Rapid population ageing poses one of the central health and societal challenges of the twenty-first century. Digital technologies hold considerable promise for supporting older adults in maintaining functional ability, independence, and social participation, yet their development and deployment remain fragmented, unevenly accessible, and insufficiently guided by ethical and legal standards. This Whitepaper Playbook, produced by the Einstein Circle "Longevity – Healthy Ageing Assisted by Digital Technologies," addresses this gap from a dual perspective: it presents outcome-oriented recommendations for equitable, user-centred digital health innovation and documents a transferable methodological process for interdisciplinary collaboration in this field. Drawing on the Circle's Position Paper, which established a conceptual framework of seven interrelated domains — medical, technical, practical, interactive, psycho-social, ethical, and legal — the Playbook foregrounds the lived experience of older adults as its analytical starting point. The Circle's iterative methodology combined case studies, international collaboration with UC Berkeley, hybrid working formats, and the systematic involvement of diverse stakeholders, including family caregivers, care professionals, and early-career researchers. Key recommendations address the need for participatory design processes, interoperable digital infrastructures, robust ethical and legal safeguards, and sustained cross-sector collaboration. The Playbook further identifies transferable organisational principles — from subgroup structuring and intermediate conceptual outputs to international research exchange — intended to serve as a practical reference for foundations, research networks, and policy actors seeking to advance healthy longevity in the digital era.
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