Abstract
Telecare is believed to be one of the solutions to keep older people independent and reduce medical costs in an aging society. The government of Taiwan has initiated pilot telecare for homes, communities, and institutions, all based on Taiwan’s excellent National Information Infrastructure (NII). The pilots also promote the development of the local telecare industry and implement Aging-in-Place. This paper introduces national ICT programs that provide the information infrastructure. Telecare projects are subsidized by the Ministries of Economic Affairs and of Health and developed by the private healthcare industry. Community and institutional telecare appear ready for profitable business models. Home telecare, however, should be combined with other home services to become affordable for the end-user.
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