SIforAGE
Social Innovation on active and healthy ageing for sustainable economicgrowth
Description

The general aim of SIforAGE project will be to strengthen the cooperation mechanisms and tools among the stakeholders working along the value chain of active and healthy ageing, with the aim of improving the performance of the European Union competitiveness and growth, through research and innovative products for more and better lives. The objective is change minds and attitudes for a new vision of ageing. This new way of understanding ageing has been embraced under the concept of “active and healthy ageing” (AHA), as an inclusive term to framework the transformation of ageing vision.

The specific objectives addressed in the project will be:

1. To develop the supporting tools and mechanisms for the Social Innovation Incubator on AHA

2. To engage and empower society and civil society organisations in research on AHA.

3. To introduce evidence-based policymaking, through training activities with policymakers, to address future shaping of ageing research programmes and funding schemes

4. To raise awareness among the scientific community on the importance of social responsibility and ethics in ageing research, and offer practical guidance on how to address them.

5. To analyse and improve the existing mechanisms for accessing the market of innovative products and solutions for older people

6. To actively involve the wide range of stakeholders of the value chain and spread knowledge generated along the project duration

The consortium involved in the project is compounded of 20 different partners at EU and International level, representing a remarkable well-balanced consortium with complementary backgrounds and expertise and representing different stakeholders along the value chain of ageing research, from universities, civil society organisations, final users groups, think tanks, public administrations, technology research centers and companies.

Internal Partners
Research Centre Research Group Role in Project Begin Date End Date
CIS-Iscte Health For All Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
External Partners
Institution Country Role in Project Begin Date End Date
The University of Barcelona (UB) Spain Leader 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
FUNDACION INSTITUTO GERONTOLOGICO MATIA - INGEMA (INGEMA) Spain Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD (UFSD) United Kingdom Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER KUENSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ GMBH (DFKI) Germany Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
CITTA DI TORINO (COMMTORINO) Italy Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE (ASPRI) Latvia Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA (UdL) Spain Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
MERMAID VENTURE APS-INVESTORNET GATE2GROWTH DK GATE2FINANCING DK BRABO VENTURES DENMARK (INVESTORNET) Denmark Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
SAGLIK AKADEMISYENLERI DERNEGI (HCAS) Turkey Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
UNIVERSITE DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR (UPPA) France Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
Fundação Universidade de Brasilia (DSC) Brazil Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
URZAD MIASTA KRAKOWA (GMK) Poland Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
CARINNA AGENCE POUR LA RECHERCHE ET L'INNOVATION EN CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE (CARINNA) France Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
ASOCIACIJA SENJORU INICIATYVU CENTRAS (SIC) Lithuania Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
SANTA CASA DA MISERICORDIA DE LISBOA (SCML) Portugal Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
FONDAZIONE PER LA CITTADINANZA ATTIVA (FONDACA) Italy Partner 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
BASQUE CULINARY CENTER FUNDAZIOA (BCC) Spain -- 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
Project Team
Name Affiliation Role in Project Begin Date End Date
Maria Luísa Soares Almeida Pedroso de Lima Professora Catedrática (DPSO); Integrated Researcher (CIS-Iscte); Principal Researcher 2012-11-01 2013-07-01
Sibila Marques Professora Auxiliar (DPSO); Integrated Researcher (CIS-Iscte); Researcher 2013-07-01 2016-12-31
Cláudia Raquel Campos Andrade -- Scholar 2012-11-01 2013-07-01
Project Fundings
Reference/Code Funding DOI Funding Type Funding Program Funding Amount (Global) Funding Amount (Local) Begin Date End Date
SIFORAGE-321482 -- Contract European Commission - FP7 - Belgium 4093588.29 192354.4 2012-11-01 2016-12-31
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Social Innovation on active and healthy ageing for sustainable economicgrowth
2012-11-01
2016-12-31