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Years after years, there is an increased number of senior citizens in Malaysia. As the result, senior citizens become one of the society segments that given a priority focus by the government. Many programmes are planned by the government to help the senior citizen. But, issues on senior citizen still occurred, such as financial/economy, social, emotion/psychology, religious spiritual, education/knowledge, health, environment, family, and others. Today, technology grows rapidly and used in many sectors, including education, health, security, and in daily activities. Harnessing technology makes life easier and productive. Mobile application can be found easily and utilized by everyone. The researcher believes that this technology/smart application can help the senior citizen to be productive and have a good life. Literature Review, Business Model Environment Map (EM), Business Model Canvas (BMC), and Value Preposition Canvas (VPC) used as the method of this paper. Therefore, this research paper proposed a conceptual solution to realize the well-being of Senior citizen through Smart Application.
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Realizing the Well-Being of Senior Citizen by Developing Smart Application: A Conceptual Model
World Assembly on Aging, & Vienna International Plan of Action on Aging. (1983). Vienna International Plan of Action on Aging: [World Assembly on Aging, 26 July-6 August 1982, Vienna, Austria]. New York: United Nations.
Vengadesan, M (2018). Budget 2019: Govt introducing new benefits to look after seniors. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/11/02/govt-introducing-new-benefits-to-look-after-seniors/ on April 10, 2019
Sivanandam, H (2019). Govt to fully study elderly care plan. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/02/08/govt-to-fully-study-elderly-care-plan/ on April 10, 2019
Rajeev, S (2018). The Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring a massive productivity boom. Retrieved from https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/fourth-industrial-revolution-massive-productivity-boom-good/ on April 14, 2019
Vacek, P & Rybensk A,K (2017). Digital Technology in the Contemporary Lives of Senior Citizens. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, Vol. 7 (10). Pp. 758-762
Elikan, Dina A. (2016). Master thesis: Service and Product design, user experience and testing of adoption hypothesis: designing a service that connects the elderly to internet communications. (Master dissertation)
Gurung, S. & Ghimire, S. (2014). Role of Family in Elderly Care (Bachelors Dissertation)
Chern, L.T (2018) Senior citizen fighting for her life after attempted snatch theft in Bayan Baru. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/03/senior-citizen-fighting-for-her-life-after-attempted-snatch-theft-in-bayan-baru/ on April 14, 2019
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Yen, H.K (2019). Duo accused of insulting Islam claim assaulted in prison. Retrieved from https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/04/05/duo-accused-of-insulting-islam-claim-assaulted-in-prison/ on April 7, 2019
Miwil, O. (2016). Depression among elderly increasing. Retrieved from https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/08/167702/depression-among-elderly-increasing on April 7, 2019
Selva, T.M (2017). Suicides in Selangor worrying, pattern among senior citizens. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2017/04/15/many-suicide-cases-in-selangor-go-unreported/ on April 7, 2019
Hamid, T.A (2016) National Policies on Ageing - Malaysia, Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing.
Wikipedia. Empty Nest Syndrome Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_nest_syndrome on April 10, 2019
World Assembly on Aging, & Vienna International Plan of Action on Aging. (1983). Vienna International Plan of Action on Aging: [World Assembly on Aging, 26 July-6 August 1982, Vienna, Austria]. New York: United Nations.
Myers, E.J., & Raup, L.J. (1989). The empty nest syndrome: Myth or reality? Journal of Counseling & Development, 68(2), 180–183.
Indramalar, S (2020) Budget 2021: Kinder towards senior citizens. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/family/2020/11/06/budget-2021-kinder-to-senior-citizens on December 3, 2020
Malay Mail (2020). Budget 2021: Higher welfare aid for people with disabilities, senior citizens, poor children, says MOF. Retrieved from https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/11/06/budget-2021-higher-welfare-aid-for-people-with-disabilities-senior-citizens/1920094 on December 3, 2020
Nasution, A.I. et al. (2018) Redesigning the University of the Future (UotF) through Humanizing Education and Industry Revolution 4.0. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations. Vol. 6(4) pp: 464-472
Skouby EK.E et al. (2014). Smart Cities and the Ageing Population. Wireless World Research Forum No 2. Pp 1-12
Department of Statistics. (2011). Population and Housing Census of Malaysia. Putrajaya.
Ministry of Economic Affairs (2018). mid-term review of the ELEVENTH MALAYSIA PLAN 2016-2020, new priorities and emphases. Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, 2018
Frost and Sullivan (2015). Frost & Sullivan Launches Malaysia Mega Trends Report in Collaboration with Malaysian Investment Development Authority Retrieved from: https://ww2.frost.com/news/press-releases/frost-sullivan-launches-malaysia-mega-trends-report-collaboration-malaysian-investment-development-authority/ on April 7, 2019.
KPWKM (n.d) Pelan Tindakan Warga Emas Negara (PTWEN). Retrieved from https://www.kpwkm.gov.my/kpwkm/uploads/files/Dokumen/Dasar/PTWEN%20(final).pdf on April 7, 2019
Li, Y (2013) Visually-aided smart kitchen environment for elderly suffering from dementia. (Master dissertation).
Nourizadeh, S. et al. (2009). Medical and Home automation Sensor Networks for Senior Citizens Telehomecare. First International Workshop on Medical Applications Networking, IEEE International Conference on Communications - IEEE ICC, Dresden, Germany. pp.1-5
Morris, M.E, et al. (2013). Smart-Home Technologies to Assist Older People to Live Well at Home. Journal of Aging Science Volume 1(1), pp 1-9
Morris, Meg, et al. (2012). Smart technologies for older people. Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society, Victoria, Australia.
Gao, J. & Koronios, A. (2010). Mobile Application Development for Senior Citizens. PACIS 2010 Proceedings. 65.
Frederick, W (2019). Home Care Assistance: 7 Helpful Apps for Seniors. Retrieved from https://homecareassistanceoffortworth.com/apps-for-aging-adults/ on December 1, 2020
Amalina, N & Ahmad, Y (2017). The Quality of Life of Aging Population: A Study among Older Person Who Received Long Term Care Services at Old Folks Home, Penang. Journal of Administrative Science Special Edition: Socio-Economic Issue, Vol.14 (3). Pp. 1-18
Elikan, Dina A. (2016). Master thesis: Service and Product design, user experience and testing of adoption hypothesis: designing a service that connects the elderly to internet communications. (Master dissertation)