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Inspired by: workshops/meetings » Increasing number of people surpassing the age of 110 years

version: 3 / updated: 2010-12-13
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Originally submitted by: Rafael Popper
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Source of inspiration

Workshops/Meetings

iKnow workshop country name

Belgium

Workshop date

September 2009

The source of the Weak Signal is

EC expert meeting with foresight experts and Blue Sky project leaders

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Increasing number of people surpassing the age of 110 years

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
In several European countries the age of 110 years have been recently surpassed by a growing number of people.

Keywords

ageing, health, social care, social cohesion, demographics

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
In several European countries the age of 110 years have been recently surpassed by a growing number of people.

Signal's first apperance

2000-2005

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 Significant growth of the ageing society continuation
 		neutral
 		now-2015

Under what assumption the Weak Signal might evolve.

Business as usual...

Importance

please specify
please select
Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

social filters (class, status, education level)

Comments on selection:

People are reluctant to consider the future implications of ageing societies.

Key driving forces of this signal

Please use these boxes to provide up to 2 drivers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
Driver 1 Driver 2
Technological/Scientific Advances in health care.

Major risks & opportunities associated to the signal

Please choose the most appropriate timeframe option(s) to which you would like to provide inputs.
Risks Opportunities
before 2015 Growing age related tensions.

Potential stakeholders' actions

short-term actions
(now-2015) 		longer-term
(after 2015)
Policy actors (at the international, European and national levels) Adapt/improve national health care systems.

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Ageing and other demographic tensions
Social exclusion & poverty
Social cohesion and diversity

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Health
Social Sciences and Humanities

Pan-European strategies influencing the signal

please justify:
particularly relevant
Fostering and facilitating coherent international cooperation in science and technology