« Quality of life of the seniors in Europe » European Project 2010 - 2011 .

« Quality of life of the seniors in Europe »European Project 2010 - 2011 www.qlse.eu

QLSE = NETWORK

ON FORWARD POLICIES AND ACTION FOR THE SENIORS IN EUROPE

« Quality of life of the seniors in Europe »

General Information

The aim of this project is to create a long- term transnational network about policies and services.

The project is co-financed by the European Union The project is co-financed by the European Union through the programme Europe for Citizens (Action through the programme Europe for Citizens (Action 1. Mesure 1.2)1. Mesure 1.2)

The targetgroup is senior citizens (60+) that are active and in good health.

Objectives

The project has been the result of municipality meeting on the issue of quality of life of the seniors in Europe.

The municipalities involved are all dealing with an ageing population. This trend needs to be met by drafting new policies and services based on the needs of the senior citizens of the 21st century.

The project attempted to create a common approach to deal with the above-mentioned issue by creating a thematic network based on 6 events between 2009 and 2011.

Partners

Skövde municipality (Sweden)

Nörrkopping municipality (Sweden)

Traversetolo Municipality and pedomontana sociale (Italy

Parma municipality (Italy)

Enzkreis Municipality (Germany)

Tours Municipality (France)

Events

The opening eventopening event framed the question :

What do we know about the group of seniors ?

Who are they ?

And how to define the group/groups ?

Events

The following 4 events focused on :– Empowerment of the seniors (May 2010 - Enzkreis municipality

– Germany) – Demand driven services and ICT solutions (October 2010 –

Norrkoping Municipality – Sweden)– Future housing (January 2011 – Tours municipality – France)– Leisure activity and social relation (May 2011 – Travelsetolo –

Italy)

The project ended with the sixth and final event, in which the results of the work done will be presented.

International seminar – Tours - January 2011

EXPECTED RESULTS

The development of sub-projects in the four areas: future housing, demand driven services and ICT solutions, leisure activity and social relation.

Involvement of a wide variety of actors (for example universities, NGOs, economic actors and citizens).

The creation of transnational processes of cooperation among the involved cities.

EXPECTED RESULTS

A documentation of the process

European guidelines for other municipalities interested in drafting strategic policies in this field.

www.qlse.eu

Project feedbackWhat has happened on the locallevel ?

Local dynamics inspired by the QLSE project

Future prospects at the end of the project

Local dynamics inspired by the QLSE project

Cooperation : 3 public actors A financial convention : City of Tours,

Tour(s) Plus community, F. Rabelais University

Creation of a research engineer part-time job A steering committee Preparation/ organisation of the 4th meeting

Local dynamics inspired by the QLSE project

Local actors, involved in the 4th european meeting (Departmental council of Indre-et-Loire/Touraine CCI /Social landlords /OPAC – social housing)

Touraine Inter-âge Translators (volonteers)

Local dynamics inspired by the QLSE project

2 complementary projects : QLSE project / Label Coherence and visibility of reflexions and actions Seniors discussion groups (autumn 2010) Photo exhibition : seniors housing Forum ‘Retirement : prepare and live it to

the full’

project website: www.qlse.eu