JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” The Joint Programming Initiative “More Years, Better Lives” The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change Christian Wehrmann eVIA General Assembly 2010

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 2 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Proportion of the population aged 0-14 and 65 years and more (EU-27) Source: Eurostat 0 10% 20% 30% 40% years and more 0 to 14 years

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 3 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Council Conclusions (3 Dec 2008) concerning Joint Programming of Research in Europe in Response to Major Societal Challenges: In Europe exist societal challenges which no Member State is capable of resolving alone. Such challenges are climate change, the ageing of the population, energy, water etc. Here Europe needs to elaborate a stronger, better coordinated, more coherent and more global response to these challenges. Additional to existing European initiatives, there is a need for a new and more strategic approach. Objective: to increase the efficiency and the effectiveness of public R&D funding in Europe. What is Joint Programming?

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 4 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Analysis and background of Joint Programming National research programmes may duplicate each other. This discourages internationally-oriented research actors. The lack of programme collaboration makes it difficult to address common challenges jointly. It complicates the pooling of data, hinders cross-border researcher mobility and training, and slows down the international dissemination of research results. It also hampers pan-European strategic research agenda-setting. Joint Programming addresses at first the programme owners of the Member States, is a process driven by the European Member States.

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 5 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Rationale for the Preparation of the JPI “More Years, Better Lives” The ageing of the European population is a thriving societal development that is not yet tackled appropriately. The JPI seeks to solve the upcoming social and political problems, make use of the economic potentials and establish a positive vision for “Ageing in Europe”. The interdisciplinary and holistic JPI’s concept got strong support from the European Research Community on the European preparatory workshop in January 2010 with 130 experts form 20 MS and 4 AC.

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 6 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Countries supporting the JPI

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 7 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Age research today requires an interdisciplinary and holistic approach Health and Performance Social Systems and Welfare Work and Productivity Education and Learning Housing, Urban- rural development and Mobility

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 8 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Health and Performance Good health is the most important factor to live independently in old age. New medical treatments and innovative healthcare strategies are the basis for keeping European citizens healthy and active throughout the life course. Plasticity of ageing biological and genetic limits of human development biological and socio-cultural influences medical technologies like biocompatible and intelligent implants Holistic and integrated health care services technological assistive systems in combination with human intervention health promotion and preventive medicine Research Issues

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 9 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Social Systems and Welfare The financial basis of social and welfare systems in Europe is threatened by the demographic development. New economic and business opportunities for ageing societies are not well identified yet. Systemic and integrated social and health care solutions life-course based approach New services and new business models technological assistive systems Expansion of the working life Maintenance of health and productivity throughout a longer working life Financial and economic effects of demography Research Issues

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 10 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Work and Productivity Longevity confronts the multifaceted reality of work: generational segregation needs to be countered and economic productivity and societal inclusion must be maintained and enhanced. The distribution of work across the life span has to reconsidered. Age and family-related work processes age-friendly work places flexible working conditions social support and economic modelling ambient assisted working work-life balance models job rotation, lateral careers volunteering and honorary work occupational health and safety models Research Issues

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 11 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Education and Learning Lifelong education is essential to secure economic and social inclusion when people become older. Working environments must be recognized as learning environments. Learning and innovation processes in work and educational contexts must be interlinked more intensively. “50+ PISA” towards empirical and comparable data sets learning conditions and learning impacts regional and cultural diversity quality control for educational programmes assessment and prediction of structural change adaptation of educational systems permeability within and across educational sectors meta-competences Research Issues

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 12 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Housing, Urban-Rural Development & Mobility Home and residential environments are important places for self- determined ageing. Social inclusion needs to be secured both in urban and rural contexts. Mobility in everyday life secures people’s participation in societal, political, and economic exchange processes. future housing concepts “ghettoisation” vs. mixed-structure living concepts perspectives of sparsely populated rural areas maintenance of public infrastructure technical assistive systems for independent living social connectivity of older people Personalised mobility concepts of the future Research Issues

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 13 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Interdisciplinary and Holistic Approach in the JPI Interdisciplinary research in each of the research tracks and a continuous exchange between them is of utmost importance.

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 14 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Knowing where to start from:

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 15 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Expected Impact This approach will initiate a change “from guessing to knowing”. Providing data for an evidence-based policy is the primary task and objective of this JPI, including the following questions: “What is needed?” → Identifying the potential for positive change. “What can be done?” → Scientific findings as evidence for policy. “How to implement?” → Policy measures that can be used to improve the situation. “How to measure?” → Evaluation in order to adapt the policies.

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 16 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 First Activities of the JPI

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 17 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Next Steps After the positive decision of Research Ministers on 25/26 May 2010: Constitutional meeting Decision on governance details Election of JPI chairs Setting up of JPI secretariat Establishment of JPI working groups Development of JPI Strategic Research Agenda

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 18 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Contacts: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Division Demographic Change, Human- Machine-Cooperation Ingo Hillebrand Phone: JPI Secretariat at VDI/VDE-IT Christian Wehrmann Phone:

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 19 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Website:

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 20 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Thank you very much!

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 21 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November Female life expectancy in years Years Sweden Japan New Zealand Switzerland Australia Norway The Netherlands Iceland The Netherlands Germany Rising Life Expectancy as a Global Trend Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Rostock

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 22 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Governance structure (preliminary)

JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change” 23 eVIA General Assembly, 30 November 2010 Sample of Organisations at the JPI-Workshop JPI “More Years, Better Lives: The Potentials and Challenges of Demographic Change” Federal Ministry for Science and ResearchAustria Planning Bureau of the Republic of CyprusCyprus The Danish Council for Strategic ResearchDenmark National Institute for Health and WelfareFinland French National Institute for Demographic Studies - INEDFrance Max Planck Institute for Demographic ResearchGermany National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR)Greece National Office for Research and TechnologyHungary ForfásIreland FBK-irstItaly University of LuxembourgLuxembourg ZonMw -The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and DevelopmentNetherlands Research Council of NorwayNorway National Centre for Health Information SystemsPoland Instituto Pedro NunesPortugal European Association for Directors of Residential Care Homes for the ElderlySlovenia The Carlos III Health InstituteSpain Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research - FASSweden Federal Office for Professional Education and TechnologySwitzerland The Scientific and Technological Research Council of TurkeyTurkey HM TreasuryUnited Kingdom 23 GPC-Meeting, Brussels,