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European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing

ACTION GROUP D4 - 2016-2018

on “Innovation Age-Friendly Buildings Cities and Environments”

(Version 9th February 2016)

Action Plan AG D4 EIP on AHA 2016-2018

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Authors

Anne-Sophie Parent, AGE Platform Europe Julia Wadoux, AGE Platform Europe

Menno Hinkema, TNO Innovation for Life Irene Monsonís Payá, Polibienestar, Research Institute - University of Valencia

Mireia Ferri Sanz, Polibienestar Research Institute - University of Valencia Matteo Pastorino, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Roberto Zuffada, AG D4 Promoter 2015-2016, CSA PROEIPAHA

With many thanks to all the AG D4 Partners who provided inputs, data and suggestions for this publication.

Disclaimer

The information and views set out in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Commission. The Commission

does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included. Neither the Commission nor the Action Groups may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the

information contained therein.

Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS: ACTION GROUP D4 - 2016-2018 ........................................................................................................ 1

on “Innovation Age-Friendly Buildings Cities and Environments” .................................... 1

Background and context .................................................................................................................... 4

INTRODUCTION TO THE ACTION GROUP AND THE ACTION PLAN ................................. 6

The Action Group D4 ........................................................................................................................... 6

The renovated Action Plan................................................................................................................ 7

Rationale .................................................................................................................................................... 7

OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................... 8

General domains and objectives .................................................................................................... 9

DOMAIN AREAS: ACTIVITIES, SPECIFIC RESULTS AND IMPACTS ................................. 12

General domain 1: Innovative employment policies and the silver economy ...... 12

General domain 2: Technologies and social networks: innovation, accessibility and universal design ......................................................................................................................... 13

General domain 3: Age Friendly Tourism and its impact ............................................... 15

General domain 4: Inclusive Smart Cities ............................................................................... 16

Priorities identified as sprints for 2016-2018 ..................................................................... 19

Ideas for synergies ............................................................................................................................. 21

GOVERNANCE AND COORDINATION ............................................................................................ 22

Governance principles ..................................................................................................................... 22

General domain 5: Coordination and commitment, increasing impact on policy making ..................................................................................................................................................... 24

General domain 6: Repository of best practices and mechanisms for scaling up 26

General domain 7: External and internal communication, including language barriers .................................................................................................................................................... 28

Role & responsibilities of Partners ............................................................................................ 29

Role & responsibilities of Coordinators .................................................................................. 29

Role & responsibilities of the European Commission ...................................................... 29

Communication ................................................................................................................................... 29

Appendix 1. Glossary of key terms used in the Action Plan ................................................ 34

Appendix 2. List of results, partners involved and timing................................................... 36

Appendix 3. List of contributing partners (updated 09.02.2016) ................................... 41


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Background and context The European Commission launched the pilot European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) in 2010 under the Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union1. The partnership brings together public and private stakeholders across boards and sectors to accelerate the uptake of innovation, with the goal of increasing by two years the average healthy life years of EU citizens by 2020. With this Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP; the Plan) delivered on 17 November 20112, the Steering Group (SG) of the EIP on AHA (the Partnership) has delivered its rationale, its vision and its suggestions for addressing the challenge of innovation for active and healthy ageing. The Partnership aims to identify and remove persisting barriers to innovation across the health and care delivery chain, through interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches. The Partnership has identified a limited number of actions which have started in 2012 and delivered measurable outcomes within the 2012-2015 timeframe3. The SIP has set outs more detailed explanations on the work of the SG and its suggestions for the way ahead. The Plan consists of two documents, notably a political Strategic Plan complemented by an Operational Plan4. The Partnership aims to increase by 2 the average number of healthy life years in the EU by 2020, by securing a triple win for Europe:

Improving the health status and quality of life of European citizens, with a particular focus on older people;

Supporting the long-term sustainability and efficiency of health and social care systems; and

Enhancing the competitiveness of EU industry through an improved business environment providing the foundations for growth and expansion of new markets.

In response to the SIP, the European Commission published the Communication "Taking forward the Strategic Implementation Plan"5, and launched two "Invitation for Commitments” in 2012 and 20136. Six of the priority actions have been launched in 2012, namely:

A1 Action Group on “Prescription and adherence to treatment” A2 Action Group on “Personalized health management, starting with a Falls

Prevention Initiative’ A3 Action Group on “Prevention and early diagnosis of frailty and functional

decline, both physical and cognitive, in older people”

1 Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union COM(2010) 546 Final 2 http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/pdf/active-healthy-ageing/steering-group/implementation_plan.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=none 3 For a complete overview of the outcomes achieved by the EIP on AHA, please refer to the “State of Play” reports delivered by each Action Group. 4 http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/pdf/active-healthy-ageing/steering-group/operational_plan.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=none 5 Taking forward the Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, COM(2012) 83 Final 6 A commitment is a measurable and concrete engagement in support of a specific action.


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B3 Action Group on “Replicating and tutoring integrated care for chronic diseases, including remote monitoring at regional levels

C2 Action Group on “Development of interoperable independent living solutions, including guidelines for business models’ and

D4 Action Group on “Innovation for Age-friendly buildings, cities & environments”

The D4 Action Group (AG), active since July 2012, has brought together regional and local authorities from across the EU, European NGOs, technology providers, research centres, and SMEs. In this framework the Action Group D4 had two main objectives:

to contribute to achieve 2 additional healthy life years for older people in the EU by accelerating the promotion, take-up and implementation of supportive physical and social environments to support active and healthy ageing throughout the EU, and

to achieve this by fostering greater participation of older citizens, greater pan-European public and private stakeholder and cross-sectorial collaboration, and greater exploitation of age-friendly innovation including the take-up of ICT solutions.

For that purpose, the D4 AG work is being approached through the following four Action Areas:

Implementing policies and practices for regions, cities and communities Networks promoting an EU covenant on demographic change The spatial context (the physical environment) ICT and smart environments


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INTRODUCTION TO THE ACTION GROUP AND THE ACTION PLAN

The Action Group D4 In the period 2012-2015, the D4 AG has targeted the goals and tackled the challenge of adapting environments to an increasingly ageing European population. Across its four Action Areas (AA), the following specific objectives have been addressed:

(AA1) to bring together partners to pursue parallel implementation strategies

for the creation of age-friendly environments in partnership with older

persons;

(AA2) to build and run a campaign for the launch of an EU covenant on

demographic change that seeks to create the necessary political and technical

framework to bring together local and regional authorities – together with

other stakeholders - across the EU;

(AA3) to bring together regional research centres and programmes to

undertake parallel research programmes into the links between accessible

spatial context, cost effectiveness and population health, participation and

wellbeing of older people; and

(AA4) to bring together stakeholders to undertake joint initiatives that

increase the effectiveness of innovative solutions based on ICT products,

applications and services in order to promote age-friendly environments.

To achieve the specific objectives above, partners have been actively working to: implement innovative age-friendly policies and practices at the regional and

local level, by communities, local governments, advocacy groups and health

services in order to raise the voice of older people;

promote integrated and evidence-informed policies and practices through a

campaign for a covenant for demographic change supported by the operation

of a multi-level/multisectoral network of stakeholders;

encourage spatial context studies, practices and policies for bringing

innovation in physical environment and daily life for ageing population;

develop, foster, promote and evaluate age-friendly physical /environmental

innovation and practice, including the use of ICT and innovative ways to

promote an active and healthy ageing (such as age-friendly tourism);

disseminate and create awareness through individual, communities and

stakeholders to increase the potential impact of gathered best practices and

cross-fertilise experiences.

During the mentioned period the D4 AG gathered around 100 partners (public administration at international, national, regional and local level, private entities including SMEs, research & training institutions, NGOs, advocacy groups and


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network of organisations)7. In that period almost 390 individual commitments were submitted, the 56% of those were completed or are still in progress.

The renovated Action Plan The first D4 Action Plan (AP) has been running for the period 2012-2015. New objectives and activities have to be established, with a renovated vision of the group for the period 2016-2018. In terms of process, the renovation of the AP has been driven by the AG members under the coordination of the EC services (DG SANTE and DG CNCT) supported by the PROEIPAHA Coordination and Support Action (CSA). The process has foreseen different activities that partially overlapped each other in time. On the one hand, the AG was engaged in assessing the achievements obtained so far, which led to the publication of a State of Play document, on the other hand, first steps have been taken to collect new building stones for the renovated AP. For example, an online survey launched by the PROEIPAHA CSA has been sent to the AG (June 2015) to collect their inputs. The renovated AP will be majorly based on commitments to collaborative works8 and sprints (collaborative work that is planned and delivered in a relatively short time frame (six months)). Furthermore, additional ideas for the preparation of the renovated AP have been gathered by the PROEIPAHA CSA and made available by the AG coordination team through continuous interactions intended to broaden the possibility to other people to take part in the renovation process in a transparent and open way. With the intention to contribute significantly to the process of renovation of the AP, the 9th meeting of the D4 AG was held on the 17th of September 2015 in Brussels. The meeting objectives were:

To collectively determine the main achievements of D4 (this to inform the “State of play” publication which conveys the main achievements of the D4 AG for the period 2012-2015)

To build a common vision for the future of the D4 AG; focus the group and develop a unified strategic vision going forward;

To define the objectives and actions to be put in place to achieve the vision and to elaborate the new AP, both regarding thematic challenges to address and governance aspects;

To agree on a prioritization of the actions, to be validated by the whole group at a further stage (i.e. on line survey).

This AP finally takes into consideration the whole described process and the outcomes of the mentioned meeting.

Rationale

For the period 2016-2018 the D4 AG is engaged to bring forward the experience carried out in past period with the goals to:

7 Furthermore, through the AFE-INNOVNET project alone, more than 350 additional partners have been involved. 8 A collaborative work is intended to be an agreed project carried out by several organisations; in some cases, a set of individual commitments can be grouped and create collaborative work.


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Consolidate what has been achieved so far, notably the launch of the European Covenant on Demographic Change, and to further impact on policy making;

Impact positively on the lives of older persons and on the effectiveness of services;

Empower elderly through the co-creating of solutions, and Exploiting the opportunity that the EIP on AHA provides to work and

network with a wide range of stakeholders, including WHO, with positive outcomes both for the advancement of age friendly environments as well as for the own organization (capacity building).

The foundation to shape and implement D4 AG activities for the next phase thus

relies on “learning and sharing of good practices to build partnerships in order to influence policies and stakeholders, especially at local level”.

OBJECTIVES In agreement with the overall goals of the EIP on AHA to improve quality of life, increase systems and services sustainability and boost the EU economy's

competitiveness, the D4 AG overall objective for the period2016-2018 is to contribute to create a more inclusive society, communities and R&D systems across Europe by empowering older people to actively participate in the creation of age-friendly environments through scaled up inclusive solutions. This objective has its rationale in pursuing the condition for more inclusive societies with empowered elderly and a higher awareness, acceptance and effective use of technology, as well as more process related visions, such as:

broader communities taking up solutions, increasing interoperability between technologies, increased potential for scaling up and transfer of best practice.

Furthermore, the AG should promote a wider availability of resources, a higher engagement of Local and Regional Authorities (LRAs), more prevention and projection, more evaluation and follow up of projects and an increasing attention for dementia. Taking into account the rationale and the overall objective and based on the expertise and interests of the group expressed in their ideas for collaborative work, 4 broad domain areas have been initially identified to address the challenge and organize the work ahead. Namely:

1. Innovative employment policies and the silver economy 2. Technologies and social networks; innovation, accessibility and universal

design 3. Age-Friendly Tourism and its impact


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4. Inclusive Smart Cities Furthermore, additional 3 domains have been pointed out within the governance and coordination aspects.

5. Coordination and commitment 6. Best practices and scaling up 7. External and internal communication

A set of objectives will be pursued on a three-year framework. They are described below associated to the respective actions to be pursued.

General domains and objectives

TOPIC DOMAINS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES for collaborative works ACTIONS

1. Employment and the silver economy

O.1.1. To identify the current state of the art of legislation and policy initiatives promoting employment for 50+ in Europe.

O.1.2. To attract business partners to work on 50+ employment challenges.

A.1.1. To map legislation and policy initiatives on employment for 50+.

A.1.2. To review the benefits of labour inclusion policies for 50+

A.1.3. To disseminate and communicate the results of the previous review among business partners.

A.1.4. To work on the assessment of evidence and good practices in employment policies for 50+ and to develop recommendations for LRAs and businesses.

2. Technology, social networks; innovation, accessibility and universal design

O.2.1. To facilitate the participation and inclusion of older people by assuring accessibility and usability of technology based services and products.

A.2.1. To promote Universal Design of products and services.

A2.2. To work on the training of older people to engage with technology and to make more effective use of it.

3. Age-friendly tourism O.3.1. To promote active and healthy habits by increased participation of older people in leisure activities linked to age-friendly tourism

A.3.1. To promote age friendly tourism and to improve its branding.

A.3.2. To work AF tourism into the Smart Cities agenda and to enhance the need for accessible accommodations and activities, as well as user centred technologies and communication.


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4. Inclusive Smart Cities O.4.1. To connect with the Smart Cities initiative (EIP-SCC) and the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) to make sure that the principles of AFE are embedded in concepts, theory and practice

A.4.1. To connect with the Smart Cities initiative (EIP-SCC) to make sure that the principles of AFE are embedded in concepts, theory and practice.

A.4.2. To investigate strategies to apply principles that work for cities to rural areas as well (smart rural areas).

A.4.3. To set up a group of local/regional authorities with similar challenges –work on WHO Guidelines A4.4. To advocate extending the EIP smart cities to rural areas/communities A.4.5. To identify good practices on provision of public services, social services (…) to support older citizens’ autonomy (ageing in place).

For the description of general domains n. 5, n. 6 and n. 7, please refer to governance and coordination section.

DOMAIN AREAS: ACTIVITIES, SPECIFIC RESULTS AND IMPACTS Activities to be undertaken to progress on the Action Plan are numerous, will involve different resources and actors and will be common to different objectives. They cannot be displayed to its whole extension in this document. As a result of these activities several results will be achieved. What follows is a list of key activities that will be carried out by the partners to develop the plan and a list of the expected tangible results that different partners have committed to obtain. In Appendix 2 a complete list of results, with information on lead partner, contributing partners, deadlines and impact is provided.

General domain 1: Innovative employment policies and the silver economy

Lead partner: to be identified through the call for commitments.

Contributing partners: Polibienestar - University of Valencia, AGE Platform Europe and others to be identified through the call for commitments.

Title: Age-friendly employment/the silver economy Objectives for collaborative works:

O.1.1. To identify the current state of the art of legislation and policy initiatives promoting employment for 50+ in Europe.

O.1.2. To attract business partners to work on 50+ employment challenges Needs:

There is a lack of examples of age friendly working environments. Lack of expertise, of financial resources and of political attention.

Insights:

Employment rates are low Age discrimination exists Challenges for older women are present Policy shift to younger workers Dementia (enabling persons with mild dementia and informal carers of

persons with dementia to continue to work) Stakeholders:

Social partners (trade unions and employers) Local and Regional Administrations (LRA’s) Older people’s organisations Care providers and caregiver organisations People with dementia

Steps/Actions:


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A.1.1. To map legislation and policy initiatives on employment for 50+ and Collect feedback from LRA’s + older people. A.1.2. To review the benefits of labour inclusion policies for 50+, collect insights on the impact of age friendly environments in the quality of life and wellbeing of older workers and informal carers of older persons, and draw recommendations for scaling up. A.1.3. To disseminate and communicate the results of the previous review among business partners. A.1.4. To work on the assessment of evidence and good practices in employment policies for 50+ and to develop recommendations for LRAs and businesses. Expected outcomes:

Greater awareness of what can be done at local level + EU support for age-friendly (AF) employment, longer working life and volunteering.

Sprints connected to Actions:

Send recommendations to influence CSR 2016 (AGE) by early 2016 and repeat every year.

Influence the OHS debate to get actions on (age friendly environment) AFE by early 2016.

Commitments: Polibienestar - University of Valencia, AGE Platform Europe, and other to be identified through the call for commitments.

General domain 2: Technologies and social networks: innovation, accessibility and universal design

Lead partner: UPM-LST (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – Life Supporting Technologies)

Contributing partners: Polibienestar - University of Valencia, FORTH-ICS and other to be identified through the call for commitments

Title: Access to technology - Accessibility Objective for collaborative work:

O.2.1: To facilitate the participation and inclusion of older people by assuring accessibility and usability of technology based services and products.

To increase the access of older people to new technologies To develop criteria for Universal Design To reduce social isolation by using new technologies

Needs:

Difficulty for older people to access new technology New technologies are not perceived as opportunities for promoting

wellbeing and participation/inclusion of older people


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Necessity to avoid social isolation of older people Necessity to innovate in the non-invasive technology and personalized

interventions Connect with the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) to bring

in older people’s perspective Stakeholders:

Companies Research Institutes Users User groups Authorities at all levels (local to EU) AIOTI WG5 and WG7

Steps /Actions:

A.2.1. To promote Universal Design of products and services.

Coordinate with the European Disability Forum (EDF) and ANEC for position on proposed new Accessibility Act

Identification of a methodology to classify frailty and disability (i.e. WHO ICF) and adaptive solutions for design.

Development and testing of ICT solutions for detecting, monitoring and counteract frailty consequences

Developing and testing human machine interfaces and interoperability to improve older people’s wellbeing.

A2.2. To work on the training of older people to engage with technology and to make more effective use of it.

Training and education of elder people on the use and opportunities offered by new technologies, including the development of guidelines on age-friendly ICT devices.

Expected outcomes:

Coordinated position between AGE, EDF and ANEC on the proposed Accessibility Act.

Framework for older people’ training Scenarios for older people using ICT Methodology for implementing criteria of universal design

Sprints connected to Actions

Pilot assessment of training activities with older people Methodology based on WHO ICF for Universal Design

Commitments: UPM-LST, Polibienestar - University of Valencia, FORTH-ICS, AGE Platform Europe and other to be identified through the call for commitments.


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General domain 3: Age Friendly Tourism and its impact

Lead partner: Polibienestar - University of Valencia

Contributing partners: FORTH-ICS, Ambienta 45, University of Aveiro (Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism), Università Politecnica delle Marche, AGE Platform Europe, Allilegi NGO Heraklion Crete, Melabev Jerusalem and other to be identified through the call for commitments.

Title: Working towards growth opportunities & improved QoL using Age friendly tourism in an inclusive AFE context for LRAs Objective for collaborative work:

O.3.1. To promote active and healthy habits by increased participation of older people in leisure activities linked to age-friendly tourism.

Networking for age friendly tourism Improving the quality of life of the elder Promoting with LRAS-s AFT in an inclusive AFE context Accessible accommodation and activities Put age-friendly tourism in the LRAs agenda Contributing to the silver economy

Needs:

Partners committing to this action Covenant on Demographic Change – LRA Partners commitments (LRAs pilots) -> identifying expression of interest To mobilise commitments on twinning and scaling up More research about the impacts of the impact of tourism participation as

strategy to promote active and healthy ageing Insights:

Synergies with DG GROW Links with ICT/Smart cities European organisations working in social and accessible tourism European programmes that facilitate senior tourism Evidences about the positive impact of tourism participation in older

people quality of life and wellbeing. Data about the economic benefits of promoting senior tourism

Stakeholders:

LRA’s & the Covenant Older people Existing tourism networks / stakeholders (accessible tourism, social

tourism, etc.) Academia (to identify indicators and assess the social and economic

impact/benefits)

Steps/Actions:


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A.3.1. To promote age friendly tourism and to improve its branding. Mapping repository Impact analysis Contribution to the Silver economy Improve branding Intergenerational activities

A.3.2. To work AF tourism into the Smart Cities agenda and to enhance the need for accessible accommodations and activities, as well as user centred technologies and communication.

Mapping EIP partners and Covenant Community Twinning – scaling up Establishing indicators to assess the QoL of elderly Establishing indicators of economic growth

Expected outcomes:

PPP Improved quality of life Opportunities for growth Implementation science

Sprints:

Examples of age-friendly tourism in LRAs Identifying indicators

Commitments: FORTH-ICS, Ambienta 45, University of Aveiro (Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism), Università Politecnica delle Marche, AGE Platform Europe, Allilegi NGO Heraklion Crete, Melabev Jerusalem and other to be identified through the call for commitments.

General domain 4: Inclusive Smart Cities

Lead partner: to be identified through the call for commitments

Contributing partners: USP AGE (TNO and others), Groningen University, UPM – LST, WHO Europe, ECTP – Ageing by Design Group, Polibienestar – University of Valencia, AGE Platform Europe and other to be identified through the call for commitments.

Title: Linking with the Smart Cities initiative Objective for collaborative work:

O.4.1. To connect with the Smart Cities initiative (EIP-SCC) and the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) to make sure that the principles of AFE are embedded in concepts, theory and practice. This involves e.g.: identifying and developing workplans to address synergies; alignment of objectives and work programmes; research and analysis into the (potential) added value and other advantages of cross-sectorial approaches; etc. The objective picks up on and promotes the need for an


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integrated “health in all policies approach” to underpin and steer questions of: governance; smart cities operations systems; services developments, user needs and acceptance; and integrated multi-sectorial cost-benefit assessment paradigms.

Needs: The needs identified describe gaps in the current state of knowledge identified by the participants:

A lack of the sort of integrated multi-sectorial Urban concepts that can inspire collaborative work in this area and form a basis for development of e.g. the value assessment frameworks needed.

Thought leadership pushing the “integrated smart cities” concept further -Insight into smart resource management to inform collaborative work on /

cross-sectorial approaches to smart cities development Participatory co-creative innovation process models are needed to handle

the complex innovation and implementation challenges Research on, concepts and examples for safeguarding human scale and

identity in often very large-scale, technology-intensive innovations Advanced descriptive and predictive models to make sense of the

bewildering mass of heterogeneous data generated by the urban environment and support public authorities and of the stakeholders in shaping smart cities development

The development of frameworks to help the emergence of common understandings and approaches across sectors and disciplines.

Activate urban communities to facilitate the role of the social and health services in dealing mild cognitive impairments and frailty in elderly population;

Prevent physical and metal decline improving the early detection of risks based on the active interaction with public and private smart environments.

Insights:

There are funding opportunities in the European Smart Cities and Internet of Things arena that may provide seed money to kick-start innovation

There is potentially a big interest from industry in integrated smart city solutions: Internet of Things and other ICT-based industries; but also health and care; construction; transport; energy…..

The Elderly-friendly City services for active and healthy ageing (City4Age) is a H2020 funded project (start in December 2015) that aim at integrate innovative technologies in different living environments to reduce frailty and Mild Cognitive Impairments.

Given the involvement of industry and the large commercial gains potentially on the horizon, there will be a constant need to handle considerable tension between Collaborative and competitive approaches. E.g. in the EIP Smart Cities (and beyond) we are already seeing IPR issues presenting a hurdle to collaboration and free exchange of information.

Stakeholders:

Urbact EIP SCC


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JPI Urban Europe EU IoT community Energy Covenant AIOTI WG8

Steps/Actions:

A.4.1. To connect with the Smart Cities initiative (EIP-SCC) to make sure that the principles of AFE are embedded in concepts, theory and practice.

Pilots A.4.2. To investigate strategies to apply principles that work for cities to rural areas as well (smart rural areas).

Feed innovation agenda in WHO AFCC Expected outcomes:

Framework Roadmap Evidence Implementation agenda and businesses agendas

Sprint connected to Actions

Review / paper on evidence and methods (to put in the agenda of the Ministerial Amsterdam Conference (May 2016)

Commitments: USP AGE (TNO and others), Groningen University, UPM – LST, WHO Europe, ECTP – Ageing by Design Group, Polibienestar – University of Valencia, AGE Platform Europe and other to be identified through the call for commitments.


Contributing partners: to be identified through the call for commitments.

Title: Smart Rural Areas – Rurban dimensions Objective for collaborative work:

O.4.1. To connect with the Smart Cities initiative (EIP-SCC) and the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) to make sure that the principles of AFE are embedded in concepts, theory and practice.

To extend the smart cities WHO AFE principles for older citizens’ participation to rural areas.

To get connected with EIP Smart Cities on the subject “rural”. To provide information of proven services and principles to WHO

Guide on AFE Needs:

To identify services with an ICT dimension that work – good practices To identify channels to facilitate communication Raise awareness


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Insights: Issue of definition: what is a rural area?

Shops and schools and other local provisions closing down Public transportation at decline Population decline High levels of ageing

Stakeholders:

LRAs Citizens, social care givers, older persons Service providers, local SMEs EU network of LRAs, WHO

Steps/Actions: A.4.3. To set up a group of local/regional authorities with similar challenges –work on WHO Guidelines A4.4. To advocate extending the EIP smart cities to rural areas/communities A.4.5. To identify good practices on provision of public services, social services (…) to support older citizens’ autonomy (ageing in place). Expected outcomes:

Proven services, economic sustainable at local level Sprints connected to Actions

Part of EIP SCC Repository of proven solutions Group of LRA’s established

Commitments: to be identified through the call for commitments.

Priorities identified as sprints for 2016-2018 Connected with general domain 1: Innovative employment policies and the silver economy Action title: Age-friendly employment/the silver economy

Objectives: -Mapping good practices on legislation and policies/initiatives on employment for 50+ -Identify strategies for EU support

Title of the sprint: Send recommendations to influence CSR 2016 (AGE) by early 2016 & Influence the OHS debate to get actions on AFE by 2016. Semester: July-December 2016


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Connected with general domain 2: Technologies and social networks; innovation, accessibility and universal design Action title: Access to technology - Accessibility

Objectives: -To increase the access of older people to new technologies -To develop criteria for Universal Design -To reduce social isolation by using new technologies

Title of the sprints: Pilot assessment of training activities with older people & Methodology based on WHO ICF for Universal Design. Semester: July-December 2016, January-June 2017, July-December 2017, January-June 2018, July-December 2018 Connected with general domain 3: Age-Friendly Tourism and its impact Action title: Working towards growth opportunities & improved QoL using Age friendly tourism in an inclusive AFE context for LRAs

Objectives: -Networking for age-friendly tourism -Improving the quality of life of the elder -promoting with LRAS-s AFT in an inclusive AFE context -Accessible accommodation and activities -Put age-friendly tourism in the LRAs agenda -Contributing to the silver economy

Title of the sprints: Examples of age-friendly tourism in LRAs & Identifying indicators Description: collect and identify good practices in age-friendly environments and indicators that measure the impact of the detected good practices in social (mainly quality of life of elderly people) and economic spheres (social and health savings and benefits for the tourism sector). Comments:

- Mapping initiatives along Europe with the support of the existing repositories, and the Covenant on Demographic Change; and analysis of the projects funded by the EC.

- Mapping indicators in the tourism field that can be used and adapted to age-friendly tourism.

- Stakeholders participation in the adaptation and identification of indicators (experts in tourism, older people associations, etc.)

Semester: July-December 2016 Connected with general domain 4: Inclusive Smart Cities Action title: Linking with the Smart Cities initiative

Objectives: - To connect with the Smart Cities initiative (EIP-SCC) and the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI)

Title of the sprints: Review / paper on evidence and methods (to put in the agenda of the Ministerial Amsterdam Conference (May 2016) Semester: January-June 2016


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Connected with general domain 5: Inclusive Smart Cities Action title: Smart Rural Areas – Rurban dimensions

Objectives: -To extend the smart cities WHO AFE principles for older citizens’ participation to rural areas. -To get connected with EIP Smart Cities on the subject “rural”. -To provide information of proven services and principles to WHO Guide on AFE

Title of the sprints: Part of EIP SCC; Repository of proven solutions; Group of LRA’s established Semester: July-December 2016, January-June 2017, July-December 2017, January-June 2018, July-December 2018

Ideas for synergies In this section the proposed Synergies involving D4 are summarise. These have been approved by a cross-Action Groups task force devoted to select the best ideas collected through the process of renovation of the Action Plans. Synergies are thematic working groups which interests are cross-cutting to at least two or more Action Groups under the EIP and are established in a collaborative approach. The synergies include collaborative work and sprints agreed among representatives of the different AG involved. Ref. Title General Objectives Interested

AGs SYN_02 ‘Masters of AHA’ –

educating seniors, health and social carers and entrepreneurs

To contribute to the development of dynamic and sustainable care systems of tomorrow by development of a distinctive Master of Gerontology and Geriatrics that will encompass education, stakeholders’ empowerment and inter-disciplinary, inter-professional research according to different backgrounds and competencies.

A1, A2, A3, B3 C2 D4

SYN_03 Patient and citizen Empowerment across the EIP Action

To develop a consensus view of what patient empowerment is, sharing progress plans regarding the evolution of the respective patient/user empowerment objectives within the different Action Groups. On the basis of a common understanding, both of the content of the topic and of what the different groups are doing, look across the EIP as to

A1, A2, A3 B3 C2 D4


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how this more holistic perspective can contribute to scaling up of good and effective practices via transverse as well as vertical processes and can support the overall objectives of the EIP.

SYN_05 Active and Healthy Ageing in the framework of Responsible Research and Innovation

To create an ecosystem around RRI for AHA by identify the current state of the actions and initiatives, fostering policy dialogue among the relevant stakeholders in AHA, proposing a new roadmap trying to involve in place as much local and regional stakeholders as possible and providing and monitoring indicators of progress

A1, A2, A3 B3 C2 D4

SYN_06 Falls and fall injuries - A Grand Societal Challenge involving prevention and healthy ageing of seniors

To enable macro, meso, and micro-level analysis including, on the one hand, governance and policy-making based screening, prevention, rehabilitation and monitoring, and, on the other hand, an integration with Silver Economy, and related to WHO's consultation on Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health To support regional and municipal levels to act and become deeply engaged in fall prevention campaigns, thereby enabling and promoting early frailty and fall risk assessment, and identifying frail and faller profiles To Raise awareness and promote behavioural change among citizens in prevention of frailty and fall injuries.

A1, A2, A3 B3 C2 D4

GOVERNANCE AND COORDINATION

Governance principles Action Groups establish their own working methods and governance, with the EC acting as a facilitator. There are different components to governance structure: the partners, the action group coordinators, the EC and the PROEIPAHA Coordination


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and Support action. The governance structure will ensure timely development of the AP and the incorporation of newly interested partners. Overall, the rules of engagement between the parties are based on the following principles:

• Openness and partnership – common willingness of all partners to cooperate with other relevant partners. • Coordination – participation of a representative(s) in the coordination meetings of the Action Group • Reporting – regular reporting from the Action Group's meetings, progress of actions and deliverables to be made public • Evaluation – outcome of actions to be evaluated, and results made public

D4 AG has identified the following aspects as the ones which should inspire the action group governance:

Coordination and commitment, increasing impact on policy making Repository of best practices and mechanisms for scaling up External and internal communication, including language barriers Mainstreaming of patient/citizen centeredness Roadmaps for scaling up and funding

In order to fulfil these aspects a number of actions have been identified to be carried out. Their implementation could ensure that Action Plan goals will be achieved in an effective governance environment enabling to spread impacts extensively.

TOPIC DOMAINS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES for collaborative works

ACTIONS

5. Coordination and commitment

O.5.1. To ensure that the EIP-AHA remains a high priority at EU level (Setting up a political steering group for the EIP on AHA)

A.5.1. To organise consensus with other AG’s to formally request a steering group to be set up; to identify and nominate the right people

A.5.2. To define of a roadmap to influence EU (DG REGIO) to include AFE in their work priorities and funding instruments

O.5.2. To mobilize Local and Regional Authorities to work on AFE

A.5.3. Targeted planning and building on existing activities of LRA (mapping & aligning; What does AFE offer?)

A.5.4. To identify a new paradigm of engagement (Different speeds- length of time versus elaborate cycle)

A.5.5. Branding and communication; Connection with communication group

6. Repository of best practices and mechanisms for scaling up

O.6.1. To promote the development of a network of cities and regions with some practical experience in AFE to support transfer and local adaptation of successful solutions

A.6.1. To identify and engage Lead users / Early adopters

A.6.2. To develop and implement match making instruments to facilitate the emergence of practical learning groups (fairly


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from elsewhere and to facilitate the emergence of mutual learning partnerships, like for example “Town Twinning”

small scale, perhaps 5-6 cities) as well as the one-on-one capacity building relationships billed as “Town twinning”

A.6.3. Funding: analysis and insights in funding models. Identify and describe opportunities / mechanisms for engaging seed money, catalyst investments, venture capital etc.

7. External and internal communication

7.1 To improve the internal and external communication of D4

A.7.1. To develop a more structured communication strategy for the AG external communication, delivering content in an accessible format. To improve communication within the Action Group and across its members

A.7.2. To work adopt strategies and tools for multi lingual communication (not excluding automatic translation, for example “Google translate tool”)

7.2 To improve the accessibility of D4 for Local and Regional Authorities that face problems with English language

7.3 To better recognize priorities in communication

8.Mainstreaming patient/citizen centeredness

Provide instructions and guidelines (tool-kit) for enhancing patient centeredness To identify assessment mechanisms to evaluate citizen (65+) centeredness.

9. Roadmaps for scaling up and funding

To use the steering groupto influence EU funding opportunities for AFE actions.

Amongst the aforementioned topics n.5, n.6 and n.7 will be initially addressed in terms of collaborative works as described in the next section.

GOVERNANCE: ACTIVITIES, SPECIFIC RESULTS AND IMPACT

General domain 5: Coordination and commitment, increasing impact on policy making


Contributing partners: Polibienestar – University of Valencia and others to be identified through the call for commitments.

Title: Setting up a political steering group for the EIP on AHA Objective for collaborative work:

To ensure that the EIP-AHA remains a high priority at EU level. Needs:

To identify the right profiles in each AG and to identify the right messages to elaborate

Request DG CNECT & other DGs to set up political Steering Group (SG)


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AGs to nominate their reps in SG SG to use roadmap to influence EU funding

Insights:

What has already been achieved? The growing needs due to demographic ageing +crisis + low employment.

Stakeholders:

All AG coordinators in liaison with all AG members. Steps/Actions: A.5.1. To organise consensus with other AG’s to formally request a steering group to be set up; to identify and nominate the right people. A.5.2. To define of a roadmap to influence EU Expected outcomes:

EU suggests action at local regional level on AHA Sprints connected to Actions:

Define the group. Create a nomination procedure Meeting with Commissioner Oettinger responsible for Technology and

Society-Digital society. Commitments: Polibienestar – University of Valencia and others to be identified through the call for commitments.


Contributing partners: AGE Platform Europe, Polibienestar – University of Valencia and others to be identified through the call for commitments

Title: Mobilization of LRAs to work on AFE Objective for collaborative work:

To mobilize LRAs to work on AFE. Needs:

AHA is not just EU objective, it needs also national strategies. Defensive vs. attractive

Use of language: not defensive but propose positive language (messaging) Targeted promotion Position AFE agenda-competitive –EMPL agenda (for example) Further develop the synergies with the newly launched Covenant on

Demographic Change Insights:

Need to identify the correct communication strategy. Personalised Responses. It's incremental with control on ambition not

expensive-different capabilities with tools.


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Stakeholders:

LRAs and EU network of LRAs DG REGIO and Committee of the Regions WHO-Europe to link up with European Cities member of the Global

Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities The Covenant on Demographic Change Research Centres Civil society organisations Industry including SMEs

Steps/Actions: A.5.3. Targeted planning and building on existing activities of LRA (mapping & aligning; What does AFE offer?) A.5.4. To identify a new paradigm of engagement (Different speeds- length of time versus elaborate cycle) A.5.5. Branding and communication; Connection with communication group. Expected outcomes:

Inter- ageing axis Twinning/peer support


Help LRA to access funding-Guide EU funding Work with Committee of Regions-for concrete actions

Commitments: AGE Platform Europe, Polibienestar – University of Valencia and others to be identified through the call for commitments.

General domain 6: Repository of best practices and mechanisms for scaling up


Contributing partners: UPM-LST, Polibienestar – University of Valencia, USP AGE (TNO and others) and others to be identified through the call for commitments

Title: Scaling up Strategies for networks of cities with similar needs Objective for collaborative work:

To promote the development of a network of cities and regions with some practical experience in AFE, to support transfer and local adaptation of successful solutions from elsewhere and to facilitate the emergence of mutual learning partnerships, like for example “Town Twinning”.

Needs:

Engagement with and exploitation of the opportunities offered by existing urban networks like URBACT and LEADER+


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Creation of a practical tool (“Peer finder”) for local stakeholders looking for inspiration, mutual learning opportunities, coaching and support. (The instrument could make use of the viability criteria and project descriptions in the EIP repository. Meant to help people get a grip on “who and what is out there” and offer practical guidance in establishing contact.)

Insights:

The success or otherwise of AFE innovations is highly dependent on a range of factors in the local / regional context. At the same time, what constitute relevant categories of contexts and exactly how local factors affect outcomes is poorly understood. That makes it very difficult for local stakeholders to assess whether solutions developed elsewhere would work for them.

the most surefire way of avoiding market uptake of AFE innovations is to start a pilot. It is notoriously difficult to make innovations sustainable beyond the pilot stage, when experimental budgets dry out, research partners lose interest, and the solutions have to be mainstreamed into operationally and financially complicated “standard operational practice”. Yet databases and repositories are filled with just these kinds of pilot initiatives. Bleakly put: solutions are being promoted that don’t work in practice. The risk to find pilot experiences but not mature experiences for scaling up.

Stakeholders:

Covenant, Reference sites, WHO GNAFCC Steps/Actions: A.6.1. To identify and engage Lead users / Early adopters A.6.2. To develop and implement match making instruments to facilitate the emergence of practical learning groups (fairly small scale, perhaps 5-6 cities) as well as the one-on-one capacity building relationships billed as “Town twinning” A.6.3. Funding: analysis and insights in funding models. Identify and describe opportunities / mechanisms for engaging seed money, catalyst investments, venture capital etc. Expected outcomes:

Better insight into value models and their operation Document with success stories Promotion of the importance of implementation science


Development of a peer finder instrument Adoption of an analytical structure Identification likely candidates

Commitments: UPM-LST, Polibienestar – University of Valencia, USP AGE (TNO and others) and others to be identified through the call for commitments.


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General domain 7: External and internal communication, including language barriers


Contributing partners: Polibienestar – University of Valencia to be identified through the call for commitments

Title: Improved communication Objectives for collaborative works:

To improve the internal and external communication of D4 To improve the accessibility of D4 for LRAs that face problems with English

language To better recognize priorities in communication

Needs:

Assess the use of Yammer and to propose ways of making better use of it, or alternative platforms.

Better communication on D4 AG outcomes towards local authorities. Use of other languages, beside English. The language barrier exists. Assess

automatic translation tools. Level of involvement-discrepancies Coordination Lack of accessibility LRAS –Improve Accessibility Connect Digital Communication with translation –money for open

translations Insights:

Structured Communication-coming from AG1 in Accessible Format Stakeholders:

All partners of AG EC Translations PROEIPAPA

Steps/Actions: A.7.1. To develop a more structured communication strategy for the AG external communication, delivering content in an accessible format: A.7.2. To work adopt strategies and tools for multi lingual communication (not excluding automatic translation, for example “Google translate tool”)

Coordinator- communication Communication Roadmap-sign posts Improve yammer. Alternatives? Webinar-how to use, record it Criteria/priorities on information /guidelines Needs Assessment


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Technology expert on translating programmes Expected outcomes:

Translations of important information Better Internal Communication Platforms More involved partners

Sprints connected to Action:

Needs assessment-translation Inventory on how to improve the use of yammer or alternative Sign post Criteria on information-to know what is important or not

Commitments: to be identified through the call for commitments.

Role & responsibilities of Partners • Implement the agreed Action Plan to the agreed standards and deadlines • Ensure the effective preparation and delivery of all AG products • Evaluate of AG performance and reporting on progress

Role & responsibilities of Coordinators • Implement the agreed Action Plan to the agreed standards and deadlines • Lead the AG team and coordinating all matters of the commitment contents • Regular liaison with the EC and facilitator on all AG related matters • Ensure the effective preparation and delivery of all AG products • Participation at meetings and in discussions • Take responsibility for the effective flow of information between AG • Support evaluation of AG performance and reporting on progress • Submit of the final results of the Action Plan based on data provided by all AG

Role & responsibilities of the European Commission • Representation of the Action Group • Handling of external communication • Monitoring framework • Ensuring regular communication among partners • Taking responsibility for the effective flow of information and interactions between AGs • Seeking opportunities to consolidate EIP

Communication In terms of communication about the role of “coordinator” vs the other players in the EIP on AHA (eg. promoters, EC etc.), this is listed in the next table. This table has been agreed earlier on between all the involved stakeholders.


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Tasks AG Coordinator AG leaders from

the EC

PROEIPAHA CSA (including

promotor)

Representing the EIP on AHA

- Sending updates to the EIP AG members - Presentation in Events

-Invitations for meetings - General Information about the EIP AHA - Presentation in Events (in agreement with AG coordinator)

-Sending updates to the EIP AG members (in agreement with AG Coordinator) - Answering requests for general information about the EIP AHA

External Communication (Non-AG members)

1) Joining Existing Commitments - Decide on the applications to join commitments together with AG leaders - Send confirmation message to new members joining AGs

1) Joining Existing Commitments Decide on the final Decide on the applications together with AG coordinators 2) Mailing lists: Organising rules and different access levels

1) Joining Existing Commitments Send information about commitments to interested parties and follow up. 2) Mailinglists: - Checking if new members are eligible according to the rules set up by the AG leaders - Keeping lists up to date - Upload the Mailing list on Collaborative Platform - Maintaining Templates

AG Meetings

1) Preparation: Setting the dates in agreement with AG leaders 2) Agenda: - Elaborating Agenda 5) Minutes: - Review Minutes

1) Preparation: Deciding on date and location in agreement with AG coordinators 2) Agenda: - Elaborating agenda with the AG coordinator 3) Logistics: - Provide conference calls system - provide room booking & Catering - ePass 4) Presentations Prepare contents with AG coordinators 5) Minutes: - Review Minutes

1) Preparation: - Organising timeslots for international phonecalls/videoconferences ('Doodle') - Distribute information about logistics of conference calls - Taking minutes of preparatory phone calls: templates, Checking/revising, Distribution 2) Agenda: - Template for the agenda - Recommending agenda items to AG leaders and coordinators - Distribution of agenda to AG members 3) Logistics - Collect confirmation of attendance from partners and set the list of participants before the meting - Printing materials for the meeting 4) Presentations: - Maintain template


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- Collect and distribute ppts 5) Minutes: - Write Minutes / Record of Meeting (in coordination with AG coordinator) - Disseminate Minutes / Record of Meeting


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Commitments/tracking Work Plan Progress

Tools:

- Create a new tool for tracking Commitments.

- Integrate the data to the new web platform

- Maintain and update the tool (not the content, i.e. the partners will be in charge of updating the tool once the existing information has already been input).

- Reminders to AG members when Commitments have not been reported.

- Collection of finalised deliverables from the AGs.

- Dissemination on the basis of AG leaders/coordinators dissemination plan

- Horizontal Report on Commitments Tracking (traffic light system – on time, delivered or delayed)

Common Work

Yearly milestones: - Brainstorming and decision process on content with partners - Follow-up & analysis of intermediate and final results - Relationship with AG coordinators Facilitation and brainstorming: - Filling out tables/encouraging collaboration - Reminders Editing, analysing and supervising: Content Dissemination and showcasing Concept/strategic choice

Yearly milestones: - Template - Tracking deadlines - Reminders - Relationship with AG coordinators Editing, analysing and supervising: - Layout - Language Dissemination and showcasing: - Presentation/layout - Language - Distribution

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functioning

Identity and promotion Newsletters/social media Publications and visual identity

Appendix 1. Glossary of key terms used in the Action Plan Commitments: commitment is defined as individual tasks regarding the declaration of intention on the work that one or several organisations will be doing in the context of an Action Group. Usually ‘commitments’ should refer only to individual tasks (for example, the ones that were committed to in the two invitations for commitments launched in 2012 and 2013). Nevertheless, following the processes to join existing commitments, Action Groups were in the situation of commitments managed by two or more organisations. In the context of Action Groups work, AG B3 did not follow the individual commitments approach and started developing collaborative works, AG A1 and AG A3 are working on tracking the progress of these individual commitments and D4 is using a mixed approach, tracking progress of individual commitments and some collaborative works planned under a specific action area. Collaborative work: A collaborartive work is considered as an agreed project carried out by several organisations, in some cases, a set of individual commitments can be grouped and create collaborative work. In the period 2012-2015 some Action Groups collaborative work has been named as joint deliverables, common project or even other less used terms. Even if the result in practical terms is the same, the following different types of collaborative works can be identified:

a. Being ‘born’ in the EIP on AHA as a new project idea

b. An individual project that was presented to Action Group members and ‘recruited’ new members for the project from the pool of partners of a given AG

c. Any other formal way used within Action Groups to conceptualise collaborative work.

Sprints: This is a new concept introduced in the renovated Action Plan. A collaborative work that is managed as a project “sprint”, it means that it is carried out by a set of organisations in a short-time period (normally 6 months) and it has one or several associated deliverables. Sprint refer to the prioritisation of collaborative work. Synergies: Even in the first period (2012-2015) the synergy concept has been introduced for reinforcing the collaboration of the Action Groups on specific matters of common interest, reinvigorated engagement for this kind of cooperation is needed in the renovated Action Plan. Synergies are referenced as thematic working groups which interests are cross-cutting to one or several Action Groups under the

Template for the renovation of the existing Action Plans EIP on AHA 2016-2018

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EIP on AHA and are established in a collaborative approach. They may include collaborative works and sprints agreed among representatives of the different involved groups. Results: In the definition of the individual commitments, collaborative works, sprints or synergies, the renovated Action Plan should pay attention to ensure that expected results are specific, measurable, achievable, results-oriented and time-bound. Results could be divided in some cases in a set of actions; these actions could be also be time-related and may include “milestones”. In most of the Action Groups, these results were previously named as “Deliverables”. For the purpose of the renovated Action Plan it is suggested to use the term “Results” instead of “Deliverables”.


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Appendix 2. List of results, partners involved and timing

General Domain 1: Innovative employment policies and the silver economy

Results Partners Start/End date Impact Activity

Greater awareness of what can be done at local level in the field of innovative employment policies and the silver economy

Please refer to the “general domain” description table

2016-2018 Policy and decision makers at LRA and EU level are influenced on the themes of innovative employment policies and the silver economy

A.1.2. To review the benefits of labour inclusion policies for 50+, collect insights on the impact of age friendly environments in the quality of life and wellbeing of older people and draw recommendations for scaling up. A.1.3. To disseminate and communicate the results of the previous review among business partners. A.1.4. To work on the assessment of evidence and good practices in employment policies for 50+ and to develop recommendations for LRAs and businesses.

EU support for age-friendly (AF) employment, longer working life and volunteering

General Domain 2: Technologies and social networks; innovation, accessibility and universal design



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Framework for older people’s training designed and implemented in the field of technologies and social networks


2016-2018 Opportunity for training and education of elder people on the use and opportunities offered by new technologies is increased, including the development of guidelines on age-friendly ICT devices. Older (disabled) people wellbeing is enhanced through adaptive, interoperable ICT solutions and interfaces.

A.2.1. To promote Universal Design of products and services. A2.2. To work on the training of older people to engage with technology and to make more effective use of it.

Scenarios for older people using ICT improving accessibility Methodology for implementation criteria of universal design

General Domain 3: Age Friendly Tourism and its impact


Improved quality of life for older people combined with opportunities for growth and implementation science


2016-2018 Growth opportunities & QoL are increased using Age friendly tourism in an inclusive AFE context for LRAs

A.3.1. To promote age friendly tourism and to improve its branding.

A.3.2. To work AF tourism into the Smart Cities agenda and to enhance the need for accessible accommodations and activities, as well as user centered technologies and communication.


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General Domain 4: Inclusive Smart Cities


Connection established with the Smart Cities initiative (EIP-SCC) and the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI)


2016-2018 Added-value and other advantages of cross-sectorial approaches through AFE are created The need for an integrated “health in all policies approach” is promoted

A.4.1. To connect with the Smart Cities initiative (EIP-SCC) to make sure that the principles of AFE are embedded in concepts, theory and practice. A.4.2. To investigate strategies to apply principles that work for cities to rural areas as well (smart rural areas). A.4.3. To set up a group of local/regional authorities with similar challenges –work on WHO Guidelines A4.4. To advocate extending the EIP smart cities to rural areas/communities A.4.5. To identify good practices on provision of public services, social services (…) to support older citizens’ autonomy (ageing in place).

Smart cities AFE principles for older citizens’ participation extended to rural areas.

The economic sustainability of services for older people at local level in rural areas is demonstrated

General Domain 5 (Governance): Coordination and commitment, increasing impact on policy making


Political steering group for the EIP on AFE established

Please refer to the “general domain”

2016-2018 AFE remains a high priority at EU level

A.5.1. To organise consensus with other AG’s to formally request a steering group to be set up; to


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description table

identify and nominate the right people. A.5.2. To define of a roadmap to influence EU

Mobilised Local and Regional Authorities to work on AFE

AFE agenda as a priority for LRAs and other policy stakeholders is settled

A.5.3. Targeted planning and building on existing activities of LRA (mapping & aligning; What does AFE offer?) A.5.4. To identify a new paradigm of engagement (Different speeds- length of time versus elaborate cycle) A.5.5. Branding and communication; Connection with communication group.

General Domain 6 (Governance): Repository of best practices and mechanisms for scaling up


Scaling up strategies for networks of cities with similar needs


2016-2018

Success stories with better insight into value models and their operation are documented, including the promotion of the importance of implementation science

A.6.1. To identify and engage Lead users / Early adopters A.6.2. To develop and implement match making instruments to facilitate the emergence of practical learning groups (fairly small scale, perhaps 5-6 cities) as well as the one-on-one capacity building relationships billed as “Town twinning” A.6.3. Funding: analysis and insights in funding models. Identify and describe


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opportunities / mechanisms for engaging seed money, catalyst investments, venture capital etc.

General Domain 7 (Governance): External and internal communication, including language barriers


Improved communication Please refer to the “general domain” description table

2016-2018 A better communication amongst the AG members on AFE (also overcoming the language barriers) drives to an appropriate involvement of partners

A.7.1. To improve communication within the Action Group and across its members

Appendix 3. List of contributing partners (updated 09.02.2016)9

Organisation/Consortium partners

Country Specific partners

University of Valencia - Polibienestar

Spain Jordi Garces

Irene Monsonis

Mireia Ferri

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – Life Supporting Technologies

Spain Matteo Pastorino

FORTH-ICS Greece Iosif Klironomos

Ambienta 45 Spain Jovita Garcia

WHO Europe (Elderly-friendly City services for active and healthy ageing)

Int. Manfred Huber

Josephine Jackisch

European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP – Ageing by Design Group)

Int. Not available

Groningen University The Netherlands Govert Buijs

USP AGE (TNO and others) The Netherlands Menno Hinkema

University of Aveiro (Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism)

Portugal Silvina Santana

Università Politecnica delle Marche

Italy Lorenzo Scalise

AGE Platform Europe Int. Anne-Sophie Parent

Julia Wadoux

Allilegi NGO Heraklion Crete Greece Chariklia Tziraki

Melabev Jerusalem Israel Chariklia Tziraki

9 The list will be updated after the first “call for commitments”