1. Innovation for demographic change 5-7 October 2009 Administration building (Provinciehuis) ‘s-Hertogenbosch

2. 22 About Noord-Brabant

3. Surface: 5000 km2 Inhabitants: 2.5 million (population density: 493/km2 land) Demography: 14.5% > age 65 (will be 20% in 2030) People are strongly organised on the social level: the clubs and societies for sports, leisure and common interest count over 600,000 members The third top technological region on the European level with Eindhoven at the centre Many knowledge centres and top higher education Important service industries

4. Flashback: Umeå & Valencia Many issues are related to demographic change: labour market policy, elderly care, fertility, reconcilliation work and family life, intergenerational solidarity. The complexity is the interaction of the issues. AER Committee 2 should deal with demographic changes. However, how do we do that? We need a roadmap for demographic change.

5. 5-7 October 2009 Innovation for demographic change Committee 2 Social Affairs & Public Health “inspiration often comes not from those with the most power or celebrity, but from the dreams and aspirations of those who are anything but ordinary.” (President Obama – Congress speech 25/02/2009)

6. http://create2009.europa.eu/

7. Social innovation New strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet social needs of all kinds - from working conditions and education to community development and health - and that extend and strengthen civil society. Social processes of innovation, such as open source methods and techniques. …for demographic change

9. Objectives meeting 5-7 October 2009 1.A roadmap for demographic change 2.The exchange of good practices of innovative solutions to address demographic change 3.A lot of interaction & inspiration 4.A boost to our regional & interregional networks

10. October 5 th (Monday) 1.E-health network 2.Study visit Smart Care  ICT for independent living  Demand driven approach Alcohol Peer Review

11. October 6 th (Tuesday) 1.Conference ‘Innovation for demographic change’ 2.Interactive working session ‘Roadmap for demographic change’  Inspiration  Participation and networking  Issue management Official dinner

12. October 7 th (Wednesday) 1.Committee 2 Plenary session 2.Adoption of the ‘Roadmap for demographic change’  Updates  Agenda setting

13. …Welcome!

14. Jolanda Schneider jschneider@brabant.nl +31 6 277 45054