IV International Scientific Symposium Lifelong wellbeing in the world
September 11-15, 2017 Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Tomsk Polytechnic University Tomsk, Russia
The sustainable economic development is determined by creating conditions of human and society well-being. Problems of continuous prosperity in today's society have moved beyond the scope of a single scientific field and now refer to a series of actual topics expanding the scope of interdisciplinary collaboration of scientists and experts all over the world.
The aim of the symposium is to create a discussion platform for the international cooperation of specialists, experts and researchers in this field.
Specialized sessions:
Session 1. Loneliness and its overcoming in the context of well-beingenhancing
- Loneliness as a social and economic phenomenon
- Meeting social needs of the individual and loneliness
- Subjective and objective experiences of loneliness
- Typology of loneliness and the specific experiences of different social groups
- Experiences of loneliness of older people in social service institutions
- The problem of loneliness at the level of state social policy
Session 2. The perception and designing of the future
- The vision of the future: formation, perception, transformation
- Socio-psychological factors in personal dimension
- Socio-cultural and historical aspects of the formation of the image of the future
- Well-being of older people as a result of active socio-economic design
- Socio-psychological models and research technologies of perception of the future
- The impact of the environment on the perception of the future by older people
Session 3. Mobilization of human resources to increase prosperity
- Expanding the involvement of society to ensure the well-being of the elderly
- Creation and validation of tools for measuring perceptions of social interaction and the assessment of its potential, using technology to promote coordination
- Adaptingcrowdsourcing algorithms to increase the intensity of virtual interaction, collecting stories of older people to strengthen the social relations between representatives of different generations
- Ensuring high standards of social well-being and harmony
- Educational environment as a factor of formation of a holistic perception of the future
- Available health care as part of the system of social interactions
Session 4. Information and communication technology to enhance socialization and well-being of the individual
- Information and referral resources and services that support decision-making in health care, educational programs and research
- Development of project solutions aimed at monitoring the wellbeing of older people
- Application development (and technologically supported project activities) that help to reduce the level of loneliness and promote positive perception of the future among older people as a key element of well-being
- The use of modern information technologies in social institutionsactivities to manage the well-being
- Monitoring of population health and well-being diagnostic
- Conceptual approaches to managing the information sphere of society
The Symposium official language is English.
