Project for Long-term Care Tech by AMED
This website aims to help all those involved in Long-term Care Technology to correctly understand how such technology can be used in a safe and effective way at long-term care locations as well as to promote their development and use. This website provides a wide range of information from the Japanese government, professional organization, and companies about the introduction of Long-term Care Technology to care sites and the development of such devices, including the “Project to Promote the Development of Long-term Care Technology” being promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) (1).
What you can learn about on this site
- Robotic devices for long-term care
- AMED’s initiatives in projects related to Long-term Care Technology
- Introduction of project deliverables from these projects
- Information on related seminars and events
- Other information related to Long-term Care Technology
We hope this website is useful to everyone interested in achieving better long-term care nursing care through the development and introduction of Long-term Care Technology.
(1) This includes the "Advanced Research and Development and Development System Strengthening Project for Medical Devices, etc. (Robot Nursing Equipment Development Promotion Project, etc.)" that has been implemented by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) since FY2021, as well as its predecessors, the "Robot Nursing Equipment Development and Introduction Promotion Project" (FY2013-FY2017), "Robot Nursing Equipment Development and Standardization Project" (FY2018-FY2020), and "Robot Nursing Equipment Development Promotion Project" (FY2021-FY2024).
POLICY Basic Policy for Development of Robot Nursing Care Equipment
Nursing care robots are now being actively researched and developed, but they are still in the process of research and development toward their "practical use." The following two points are defined as basic policies for the development of practical robotic care equipment.
Basic policy 1:
The purpose and effects of Long-term Care Technology is viewed as effects on “people.” We don't just pursue performance as a technology. Long-term Care Technology will be developed and used with a clear purpose of "improving people's lives".
Basic policy 2:
Long-term Care Technology is positioned as a physical long-term care means for practicing well-executed long-term care. positioned within the program as a whole.
PRIORITY FIELD Priority areas for long-term care use
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare have established “Priority Fields in the Use of Robot Technology for Long-term Care” to contribute to long-term care sites and create new industries using technology. Support projects such as subsidies are being implemented for these priority areas.
* The following priority fields will be updated from April 2025
Source: “Priority Fields in the Use of Robotic Technology for Nursing Care,” Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, October 2017 revision
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https://www.mhlw.go.jp/file/06-Seisakujouhou-12300000-Roukenkyoku/2_3.pdf
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*Priority Fields in the Use of Robot Technology for Long-term Care Revised (June 28, 2024)
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https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2024/0628_004.html
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See the list of devices targetted for the project to promote the development and introduction of nursing care robots