The 1st Conference of Partners of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing is Taking Place

The 1st Conference of Partners of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing is being held in Brussels. High-level representatives and Ministers from European regions and innovative projects discuss how to implement and scale up innovations for active ageing and what their contribution to the regions is. Joining them are leading figures in the field of active and healthy ageing from across Europe, from universities and research teams, public authorities, health service providers, industries and non-governmental organizations.
The Conference was an opportunity for stakeholders already participating in an Action Group to meet with different group members, collaborate and discover common interests, and contribute to the discussion on how to make the most of the action plans. Action Groups consist of many stakeholders: from national government and regions to hospitals, municipalities, healthcare professional organizations, insurers and others.
The concept of the European Innovation Partnership is a partnership that can contribute to strengthening research and innovation in the EU. A partnership brings together all relevant actors at EU, national and regional levels, across various policy areas to address a specific societal challenge and include all levels of the innovation chain. The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing was the first European Innovation Partnership created in 2011. It focuses on demographic change and the active and healthy ageing of European populations.
The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing aims to promote healthy and active ageing by pursuing a Triple Win for Europe:
a) Improving the health and quality of life of Europeans with a focus on older people;
b) Supporting the long-term sustainability and efficiency of health and social care systems;
c) Enhancing the competitiveness of EU industry through business activity and expansion into new markets.
Since early 2021, the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing closely aligns its goals with the life course approach, as depicted in the Green Paper on Ageing. It focuses more specifically on scaling up and developing digital tools for lifelong health promotion and prevention, lifelong learning, empowerment with digital tools, promoting smart, healthy and age-friendly environments, and strengthening the European Silver Economy and the digital health ecosystem. It has also adopted a more collaborative approach through the creation of the community platform “Active and Healthy Living in the Digital World”.