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 health care system

For traditional division of

competences For traditional industrial

sectors

Lead market initiatives

Research opportunities Innovative

policy approach Innovative

solutions

AGEING CHALLENGES

OPPORTUNITIES

AGEING: new integrated and multistakeholders strategy

AGEING PEOPLE

PUBLIC: multi governance cross-

disciplinary approach PRIVATE

ACADEMIC: new research

opportunities

END USERS

QUADRUPLE HELIX MODEL

R&IDC

INNOVAge IS ABOUT

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

GOVERNANCE

• SMART AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR HOME

ECO-INNOVATION

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

INDEPENDENT LIVING

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.