A range of new technology products designed to make it easier to care for elderly people and children are being developed by firms at the Zhangjiang High-Tech Industrial Park, the local equivalent of Silicon Valley.

They include video communications applications specifically designed for the elderly, and wearable posture-correcting devices for children, Shanghai Daily learned at a forum held at the park over the weekend.

Qingmang Inc displayed a video communication application for elderly people living apart from their children called Missing Home, which features a one-click monitoring function that connects elderly people with their family.