1. Social AAL
Kerstin Zimmermann
AAL Vice President
Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport,
Innovation and Technology
Prague, May 2012

2. Table of Content
 AAL JP
 Social Aspects
 AAL 2012 and post 2013

3. Population pyramids, EU-27, 2010 and 2060
Source: Eurostat 2011 Demographic Projections

4. AAL Joint Programme
 initiative based on article 185
 to enhance the quality of life of older people
by use of ICT
 demographic change for motivation
 Duration of the programme: 2008-2013

5. • 20 Member States
• Austria, Belgium, Cyprus,
Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
and UK
• 3 Associated States
• Israel, Norway and
Switzerland

6. AAL Joint Programme
 Total buget 600 Mio €
 MS contribution min. 150 Mio €
– (0,2 Mio € per year per MS)
 EU contribution max. 150 Mio €

7. AAL JP Topics and Calls
1 5
4
2
3

8. Active Ageing
WHO definition:
 The process of optimizing
opportunities for health, participation
(in social, economic, cultural, spiritual
and civic affairs) and security in order
to enhance quality of life as people age.

9. Call 2: Social Interaction
Providing innovative ICT based
solutions aimed at helping
people to be active, joyful and
socially connected in the
society as they age, from both
a societal and personal
perspective, effectively
contributing to their health,
overall quality of life and to
social inclusion.

11. Projects
 ALIAS Adaptable Ambient Living
Assistant

12.  ALICE Advanced Lifestyle Improvement
system & new Communication
Experience

13.  CVN Connected Vitality Network

14.  EasyReach

15.  ExCITE

16.  FoSIBLE Fostering Social Interaction for
a Better Life of the Elderly

17.  Go-myLife

18.  seniorengage

19.  Silvergame

20. EIP-AHA
European Innovation Pilot on Active and Healthy
Ageing:
Goal: 2 more years of healthy life
Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP)

21. AAL Events 2012
AAL Forum, 24-27 September 2012 Eindhoven
Tomorrow in Sight: From Design to Delivery
http://www.aalforum.eu
AAL Summit, 27-29 Juni 2012 Bilbao
New Avenues to fill the gap between Health and
Welfare Demands and Effective ICT Solutions
http://aalsummit2012.org

22. Infos
 www.aal-europe.eu
 www.aalforum.eu
Kerstin.Zimmermann@bmvit.gv.at
+43 (0) 1 711 62 65 3503