Our next episode on the series of interviews with the individual partners behind the CO-ADAPT project is IDEGO. Here is a more detailed description of our partner, their involvement in the project, and the vision of the individual members.
IDEGO – Digital Psychology is a Limited Liability Company deals with hosting and provision of application services in the medical-health field, in particular regarding Mental Well-being, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Rehabilitation, and Business Training. IDEGO considers Digital Psychology as a supporting tool for the Person and aims to formulate psychosocial intervention models taking into account the most recent developments in the fields of science and technology. Therefore, IDEGO is open up to the new possibilities and potentials expressed by technological innovations and new media, such as Virtual, Augmented, Mixed Reality, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Their main role in the project is the application of knowledge in the Digital Psychology field, in a consistent manner with the best evidence available. Furthermore, IDEGO works on the setting and implementation of experimental research with a critical analysis on it so as to identify, apply, and communicate the best evidence supporting the application of psychological knowledge.
In the exploitation part, the advanced knowledge of psychological theories and models of change relevant to the proposal area. Specific knowledge in the Human Resources digital transformation process and evaluation of the applicability of research for the Italian context.
“The Conversational Agent will perform intelligent digital interventions to support wellbeing, h24, scalable in terms of accessibility (cost for the individual, employer and the National Health System) and adaptable to the working context, and to the characteristics and organization of work itself.” LORENZO DI NATALE, CO-FOUNDER – IDEGO
“The Stress Management Training (SMT) is supported by a Conversational Agent and a wearable item. Wearable items are small devices that can collect several physiological and situational data. The machine learning algorithms can process those data to trace the psychological states connected to them with the aim of suggesting personalized strategies to cope to stressful events.” SIMONE BARBATO, CO-FOUNDER – IDEGO
“Using cognitive behavioral techniques, the Conversational Agent, along with mental health professionals, will promote coping and problem solving skills in order to improve people’s lifestyle, selecting over time the interventions that have proven to be more effective for the specific person on the basis of individual predictive patterns.” TOMMASO CIULLI, CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER – IDEGO
“The Conversational Agent wants to bring the patient and the psychotherapist closer, as it will be able to support the engagement and to motivate the person requesting the intervention in the implementation of functional strategies identified in agreement with the mental health professional.” ANTONIETTA TOMASULO, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PARTNER – IDEGO
