Grand Défi "Digital medical devices for ageing well" challenge

Pourquoi un Grand Défi sur le numérique au service du bien vieillir ?

Le vieillissement de la population est un défi sanitaire, social et économique majeur. En 2050, la France comptera près de 12 millions de personnes âgées de 75 ans et plus. La perte d’autonomie pourrait concerner près de 5 millions de personnes, contre 2,5 millions en 2015. Ce constat impose de repenser les politiques d’accompagnement et de prévention.

Le numérique offre des solutions innovantes pour :

  • soutenir la prévention des chutes et de la perte d’autonomie,
  • améliorer la qualité de vie à domicile,
  • renforcer le lien social et la coordination des soins,
  • soutenir les aidants et les professionnels du grand âge,
  • moderniser les établissements médico-sociaux.

Le Grand Défi « Dispositifs Médicaux Numériques au service du bien vieillir » vise à accélérer le développement, l’expérimentation, l’évaluation et la diffusion de ces innovations utiles, fiables et accessibles.

Comment le Grand Défi accompagne les innovateurs du numérique pour bien vieillir ?

Le Grand Défi a été co-construit avec les acteurs du secteur médico-social, les gérontopôles, les institutions publiques et les utilisateurs finaux. Il se décline en quatre axes stratégiques, pour soutenir l’innovation, structurer les expérimentations, organiser l’évaluation et former les professionnels :

Priority 1: Support research and innovation, by funding the co-development of solutions with local players and structuring a national map of systems and experiments.

Launch of the "Innovation Program" (development, CE marking, co-design) constituting part 1 of the Grand Défi DMN Call for projects serving the elderly and aging well

Launch of CFP Structures 3.0. aimed at social and medical-social establishments to support ESSMS in their digital innovation maturity and strengthen their ability to implement innovations

Axis 2: Evaluate MNDs, with a shared methodological framework, selection guides for professionals and users, and calls for projects to generate evidence of use, impact and benefit.

Launch of the "Full-scale Demonstrator" (real-life testing, evaluation of use and adoption, economic impact assessment, budgetary) which is part 2 of the Grand Défi DMN Call for Projects serving the elderly and ageing well

Contribution to the publication in June 2025 of the Panorama national des solutions numériques de prévention des chutes

  • To identify digital solutions, and therefore DMNs, useful for detecting and preventing the risk of falls among the elderly, in line with national prevention policies.
  • Link: Panorama des solutions numériques

Priority 3: Facilitate care and access to the market, by coordinating financing and modeling the medico-economic impact of innovations.

Creation of a map of medico-social players on G_NIUS

Access the map on G_NIUS

  • To better identify the stakeholders in ageing well and facilitate territorial synergies.

Prevention Challenge - "Prevention of loss of autonomy" theme included among the 8 priority themes
Participate in the Challenge on bpifrance.fr

  • To demonstrate the value of digital innovations of very advanced technological maturity.

Area 4: Training and awareness-raising

By supporting professionals and caregivers, creating continuing education tools (MOOCs, serious games...) and contributing to the acculturation of the general public.

The Grand Défi ties in with existing public policies such as the Plan anti-chute, MaPrimeAdapt', the PRADO program, the health prevention plan, and the digital projects referenced in Mon Espace Santé.

How do you apply for projects and what funding is available when you develop a solution to help people age well?

CFP Grand Défi - Digital medical devices for ageing well

➡️Voir laCFP Fact sheet and the Application file

Two strands:

  • Strand 1: Innovation programs (development, CE marking, co-design)
  • Strand 2: Full-scale demonstrators(real-life testing, evaluation of use and adoption, economic impact assessment, budgetary)
  • Shift: October 7, 2025
  • Amount financed: up to one million euros over 12 to 24 months

CFP Structures 3.0

PPR Autonomie - Programme Prioritaire de Recherche

➡️See the program website

  • Objective: to support applied research on autonomy, frailty and innovations to support aging.

Real-life testing systems

Tiers Lieux d'Expérimentation (TLE)
Objective: Identify places and fields for evaluating DMNs with users and professionals, some of which TLEs are dedicated to the issues of home health, the elderly, aging well:

TLE SantéAdom - Clermont-Ferrand TLE INH-Lab - Institut du Numérique et de l'Humain

Grand Défi Expert Committee

A multidisciplinary committee of experts was set up in 2024 to structure the Grand Défi, define priorities and guarantee the scientific, ethical and operational quality of actions.

This committee brings together representatives: of users and caregivers, professionals in the care, medico-social and prevention fields, establishments, gerontopôles, national institutions (HAS, CNAM, CNSA...), designers of digital solutions, players in evaluation, innovation and the silver economy.

His missions are to:

- Participate in the structuring of the National Digital Health Challenge

- Participate in the strategic enhancement of the National Digital Health Challenge and related work to involve stakeholders and civil society as much as possible

-. Participate in thematic working groups

- Contribute to scientific monitoringto ensure the relevance of ongoing projects

This expert committee is part of a collective dynamic to make digital a lever for prevention, autonomy and quality of life for the elderly.