1. New Services for Ageing Well in the Information Society
CIP Workshop
15 May 2007, Brussels
Peter Wintlev-Jensen ICT for Inclusion European Commission, DG Information Society and Media

2. New ICT based Services for Ageing Well: Characteristics
Application Opportunity
User needs relevant to ageing with high potential social and economic impact
Technology Opportunity
Building on new ICTs ready for deployment
Innovation Opportunity
New service development and organisational re-engineering, involving the whole value-chain
Policy Coordination with Member States
Sharing best practice, Benchmarking progress
Regulatory and awareness measures Reimbursement
Council Communication on ICT and Ageing (to be verified)
Setting up a Stakeholder Platform
Ageing related ICT Research and development
Significantly stepping up focus and budget for Research in FP7
Use Art. 169 to set up a joint RTD programme with Member States
Stimulating various other funding sources
e.g. Structural funds, pre-commercial public procurements
Promoting best use, lead markets with large scale pilots
Using ICT part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme
Providing comprehensive socio-economic evidence on ICT investments
interoperability, standards, Innovative public procurement
Knowledge sharing, Awareness raising

3. New ICT based Services for Ageing Well: Characteristics
Strong role for the demand side
Role of public authorities as first buyer, innovative public procurement
A European dimension
Critical mass, Interoperability, common functional specifications, Standards,
Building on/driving existing or emerging regional/national initiatives
Need for coordination
Policy Coordination with Member States
Sharing best practice, Benchmarking progress
Regulatory and awareness measures Reimbursement
Council Communication on ICT and Ageing (to be verified)
Setting up a Stakeholder Platform
Ageing related ICT Research and development
Significantly stepping up focus and budget for Research in FP7
Use Art. 169 to set up a joint RTD programme with Member States
Stimulating various other funding sources
e.g. Structural funds, pre-commercial public procurements
Promoting best use, lead markets with large scale pilots
Using ICT part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme
Providing comprehensive socio-economic evidence on ICT investments
interoperability, standards, Innovative public procurement
Knowledge sharing, Awareness raising

4. Ideas? Possible application areas?
Daily living support services building on Smart Homes?
- Active ageing/ICT skills/Knowledge sharing?
Europe-wide catalogue of ageing related ICT products and services with common taxonomy and information on national reimbursement schemes?
Need for pilots or thematic networks?

5. Issues to consider Clearly focus on specific needs related to ageing
What are the user needs?
Feasibility and viability
Who will invest?
Public-private partnerships?
Role of public procurement?
What will be the impact?
Why use CIP?