INNOVAge Project

Improve the effectiveness of regional development policies in eco-INNovation for smart hOme and independent liVing to increase the quality of life of Ageing people Promoted and coordinated by Marche Regional Authority with the technical support of SVIM Sviluppo Marche SpA

EU AGEING: challenges and opportunities For sustainable public finances

For traditional division of competences

For health care system

For traditional industrial sectors

CHALLENGES

AGEING Research opportunities Lead market initiatives

Innovative solutions

OPPORTUNITIES Innovative policy approach

AGEING: new integrated and multistakeholders strategy

R&IDC

PUBLIC: multi governance crossdisciplinary approach

PRIVATE

AGEING PEOPLE ACADEMIC: new research opportunities

END USERS

QUADRUPLE HELIX MODEL

INNOVAge IS ABOUT ECOINNOVATION

• SMART AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR HOME

INDEPENDENT LIVING

• HELPING OLDER PEOPLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY FOR LONGER IN THEIR HOMES, INCREASING THEIR AUTONOMY AND ASSISTING THEM IN CARRYING OUT THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES

GOVERNANCE

• RESEARCH -INNOVATION DRIVEN CLUSTER (R&IDC) • NEW WAY OF DESIGN POLICIES • NEW INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED APPROACH • TARGET GROUP: REGIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES

AIM OF INNOVAge project To INCREASE the effectiveness of regional development policies in the field of ECO-INNOVATION applied to

INDEPENDENT LIVING and SMART HOME solutions for elderly people

Specific Objectives of INNOVAge project: To INCREASE the effectiveness of regional development policies in the field of ECO-INNOVATION applied to INDEPENDENT LIVING and SMART HOME solutions for elderly people

To improve the R&IDC governance model

To provide a methodology and instruments that enable regional decision-makers to implement an efficient multidisciplinary/ multisectorl/multi stakeholders policy

To create a EU network of clusters working on INNOVAge topics

INNOVAge Partnership

14 EU Regions

15 Partners: • Marche Regional Authority (IT) • Medic@lps (FR) • Sofia Municipality (BG) • Region of Central Macedonia (GR) • Junta de Castilla y León (ES) • Geroskipou Municipality (CY) • SEHTA (UK) • Lithuanian Innovation Centre (LT) • Development Centre of the Heart of Slovenia (SI) • INTRAS Foundation (ES) • Regional Development Agency of South Bohemia (CZ) • Rzeszow Regional Development Agency (PL) • TNO (NL) • Blekinge Institute of Technology (SE) • The Baltic Institute of Finland (FI)

INNOVAGE PROJECT: matching more innovative partners (Mentoring Group) with less innovative (Learning Group) to take advantage of the potential of the indipendent living and relative eco-innovation solutions in each region 15 Good Practices were identified at the beginning of the INNOVAGE project. Some of them were chosen to be transferred into the learning group regions through the Pilot Actions of the project. The INNOVAGE Mentoring Group has supported the Learning Group during this transfer process, built on the basis of several study visits, workshops and training sessions, among other activities.

OTHER RESULTS: • Good Practice Catalogue • 6 Workshops open to key innovation stakeholders • 5 Study Visits to the mentor group organizations to directly know a cluster and to capitalize their organization in the learning group countries.

• 3 Training Sessions to support policymakers to better understand their requirements and facilitating the transfer of good practices.

• 15 Innohubs have been strategically located at the INNOVAge partners’ headquarters to coordinate stakeholders and actions related to eco innovation applied to elderly independent living and smart home.