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Fourth SEN@ER Meeting

Silver Economy in Europe and Silver Economy in Europe and SEN@ER NetworkSEN@ER Network

Fourth Meeting of the SEN@ER Network Partners

14 April 2005

Brussels

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Agenda Agenda

1. Welcome & Introduction

2. Silver Economy in Europe 2005 Conference: partner impressions & some results

3. SEN@ER Network: • Current situation• Further applications from regions• Policy activities• European SEN@ER Secretariat• SIGs and discussion of each topic area (SIG)

presentation by each partner!!

3. Decisions

4. Roadmap: Next steps and time schedule

5. Outlook 2006: Maastricht

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Conference Conference

Partner impressions

!!

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Conference: participant survey Conference: participant survey

• Questionnaire distribution on first conference day

• Questionnaire returnation at the conference end

• Inducement: umbrella (sponsored by Telekom)

• Returned questionnaires: 136

• Return rate: >20%

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ResultsResults

No. Of responses

Medium value

Median Standard deviation

No. Of responses

No. Of responses

No. Of responses

No. Of responses

% of 3+

1 2 3 4Expectations

not fulfilled at all

Expectations fully fulfilled

1 Type of organsiation?

2 How did you hear about the conference?

3 Conference information 130 3,23 3 0,76 3 17 57 53 84,624 Registration form 119 3,36 3 0,71 3 7 53 56 91,605 Programme: expectations fulfilled Opening speeches 111 3,00 3 0,74 1 27 54 29 74,77

Keynote speeches 110 3,04 3 0,71 3 17 63 27 81,82Forum 1: Independent living I 55 3,02 3 0,75 0 15 24 16 72,73Forum 2: Tourism 40 2,83 3 0,80 2 11 19 8 67,50Forum 3: Home-based services 32 3,41 3 0,55 0 1 17 14 96,88Forum 4: Culture 32 3,38 3 0,65 0 3 14 15 90,63Forum 5: Independent living II 46 3,02 3 0,82 2 9 21 14 76,09Forum 6: Health & Well-being 31 3,00 3 0,80 2 4 17 8 80,65Forum 7: Financial services 23 3,22 3 0,88 1 4 7 11 78,26Forum 8: Networks 46 2,91 3 0,86 4 7 24 11 76,09

6 Receptions - Expectations: City of Bonn 39 2,87 3 0,88 3 9 17 10 69,23Ministry 20 3,50 4 0,67 0 2 6 12 90,00

7 Framework conditions: expectations fulfilled Catering 134 3,27 3 0,81 5 16 51 62 84,33

Seating etc. 132 3,56 4 0,67 3 4 41 84 94,70Audio-visual facilities 128 3,59 4 0,59 0 7 38 83 94,53Interpreation facilities 95 3,64 4 0,68 2 5 18 70 92,63Quality of interpretations 94 3,59 4 0,64 0 8 23 63 91,49Conference proceedings 125 3,50 4 0,73 2 12 32 79 88,80Conference centre 123 3,79 4 0,50 1 2 19 101 97,56

8 Exhibition 128 2,73 3 0,76 5 44 60 19 61,729 Conference worth attending? 133 3,45 4 0,61 0 8 57 68 93,98

10 Would participate again next time? 132 3,14 3 0,74 1 25 61 45 80,30

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QuotationQuotation

Impressed by the evident commitment of the minister

who attended the whole conference!

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Current SituationCurrent Situation

Nordrhein Westfalen

Andalusien

Burgenland

Extremadura GelderlandLimburg

Mid-East Region Midlands Region SchottlandWest Midlands

New member: Lower Silesia

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Further Applications Further Applications

• Regions (in negotiations):

– Flanders (BE)

– Noord Brabant (NL): early stage, further internal discussions

– North West Region (UK): expressed an interest

• Other:

– ANCI Assoziazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani

– Cities and city associations, e.g. Telecities

– Region associations, e.g. eris@

– ...

Decision today!!

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Policy ActivitiesPolicy Activities

• Past and present:– SEN@ER presentation at DG INFSO:

• consideration of silver economy in i2010

• Recommendation: national lobbying to bring the topic onto the Lisbon Strategy agenda and into FP7

– SEN@ER presentation at DG EMPL:• Financial support of 2nd conference in Maastricht through grant application

• Support in identification of relevant funding options for SIG operation and projects (e.g. ESF Art. 10?) until 2007

• Integration of silver economy in future programmes and initiatives from 2007 onwards

• Future:– National lobbying re Lisbon Strategy inclusion: ALL

– Coordinated response for consultation of EC Green Paper on „Demographic Change“

Do partners agree and commit themselves?

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European SEN@ER SecretariatEuropean SEN@ER Secretariat

• Operational with own neutral appearance in late-May 2005

• Location: Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia)

• Financially mainly supported by regional government ministry MGSFF

• Search for further sponsors and supporters, establishment of alliances with industry, crafts, welfare and charity organisations, social partners

• Tasks:

– Workplan and proposal development

– Interface between SEN@ER – EC and other European institutions

– Support of SIGs

– Identification of and access to EC funds

– Support in policy recommendation development

– Establishment of SEN@ER Advisory Board: decision on composition and members

needed today!!

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SEN@ERSEN@ER Member Activities Member Activities

• Partner presentations on:

– Political alliances

– Strategic alliances, e.g. chambers of commerce, welfare policy

organisations ...

– Interest in SIG topics: which ones? Role: lead partner; member?

– Lead partner in region

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SEN@ERSEN@ER SIG Topics & Activities SIG Topics & Activities

• Partner Presentations & Discussion of each (SIG):

– Relevant and ongoing activities in the regions relating to the SEN@ER topic

– activities planned and

– those planned in the future:• a) in the regions,

• b) jointly at European level with SEN@ER partners

– Strategic alliances

– Intended results

– Partner responsibilities

– Workplan, timing, next steps

– Full documentation for each SIG to be submitted prior to next SEN@ER

meeting

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SEN@ERSEN@ER SIG Topics SIG Topics

• 1. Independent Living

• 2. Tourism

• 3. Home-Based Services

• 4. Culture

• 5. Health and Well-Being

• 6. Financial Services

• 7. Networking (new forms of cooperation)

Partners to present their plans !!

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SIG-01 “Independent Living” SIG-01 “Independent Living” (some ideas)(some ideas)

• Description and objectives– Independent and active ageing in own „four walls“

– Adapted living surroundings and environments

– Improvement of social contacts and environments

– Role of ICTs and tele-services integrated with „normal“ service provision

• Current issues and practice– Smart home technologies, adapted (individualised) products

– Independent living services: from personal to video-based services or rapidly installable wireless home safety technology and services

– Mobility support (physical mobility support tools, location-independent response services ...)

• Actors– Industry & skilled craft networks (e.g. BarreiereFrei Leben), housing

industry, service providers, IT industry .....

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SIG-02 “Tourism” SIG-02 “Tourism” (some ideas)(some ideas)

• Description and objectives– New opportunity for regions and cities (supply side)

– Specific offers for seniors vs „design-for-all“

– Also opportunities for public transport for intra-regional tourism

• Current issues and practice– Combination of tourism and health: Health and Wellness Tourism

– Need for better understanding of the market (demand side)

– Quality of service, security .... are important issues for seniors

– Cooperation of public transport suppliers with other actors (e.g. VRR)

• Actors– Regional and city authorities, travel agents, public transport suppliers, other

actors like theatres, museums etc. as cooperation partners, PPPs

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SIG-03 “Home-Based Services”SIG-03 “Home-Based Services”(some ideas)(some ideas)

• Description and objectives– Infrastructure and social structure development and improvement in immediate

surroundings/environments– Independent living support

• Current issues and practice– Housing/living concepts (e.g. inter-generational living, adpative housing, New Ling

Home, ...)– From ‚normal‘ service provision (e.g. meals-on-wheels, janitor services) to video-

based tele-care services– Community-based service provision: honorary post vs commercial service

provision– Opportunities for job creation for specific target groups (labor market re-entrants,

e.g. Service pool „Haus & Hof“))– Mobility support (physical mobility support tools, location-independent response

services ...)

• Actors– Community-based service providers, housing industry, service providers, IT

industry .....

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SIG-04 “Culture” SIG-04 “Culture” (cf. document)(cf. document)

• Description and objectives– „Growing old“ encourages new forms of art events, programmes and

services

– Interest in travelling, meeting other cultures

– Cross-border

• Current issues and practice– Cultural arts education

– Creative use of media

– Cross-generation & cross-country projects

– Migration & age: immigrants: „between the cultures“: strengthen bridges from first to second home

• Actors– Regional and city authorities, cultural and educational institutions ...

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SIG-05 “Health and Wellbeing”” SIG-05 “Health and Wellbeing”” (some ideas)(some ideas)

• Description and objectives– Healthy ageing

– Suitable services

– Location-independent service provision

• Current issues and practice– Value added services, response centres

– Engagement of target groups in planning process

– Telemedicine devices and systems

– Location-independent devices and service provision

– Cross-border services

• Actors– Public authorities, service providers, housing industry, IT industry

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SIG-06 “Financial Services” SIG-06 “Financial Services” (some ideas)(some ideas)

• Description and objectives

• Current issues and practice– Financial service provision in residential areas jointly with other

public / community services

– Growing / ageing with the customer

– Combined services: social care and insurance service

– Risky real estate financing for social care providers and welfare organisations

• Actors– Banks, insurances, other service providers

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SIG-07 “Networking” SIG-07 “Networking” (some ideas)(some ideas)

• Description and objectives

• Current issues and practice

• Actors

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• 1. Independent Living / Health & Well-being / Home-

based services“ (Ageing-well at home and in the

community):

– Lead: Gelderland

– Members: North Rhine-Westphalia, Limburg, Mid-East,

Extremadura

• 2. Tourism:

– Lead: merge with culture?? Write an outline!!

– Members:

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• 4. Culture

– Lead: North Rhine-Westphalia

– Members: Extremadura

• 5. Financial Services

– Lead: ??? Working document by Josef Hilbert

– Members:

• 7. Networking (new forms of cooperation)

– Lead: integral part of the other SIGs

– Members:

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Points for Decisions Points for Decisions

1. SEN@ER network further development jointly with 11 members;

interested but not (yet) SEN@ER regions will only be informed

about results and decisions

2. Extra meetings with

• City associations, e.g. Telecities/Eurocities, ANCI, K.E.R.N. ...

• Region associations, e.g. eris@

• NGOs

to discuss possible role in, contributions to SEN@ER

3. Advisory Board: composition and membership (e.g. CoR,

Eurochambres, AGE Social Platform, other experts) varying

across SIGs

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Points for Decisions Points for Decisions

4. SEN@ER Roadmap (cf. Proposal)

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Outlook 2006 Outlook 2006

• Second „Silver Economy in Europe 2006“ in

Maastricht (Province of Limburg, NL)

– Jean Severijns

– Stella Salden

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Thank you for your Thank you for your attention!attention!

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