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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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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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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