D1.1 - Interim Report on Consolidated Baseline

This report synthesizes the achievements of the first phase of baseline characterization. Thus it includes two main parts: (i) An overview of current practices in active ageing with a particular focus on the structure and mechanisms adopted by associations of senior professionals, but covering also other approaches such as free-lancing activities, continuation of links with the working place after retirement, etc.; (ii) A summary of the state of the art in relevant scientific areas and related research projects.

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D2.1 - Interim Report on a Vision for Active Ageing in Europe October

As a part of the ePAL's roadmap, this document presents the first vision statement and its instantiations for enhancing the active life of senior professionals in the European society. It first proposes an approach for building the vision. Then, applying this proposed approach, a first vision for extension of professional active life is both (1) systematically constructed through the analysis of drivers and trends in the European market/society, and (2) enhanced through the careful examination of a number of representative scenarios, while being partially validated through the involvement of a number of various types of stakeholders.

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D3.1 - Interim Report on Gap Analysis

Having refined the Baseline and established a consolidated vision of how to help senior professionals extend their professional active life, the subsequent challenge is to identify the development needs (gaps), which will serve as the rough input for constructing the roadmap and reaching the stated vision of ePAL. We define the "Gap" as the differences which emerge from those practices identified in the Baseline studies carried out in D1.1 with those identified as an integral part of the Vision established in D2.1. The differences between the Baseline and the Vision will determine the overall Gap between current practice and a desired future.

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D4.1 - Interim Report on Implementation Approaches

This report addresses the following work:
- The characterization and the existing relationships between the stakeholders involved in the ePAL vision related with the improvement of the professional active life of the senior professionals.
- The existing organizational models which currently support the active life of senior professionals and the identification of existing barriers.
- The creation of new roles, services and possible relationships as a consequence of the new needs and opportunities, as well as the proposal of new organizational models that can be able to support, in a proper way, the ePAL vision.

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D5.1a - Interim Report on Consensus Meetings

This report is an interim version of deliverable D5.1, giving an overview of the multiple activities related to the interactions with stakeholders contributing to the elaboration of the roadmap that took place during the first year of the project. The various types of events organized by ePAL are introduced. The occurrences of each type are then described through a brief synopsis of the addressed topics and main results of each event.

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D5.1b - Interim Report on Consensus Building Events - Porto 17 June 2009

This report summarizes the main conclusions of the first Consensus Building Workshop held in Porto, Portugal.
A series of such events are being organized in different regions of Europe with the purpose of collecting feedback and reaching consensus on the planned roadmap for extending professional active life.

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D5.1c - Interim Report on Consensus Building Events - Seville 7 July 2009

This report summarizes the main conclusions of the second Consensus Building Workshop held in Seville, Spain.

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D5.1d - Interim Report on Consensus Building Events - London 16 July 2009

This report summarizes the main conclusions of the Consensus Building Workshop held in London, United Kingdom.

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D5.1e - Interim Report on Consensus Building Events - Maastricht 24 September 2009

This report summarizes the main conclusions of the first Consensus Building Workshop held in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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D5.1f - Interim Report on Consensus Building Events - Madrid 30 September 2009

This report summarizes the main conclusions of the first Consensus Building Workshop held in Madrid, Spain.

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D5.1g - Interim Report on Consensus Building Events - Extra events

This report summarizes the results of some extra events held in Lisbon, Seville, Thessaloniki and London between September 2009 and February 2010. Moreover, it presents further comments and suggestions given by experts in the area.

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D5.2 - Final plan for the use and dissemination of foreground

This document describes the plan for the dissemination of the objectives and of the results of the ePAL Project.
The objective of ePAL is to develop a roadmap to involve senior professionals in maintaining their active life and to define the way in which ICT Technologies can help in this specific field. The involvement of all relevant actors and stakeholders, is not only important in the initial phases of building the roadmap, but also important in involvement in future stages of the Project. In this line, it is also important to involve these stakeholders in the validation of
scenarios definition and in the results of our analysis. To reach the awareness level intended, dissemination has been supported by communication mediums, such as a web site, newsletters as well as inclusions of the results in mass media, like newspapers and magazine both general and related with elderly people.
In addition to this, project members have participated at conferences and workshops, and such activities have been arranged within the scope of the project. In this line, ePAL plans a much wider, regional and some international dissemination through a number of complementary channels such as international conferences, publications, a user group and direct contact with institutions and initiatives concerned with the project's main aims.

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D5.3 - Dissemination actions in the final phase

This report summarizes the dissemination and impact creation activities carried out during the last three months of the project. Such actions were target to the different classes of stakeholders that can benefit from or have a key role in the future implementation of the ePAL roadmap.

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D6.1 - Draft Roadmap (Plan of Actions)

This report includes a first set of proposed strategic research and technical development actions that, if successfully implemented, are likely to deliver to society a desirable future in terms of active ageing and the silver economy. In other words, this action plan will help us to achieve the ePAL vision, taking into account the current baseline and trends we have previously identified. The proposed actions are organized according to the three perspectives of analysis - social, organizational and technological - being followed throughout the ePAL project.
According to our adopted roadmapping methodology, this action plan, together with the baseline and vision statements, will now be the subject of an extensive consultation and consensus building process involving a large and diverse group of stakeholders. For this purpose, the report also includes, in annex, an executive summary to be used during the interactions with these stakeholders.

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D6.2a - Blue Print of Program to extend Active Professional Life

This report includes the set of proposed strategic research and technical development actions that, when successfully implemented, are foreseen to deliver a desirable future to the European society in terms of active ageing and the silver economy. In other words, this action plan will help achieving the ePAL vision, taking into account the current baseline and trends we have previously identified. The proposed actions are organized according to the three analysis perspectives - social, organizational and technological - which are followed throughout the ePAL project.
This version of the action plan takes into account the feedback received from the variety of stakeholders who participated at the various Consensus Building Events organized by the ePAL project.
Further to the specification of the ePAL roadmap actions, a time sequence and relative prioritization of these actions are also included in this report.

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D6.2b - Roadmap - for Scientific and Technological Development towards extension of professional active life

This report introduces the results of the ePAL roadmapping initiative addressing the implementation of a new vision for extending professional active life. To support this vision, a strategic research plan for the development of a new digital ecosystem, covering the social, organizational, and technological perspectives, is proposed. In particular, collaborative networks involving a variety of stakeholders, e.g. senior professionals, intermediary entities, and beneficiaries have the potential of inducing more effective integration of seniors in the socio-economic system. Based on an extensive analysis of current and emerging organizational models and the analysis of a future scenario, a number of strategic actions are identified to properly adopt a collaborative networks approach to active ageing. A large number of stakeholders coming from different backgrounds have contributed to the design and
validation of this roadmap.

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D6.3 - A ROADMAP TOWARDS EXTENSION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVE LIFE

This report presents the final results of the ePAL roadmapping initiative addressing the implementation of a new vision for extending professional active life.

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The Role of Collaborative Networks in Sustainability Oct 2010

Paper TO BE PRESENTED at PRO-VE'10 in Saint-Etienne, France.

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology
Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

Xavier Boucher
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St Etienne
France
E-mail: boucher@emse.fr

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ePAL Vision 2020 for Active Ageing of Senior ProfessionalsOct 2010

Paper TO BE PRESENTED at PRO-VE'10 in Saint-Etienne, France.

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

Simon S. Msanjila
Information and Communication Technology Department
Mzumbe University
Tanzania
E-mail: smsanjila@mzumbe.ac.tz

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Active Ageing Roadmap – A collaborative Networks Contribution to Demographic SustainabilityOct 2010

Paper TO BE PRESENTED at PRO-VE'10 in Saint-Etienne, France.

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology
Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

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Collaborative Networks Approach to Active AgeingMar 2010

Paper presented at AGEmap 2010 in Munich, Germany.

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

Filipa Ferrada
Uninova, Portugal
E-mail: faf@uninova.pt

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ePAL Roadmap for Active Ageing - A Collaborative Networks Approach to Extending Professional LifeMar 2010

Paper presented at AGEmap 2010 in Munich, Germany.

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

Antonio del Cura
SKILL Estrategia srl,
Spain
E-mail: adelcura@skill.es

Jim Playfoot
White Loop Ltd,
UK
E-mail: jim@whiteloop.com

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On Technological Aspects of Active AgeingMar 2010

Paper presented at AGEmap 2010 in Munich, Germany.

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

Simon S. Msanjila
Information and Communication Technology Department
Mzumbe University
Tanzania
E-mail: smsanjila@mzumbe.ac.tz

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

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Emeritus Club - Defining a flexible organisational model for active senior professionalsMar 2010

Paper presented at AGEmap 2010 in Munich, Germany.

Harry Gray
GMW International LLP
UK
E-mail: h.gray@gmwint.com

Will Leonard
White Loop Ltd,
UK
E-mail: will@whiteloop.com

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A Well-conceived Vision for Extending Professional Life of SeniorsOct 2009

Paper presented at PRO-VE'09 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Simon S. Msanjila
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: s.s.masanjila@uva.nl

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Exploring the Gap for Effective Extension of Professional Active Life in EuropeOct 2009

Paper presented at PRO-VE'09 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Will Leonard
White Loop Ltd,
UK
E-mail: will@whiteloop.com

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

Simon S. Msanjila
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: s.s.masanjila@uva.nl

Jim Playfoot
White Loop Ltd,
UK
E-mail: jim@whiteloop.com

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New Organizational Forms to Extend the Professional Active LifeOct 2009

This ePAL paper presented at DEST'09, won the Best Paper Award of the conference.

Antonio del Cura
SKILL Estrategia srl,
Spain
E-mail: adelcura@skill.es

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Filipa Ferrada
Uninova, Portugal
E-mail: faf@uninova.pt

Patricia del Cura
SKILL Estrategia srl,
Spain
E-mail: pdelcura@skill.es

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Towards Modeling a Collaborative Environment for Extension of Professional Active LifeOct 2009

Paper presented at PRO-VE'09 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

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The Need for a Strategic R&D Roadmap for Active AgeingOct 2009

Paper presented at PRO-VE'09 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

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Collaborative mechanisms for a new perspective on active ageingJul 2009

This ePAL paper presented at DEST'09, won the Best Paper Award of the conference.

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: h.afsarmanesh@uva.nl

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Collaborative Networks: Reference ModelingJul 2008

by Luis Camarinha-Matos (Editor), Hamideh Afsarmanesh (Editor)

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Methods and Tools for Collaborative Networked OrganizationsJul 2008

by Luis Camarinha-Matos (Editor), Hamideh Afsarmanesh (Editor), Martin Ollus (Editor)

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Collaborative networks: a new scientific disciplineJun 2008

LUIS M. CAMARINHA-MATOS
New University of Lisbon, Quinta da Torre 2829-516, Monte Caparica, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

HAMIDEH AFSARMANESH
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
E-mail: hamideh@science.uva.nl

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Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual OrganizationsJun 2008

INFORMATION SCIENCE REFERENCE
Volume I
A-F
Goran D. Putnik
University of Minho, Portugal
Maria Manuela Cunha
Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal
Hershey - New York

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Infrastructures for collaborative networks - An application in elderly careJun 2008

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Portugal
E-mail: cam@uninova.pt

Hamideh Afsarmanesh
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Sciences,
The Netherlands
E-mail: hamideh@science.uva.nl

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