NTT Communications has started the gratis trial of “the encephalic healthy check free dial”. This service’s concept is “To the new society that person, family, and company which becomes uneasy by dementia decrease.” When a users hangs to free dial and a users replies to the question with AI, AI will measure change of a cognitive functions.
In Japan, it is said that 20% of aged people develop dementia in 2025 .
It is said that the dementia patient’s financial assets (about 215 trillion yen) become asset freezing in 2030.
Sugawara of NTT Communications vice president describes, “In order to solve those social problem, it is important for us to notice the change of our cognitive functions and to prevent dementia. By discovering and coping with early stage, the dementia can prevent development of symptoms or can delay it. We would like to raise the consciousness about dementia with our service”.
NTT Communications is looking for the partner company which solves the problem of dementia.