1. TTA u-Health Peter J. Kim TTA 2008. 07. 14 DOCUMENT #:GSC13-PLEN-22 FOR:Presentation SOURCE:TTA AGENDA ITEM:Plenary; 6.5; Healthcare ICT CONTACT(S):Suk-kyu Kang (redorb@tta.or.kr), Peter J. Kim (pjk@tta.or.kr)redorb@tta.or.kr Submission Date: July 1, 2008

2. 2 Highlight of Current Activities (1) Creation of u-Health PG in TTA (’07. 12) ToR: Service Platform, Communication Protocol, Device Interface and Application Standardization Research Comprised of three Work Groups  Work Group 1: Device Interface  Work Group 2: Service Model  Work Group 3: Information Security Other domestic “Ubiquitous Health (u-Health)” related organization Domestic Health Informatics Committee (ISO/TC215) u-Health Forum (est. ’07. 12) Wireless Health Informatics Forum Korean Society of Medical Informatics HL7 Korea (Health Level 7)

3. 3 Highlight of Current Activities (2) Status of the u-Health Project Group Members are comprised of technology developers, clinical users and vendors (as of Jun 2008) First meeting held on Feb 2008 and had three meetings to develop ToR, WGs and Directions Standards in development process Technical Privacy and Security Requirements for Electronic Health Records of u-Health Environments u-Healthcare Service Application Framework API specification for u-Health Mobile Device Interface Data Exchange Protocol for Independent Living Activity Hub

4. 4 Strategic Direction Standardization Stage (2008~2009) Standardization priority to be decided based on requirements from domestic industries International promotion of TTA Standards Integration of u-IT into the fields of health and well- being u-Services for health and well-being to be provided using ICT technologies such as RFID, USN, mobile services

5. 5 Challenges Fast Growth toward Aged Society Socialstructure/qualityof life Increasing Role of Women in Society Proportion of elderly population(%) Community/education/environment/safety Women’s economic activity rate (%) Creating u-Life environment Emphasizing well- being Digital culture in daily life 60 Prevalence of a New Lifestyle Low educational competitiveness Developmental Imbalance between regions Increasing threat of environment and safety

6. 6 Next Steps/Actions Narrow the gap of well-being benefits among regions for senior citizens USN based remote health monitoring system u-Health system Establishment of basic health infrastructures u-Health Infrastructure Standardization of u-Health devices and information exchange protocols Information security for u-Health services