Policy Paper

"Policy Paper on “Strategic framework for better future of European healthy ageing” is more elaborated and outlines and discusses different pathways for generating more and better impact on challenges posed by ageing population in Europe which have been focal point of debates on the future of EU and emphasises possibilities of research novelties to be implemented in to European 2020 strategy for a smart sustainable and inclusive growth to promote active ageing policies. While the BFHA 2020 Recommendations will be ready at the end of each day of the e-conference for specific theme, the Policy Paper will be discussed and finalised in the following days after the e-conference . To facilitate creation of Recommendations and finalisation of Policy Paper, firstly, a social networking opportunities will be provided before and during the e-conference where participants can receive information, provide arguments and input (see Task 4.5); and secondly, virtual room for discussion is also reserved within the thematic sessions. In order to finalise the Policy Paper, virtual working group (with representatives from all three key sessions) will be formed. Potential project multipliers will also be asked to contribute and provide their input to Policy paper during paper’s finalization stage during the e-conference and in following few days. Also, after Policy paper publication, they will be invited to distribute it to their members and collaborators to increase project’s impact on stakeholders and policy makers. Major potential multipliers are projects such as: European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, Joint Programming Initiative ""More Years, Better Lives - the Challenges and Opportunities of Demographic Change"", Joint Programming on Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, H2020 project - EIT HEALTH Active Ageing & Healthy Living. With some of listed potential multipliers contact has already been established and collaboration agreed (Joint Programming on Neurodegenerative Diseases Research, H2020 project - EIT HEALTH Active Ageing & Healthy Living) and others will be contacted directly during project preparation and early in project conduct. The Policy Paper will be Open Science/Open Access."