# Smart Workplaces for Older Adults: Coping 'Ethically' with Technology Pervasiveness - Ageing\@Work an ## Overview **Authors:** Ageing\@Work Team **Publication Date:** 9 March 2022 **Link:** **Keywords:** AI and Ethics, Smart Framework, Worker Autonomy, Digital Trust, Data Privacy, Occupational Health, Ageing Workforce, Ethics by Design, European ICT Ethics, XR in Workplace Technologies. **Type:** News ## Summary This news report discusses the Ageing\@Work project, which addresses ethical concerns surrounding pervasive technologies such as AI, VR, and IoT in the workplace for older workers. It introduces SmartFrameWork, a five-dimensional ethics model focusing on autonomy, privacy, transparency, trustworthiness, and accountability to enhance trust in digital workplace technologies. The report highlights the project's approach to ethics by design, data management, and worker rights protection, emphasizing privacy, confidentiality, and risk mitigation in data collection and processing. Key ethical concerns include anthropometric data reliability, occupational health monitoring, and lifestyle tracking. Additionally, the report connects Ageing\@Work to broader European initiatives, notably its contribution to the EU ICT Ethics framework and the development of a CEN Technical Specification for ICT professional ethics. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://library.xrguild.org/ethical-responsibility/smart-workplaces-for-older-adults-coping-ethically-with-technology-pervasiveness-ageing-work-an.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.