An Ageing Population

Purpose and goal

The long term vision is to create a sustainable society for the aging population. The aim is to create and develop easily accessible goods, services and network according elderly people´s demands. The agenda goal was to form collaborations through meetings and workshops where ideas and innovation chains with a holistic view were created. Goal and aim were achieved through four workshops with some 30 organizations. Smaller meetings were also held, as well as collaboration with other agendas.

Results and expected effects

From the discussions, three priority areas mere identified: housing, nutrition and health. To achieve this vision, it is important to work with preventions from an individual approach in a holistic perspective. Simple and robust regulatory frameworks and structures should benefit the individual´s independence. Welfare technology that makes existing technology adapted, accessible and useful for the elderly would take us closer to the vision.

Approach and implementation

The work within the research agenda has been multidisciplinary in order to find new interactions and ideas. Four workshops in which some 30 different organizations participated have been held to develop new ideas with focus on liability issues and a holistic approach. Further, collaboration with other agendas has been performed as well as result dissemination at meetings with themes related to elderly. The agenda process has worked well and there has been great interest in the agenda.