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AAL PROGRAMME CALL 2018 OPPORTUNITIES

AND FVG REGION MEMBERSHIP

C O N F E R E N Z A A N N U A L E D E L S I S F V G

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Demographic change and ageing wellChallenges and opportunities for an ageing population in

Europe and internationally

Cost of pension schemes

Ratio pensioner/worker

declining from 1:4 to 1:2by 2060

Ageing as an asset for Europeans

From a societal challenge To a major opportunity

Cost of Care

4% to 8% of GDP by 2025

Maintaining wealth

Shrinking work force

Empowerment

Active Ageing

New Care Models

Home based/inclusive care

A growing market segment

85 Million Consumers today

Source: EU Commission

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The Active and Assisted Living Programme

The AAL Programme is an applied Research,

Development and Innovation (R&D&I) funding

programme that supports projects developing

ICT solutions for ageing well.

It is set to bring new ICT-based products,

solutions and service concepts onto the market

within two years of the end of the funding

period.

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The mission

Strengthens the

industrial base in

the ageing

economy

Helps bringing

R&D projects to

market

Improves the

quality of life of

65+ through the

funding of ICT

based solutions

AAL Programme

The Purpose

Collaborative Projects

Business

SMEs

R&D Institutions/Universities

End users

The target audience

Main actions

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Annual Calls

Support actions

Annual AAL Forum

• AAL2Business

• Market Observatory

• Information Days

• User driven

• Market oriented

• Community network

• Awareness

Total investment

600 Millions

Studies and reports• Standards and interoperability in AAL

• User involvement

The 2018 Call for proposals

The AAL Call 2018 is open to developing ICT-based solutions targeting any application area(s) within the AALdomain and allows for more flexibility regarding scope, size and duration of the proposed projects.

Two types of projects can be funded:

- Small collaborative projects (Intended to be quicker, more agile regarding submission process, and grant signature and reporting; Maximum duration of 6 months , maximum funding of € 300.000

- Collaborative projects (User-driven through co-creation, route to market clearly described and aligned with the business strategies of the partners responsible for commercialisation, duration of 18 to 36 months; Maximum funding of €2.500.000, Technology readiness levels 5-8

Consortia must include at least:- three independent eligible organizations

(legal entities), from at least 3 differentAAL Partner States participating in theCall for Proposals

- one eligible for-profit business partner- one eligible for-profit SME partner which

can be the business partner.- one eligible end-user organisation

http://www.aal-europe.eu/call-challenge-2018/

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Several incentives foreseen for the 15 semi-

finalists and finalists !!!

Non-financial:

• Visibility and profile

• Networking

• Skills development

Financial:

• Product development grants (500€ for

prototype preparation)

• Travel and subsistence (up to 500€ per

team)

“Pot” of €50,000:

€35,000 for the 1st place prize

€10,000 for the 2nd place prize and judges’

choice award of €5,000

http://aal.challenges.org/

The Smart Ageing Prize

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The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region as a new AAL member (Funding Authority)

- Member as of November 2017- Cooperation at European level in the field of funding research dealing with ageing with the

European Commission and several EU Member States - Participation in ongoing discussions at European level on active ageing- Shaping the next phase of the Programme (post 2020)

- Beneficiaries from this region eligible for public funding in Call 2018- Participation in European projects as from first quarter 2019- …

Our Website:www.aal-europe.eu

AAL Forum website:www.aalforum.eu

Thank you for your attention!