In the digital era, with massive data production and enhanced analytical capacities, there is still enormous untapped potential in the use of disruptive technologies in the urban planning sector and the connected benefits and risks are still unclear. Nonetheless, the older people are typically not incorporated in the mainstream of planning, so there is the risk of excluding them.

URBANAGE model is developed through an inclusive co-creation strategy with relevant stakeholders (municipalities and associations of category) and final users (citizen - older adults) and is based on a decision-support Ecosystem that integrates: multidimensional Big Data analysis, modelling and simulation capabilities, based on Artificial Intelligence and Urban Digital Twins, and gamification for enhanced engagement purposes. Based on an in-depth understanding of user needs, the project has currently defined several use cases that involve the three public administrations involved (the cities of Helsinki and Santander and the Flanders region) and conducted the initial technological validation. This project has received funding from the Horizon 2020 program of the European Union - Contract No. 101004590.