Finland and the Global Coalition on Aging convened the first-ever Silver Economy Forum for government and business leaders. Following the success of the Helsinki Silver Economy Forum, GCOA was invited to bring the issues highlighted in the Silver Economy Forum to the annual World Summit on the Information Society 2020, followed by other global SEF convenings around the world.