Thanks to the contributions of fourteen great and sometimes provocative speakers and over 80 participants coming from a wide range of stakeholder groups and European countries, work undertaken by the PROGRESSIVE project was set out.
Comments and insights on key issues were provided; and a vigorous debate around standards for ICT and active and healthy ageing was stimulated, mainly focusing on:
- future directions that could improve the overall coordination of standardisation to ensure the greater suitability of products and services used or accessed by older people;
- specific ways in which standardisation processes could be more open to contributions from stakeholders, including engagement with older people’s organisations; and
- the scope for further (new or amended) standards to meet the needs of Europe’s ageing population.
A comprehensive report of the workshop is available here.
For more information on PROGRESSIVE:
https://www.age-platform.eu/project/progressive or contact Estelle Huchet
For more information on AGE position on standardisation:
https://www.age-platform.eu/press-releases/standardisation-powerful-tool-address-population-ageing-and-support-age-friendly