1. European Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing
Design for All Workshop and ENSA Elderly and Disability thematic networks
Jan Komarek
European Commission
DG Information Society and Media
17th May 2012

2. Demographic Ageing – From Challenge to Opportunity
Social Necessity
Major Opportunity
Dependency Ratio
From 1:4 to 1:2
80+ doubles by 2025
Cost of Care
Up by 4-8 % of GDP by 2025
Human Resources
Shrinking work force
Lacking 20 million carers by 2020
Empowerment
Active Ageing
New Care Models
Integrated care
Large Efficiency gains
Growth and Markets
3000 B€ Wealth
85 Million Consumers and growing
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3. From curing diseases to improved functioning

4. Age Friendly Environments
Innovation and Ageing
Work
Home
Community
Flexible Work
Volun teering
Social Inclusion
Prevention
Age Friendly Environments
Independent Living
Public Services
Integrated Care
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5. Example: ICT and Alzheimers Disease
Total care costs of Alzheimer's disease in 2005 was €130 billion for the EU 27 region (7.3 Million people)
ICT solutions can help to:
Detect disease earlier
Keep elderly mentally active and delay impact
Keep elderly at home for longer and improve QoL
Assist relatives and carers through remote monitoring and tracking =>Reduce stress and workload
Improve efficiency of care
Reduce costs for society
High social impact and large market opportunity
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6. How can Innovation Contribute?
It is all about partnerships and changing mindsets
Society: From them to us
Policy: From burden to opportunity
Industry: From long-tail to first movers
ICT can help achieving the Triple Win
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8. Ageing Well The EU Picture
Active and Healthy Ageing Partnership
New Knowledge
More Years Better Lives
Alzheimer’s
JPIs
Ageing well action plan
eHealth action plan
Public Health Programme
Struc tural
Funds
EIB
ESF
Natio
nal
funds
Deployment support
New solutions
AAL
CIP ICT &
Ageing well
CIP eHealth
Evidence and innovation guidelines
Proven Ideas
FP7 ICT &
Ageing well
FP7
eHealth
Health
Policy Areas
Research
Innovation
Deployment

9. European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing
bringing together interested stakeholders from public and private sectors
across the entire innovation value cycle
to cooperate, share same vision and aim to deliver
innovative solutions for an ageing society,
responding to their needs and demands
At scale

10. HEADLINE TARGET +2 HEALTHY LIFE YEARS by 2020
A TRIPLE WIN FOR EUROPE
health & quality of life of European citizens, incl. older people
Improving
long-term sustainability & efficiency of Europe’s health and social care systems
Supporting
growth & expansion of EU industry
Fostering

11. Added value of the Partnership
FACILITATING SCALING UP & MULTIPLYING
BRIDGING
GAPS &
SPEEDING UP
INNOVATION
PROCESS
IMPROVING FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS
JOINING UP
RESOURCES
&
EXPERTISE

12. Building synergies Existing EU funding tools
Aligning
Use efficiency
Synergies
Coordination
Optimisation
Overlap
Replacement
Duplication

13. Steering Group

14. Developing the Strategic Implementation Plan
Stakeholders
Workshops
Strategic Implementation Plan building
blocks
EIP specific actions …

15. Strategic Framework of the Partnership Strategic Implementation Plan

16. Specific Action Falls prevention
HOW
innovative tools for screening of risk factors
European network of ideas, actors, programmes, good practices
assessment tools, evidence based standards, best practice guidelines for falls prevention
AIM
identification of risk factors of falls and injuries of older people
reduced falls of older people
older citizen as a co-producer of his/her own health
DELIVERABLE
validated programmes on early diagnosis & prevention of falls in at least 10 EU countries & 15 regions

17. Specific Action Integrated care models for chronic conditions
HOW
scalable, reproducible organisational models for integrated care
trainings/coaching of end-users
evaluation mechanisms for assessment of good operational practices in integrated care models
networks of stakeholders
DELIVERABLE
programmes for chronic conditions in >50 regions, available to >10% of target population
replication/scale-up of proven & effective interested care models in at least 20 regions in 15 MSs
AIM
communication & integration between different health & social care providers
reduction of avoidable & unnecessary hospitalisation
of older patients
improved performance of care systems serving older people

18. Conclusions
Demographic change is a major challenge but can be turned into a large opportunity through innovation
Ageing and innovation a major priority for the EU, large investments are made (>1 Billion €)
Join the movement and the EIP as well as the other initiatives
in promoting active and healthy ageing
and the resource absorption of aged related innovations
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19. Thank you for your attention
EU ICT and Ageing Well Initiatives
ICT Policy Support Programme
Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme
More Years – Better Lives
Active and Healthy Ageing Partnership