The research by authors Suzanne Mežnarec Novosel, Jelena Lučan, and David Bogataj was selected among nearly 500 scientific papers from around the world for presentation at the IEEE ICCA 2026 conference.
The paper entitled From Potential to Implementation: Digital Transformation in Elderly Care Systems successfully passed a demanding international peer-review process and ranked among the 352 best papers out of 497 submitted studies from 20 countries. In the study, the authors highlight the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in the field of elderly care and emphasize the importance of modern technologies in ensuring safer, more independent, and higher-quality aging. This international recognition confirms the study’s significant contribution to understanding the future development of long-term care systems and age-friendly communities.
Selection for presentation at the conference and publication of the paper in the SCOPUS database represent important recognition of the quality of the research work and confirm the relevance of research into digital transformation in the field of elderly care.
This success is further proof that researchers at Alma Mater Europaea University are actively co-creating the international scientific space and contributing to the development of solutions for future societal challenges.