1. 6th General Assembly Meeting Joint Programming Initiative „More Years, Better Lives ” Institute of Health Carlos III Madrid 21/22 March 2013

2. Agenda 21 st March 2012, 13:00 h – 18:00 h 1. Welcome by the Chair 2. Confirmation of the draft agenda (Decision) 3. Confirmation of the minutes of the last meeting (Decision) 4. Report on European Parliament JPI Event (Information) 5. Influencing Horizon2020, Research Policy Group (BMBF) (Decision) 6. Status Fast-Track Data-Project (VDIVDE-IT) (Information) 7. SOAB: Preliminary results of the SOAB–Survey and recommendations on the SRA (THL) (Information) 8. SAB: Recommendations on SRA (ZonMW) (Information) 9. Decision on current SRA draft/JPI Recommendations towards Horizon2020 Work Programme (Decision) 10. Status of J-AGE Project - Mapping/Foresight (VDI/VDE-IT) (Decision) - Implementation (ISCIII) (Information) - Evaluation (ESRC) (Decision)

3. Agenda 22 nd March 2012, 09:00 h – 17:00 h 9:00 Beginning of the meeting 9:00 – 13:00 Instruments Workshop (organised by WP4-Leader ISCIII) Lunch 14.00 Continuation of GA Meeting 11. Communications Strategy of J-AGE/JPI (WP5-Leader Ministry of Health) (Information) 12. Report by Liaison Officers on other JPIs (JPND, AAL-JP, HDHL, Urban Europe) (Information) 13. Adjustment of JPI Governance Structure: Membership of non-European Countries (Decision) 14. AOB/ Next Meetings: Location/ Possible hosts (Autumn 2013/Spring 2014) (Decision) 17.00 End of the meeting

4. 2. Confirmation of the draft agenda (Decision)

5. 3. Confirmation of the minutes of the last meeting (Decision)

6. 4. Report on European Parliament JPI Event (Information)

7. Breakfast Meeting of the Joint Programming Initiative “More Years, Better Lives” Europe in Demographic Transition: How Research can provide Solutions European Parliament, 7th March 2013, 8.00h – 09.30h 1. Welcome by Dr. Christian Ehler (MEP, European People's Party) 2. Welcome note and general introduction: What is the promise of the JPI More Years, Better Lives? How to tackle the challenge of demographic change with the help of research coordination Prof. Paolo Rossini, Catholic University of Rome, Italy/ Dr. Rosita Cottone, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany Vice-Chairs of the JPI More Years, Better Lives 3. Key Note: Why is the JPI on demographic change needed? Prof. Erik Buskens, University of Groningen, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the JPI More Years, Better Lives 4. Exchange with policy representatives (moderated discussion) Moderator: Dr. Alfredo Cesario, Representative of the Ministry of Health, Italy

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9. 5. Influencing Horizon2020, Research Policy Group (Decision) Rosita Cottone

10. 6. Status Fast-Track Data-Project (Information) VDI/VDE-IT

11. Aspired output of the fast-track activity A "map" of data sources relevant to the study of demographic change as it affects people over the age of 50, bearing in mind a life course perspective. This will be a document in three parts:  An overview and critical analysis of the data available  A detailed list of sources, at national and European levels, describing their key features, strengths and limitation  Recommendations to government, scientific and data agencies on how to improve the quality, comparability, relevance and accessibility  This “map” would provide policymakers and scientists with a comprehensive overview of where to find appropriate data for interdisciplinary and cross-policy research.

12. Link of data project to JPI’s Strategic Research Agenda  The fast-track data project will operate within the broad scope of the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)  It should inform the drafting of the SRA, and help clarify whether there are major data issues which need inclusion in the SRA itself.  The main focus will be on data relevant to people over 50.  In this, it will take into account the fact that the life chances of people after 50 are often determined by factors much earlier in the life course, and that such data is of critical importance.

13. Composition of the scientific working group No.CountryNameAffiliation 1 AustriaMag. Maria M. HofmarcherEuropean Centre for Social Welfare 2 BelgiumHans PeetersKU Leuven 3 CroatiaDr. Marcel LeppéeInstitute of Public Health Zagreb 4 DenmarkProf. Chantal Pohl NielsenDanish National Centre for Social Research 5 FinlandProf. Pasi MoisioTHL 6 FranceProf. François VillaUniversity Paris 7 “Denis Diderot” 7 GermanyDr. Andreas Motel-KlingebielGerman Centre of Gerontology 8 GermanyProf. James W. Vaupel*Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 9 ItalyTo be determined 10 NetherlandsDr. Frank PijpersStatistics Netherlands 11 SpainVicente RodriguezMINECO 12 SwedenProf. Kenneth AbrahamssonFAS / Luleå University of Technology 13 UKProf. Mike MurphyLondon School of Economics * Scientific Coordinator

14. Results of the 1 st working group meeting on 28 Jan 2013  Agreements about: o The scope and design of the fast-track project o Criteria for inclusion and exclusion of data sources in the review o A search template to ensure the comparability of results o A work plan including tasks and deadlines o Next steps until 2 nd meeting in Berlin on 19 March 2013

15. Selection and review of data  National data selected and described by the national experts.  European and international sources (e.g. OECD, Eurostat, Euro- barometer, SHARE) identified and described by Prof. Vaupel et al.  National experts will give feedback to international data review.  Focus on statistical data relevant to policymakers.  Covered data sources should be of high quality, quantitative, sizeable, recent, if possible longitudinal, and policy-relevant.  Ten policy topics covered in the data search.  Evaluation of the data in accordance with the appraisal criteria of the EuroREACH project (represented by the Austrian expert).

16. Agreed organization of the data search  Five JPI working group themes and five cross-cutting issues o Public attitudes towards old age o Social, civic and cultural engagement o Uses of technology o Wellbeing o Intergenerational relationships  Six appraisal criteria o Governance o Access to database o Coverage o Linkage o Data quality o Strengths and weaknesses

17. 7. SOAB: Preliminary results of the SOAB– Survey and recommendations on the SRA THL

18. 8. SAB: Recommendations on SRA ZonMW

19. 9. JPI Recommendations towards Horizon2020 Work Programme (Decision) ZonMW

20. 10. Status of J-AGE Project - Mapping/Foresight (VDI/VDE-IT) (Decision) - Implementation (ISCIII) (Information) - Evaluation (ESRC) (Decision)

21. Agenda 22 nd March 2012, 09:00 h – 17:00 h 9:00 Beginning of the meeting 9:00 – 13:00 Instruments Workshop (organised by WP4-Leader ISCIII) Lunch 14.00 Continuation of GA Meeting 11. Communications Strategy of J-AGE/JPI (WP5-Leader Ministry of Health) (Information) 12. Report by Liaison Officers on other JPIs (JPND, AAL-JP, HDHL, Urban Europe) (Information) 13. Adjustment of JPI Governance Structure: Membership of non-European Countries (Decision) 14. AOB/ Next Meetings: Location/ Possible hosts (Autumn 2013/Spring 2014) (Decision) 17.00 End of the meeting

22. 11. Communications Strategy of J- AGE/JPI (Information) Ministry of Health Italy

23. 12. Report by Liaison Officers on other JPIs (Information)  JPND  AAL-JP  HDHL  Urban Europe

24. 13. Adjustment of JPI Governance Structure: Membership of non-European Countries (Decision)

25. Proposed Amendment in Governance Structure (Part 1) […] Members The Membership in the General Assembly is equal to the membership within the JPI. The JPI is open to any interested Member State of the European Union or Associated State to the EU. Membership in the JPI can be terminated at the end of a calendar year, also subject by registration of the General Assembly and provided that commitments for running joint activities of the specific member are ensured. All nominated representatives must have a mandate from a governmental organisation, e.g. from ministries, public research organisations or funding bodies, research councils or other official bodies involved in the funding of R&D programmes. Representatives shall be nominated by the competent national ministry. The decision making rule within the General Assembly shall be “one country – one vote” and this requires that any member delegation nominate a single voting person. The full national membership in the GA and the active participation in formal decision making processes is subject to the provision of the national contribution to the joint funding at due time (see “Funding”, p. 3) GA representatives will be responsible to transport the recommendations of the GA to the national decision making body and be instrumental in arranging structural and financial support at national level. Any accession and/or change of nominated persons shall be addressed to the General Assembly without delay. […]

26. Proposed Amendment in Governance Structure (Part 2) Annex 2 The participation in the JPI “More Years, Better Lives” includes different roles and functions. The three different types are: Member:Only Every Member States or Associated State can become a member in the JPI. In order to gain full membership including active participation in formal decision making processes (vote) within the General Assembly, each MS/ASmember has to contribute pro rata to the joint financing of the STS and the SAB. Representative:Each national programme owner in the field of demographic change nominated by a ministry. For this reason, more than one representative per MS/ASmember can participate in the GA (it should be considered to limit the number of national representatives to a certain maximum). The mandate can be delegated. Voting person:Each MS/ASmember has to determine a voting person out of the national representatives in order to fulfil the principle “one country – one vote”. The voting person has to deliver the final position of the country regarding any point for decision.

27. 14. AOB/ Next Meetings: Location/ Possible hosts (Decision)

28. Next Meetings 13/14 June 2013 – Oslo To be decided: Autumn 2013 Spring 2014

29. Schedule for 2013 21/22 March 2013General Assembly Meeting (Madrid) incl. J-AGE Workshop on Cost Models for future JPI joint pilot activities and administrative structures (“Instruments Workshop”) 26 March 2013Societal Advisory Board Meeting (Brussels) 18 April 2013 JA-EHLEIS: Active healthy ageing: Monitoring, Research Agenda and Ongoing Actions in Europe (Paris) 18 April 2013Estonian Joint Programming Conference (Tallinn) 6/7 May 20134 th European Demography Forum (Brussels) 30/31 May 2013First SAB/SOAB Workshop/Annual Stakeholder Workshop (tbc) 13/14 June 2013General Assembly Meeting (Oslo) September 2013Second SOAB/SAB Workshop (tbc) September 2013General Assembly Meeting (tbc) December 2013General Assembly Meeting (tbc)