[games_access] Innovation Union: Commission launches consultation on active & healthy ageing

[Sandra Uhling]

Hi,

FYI:

Innovation Union: Commission launches consultation on active & healthy
ageing
26/11/2010

The European Commission is seeking the views of public and private
organisations, companies and individual citizens on how Europe could scale
up innovation to meet the challenges of the ageing population in Europe, and
in particular on a pilot European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on active and
healthy ageing.

This was set out in the Innovation Union Flagship Initiative, and presented
on 6 October by Maire Geoghegan Quinn, European Commissioner for Research,
Innovation and Science and Antonio Tajani, Vice-President for Industry and
Entrepreneurship.

The EIP, which the Commission has proposed should be launched in 2011, would
seek to meet three goals: to improve the health and quality of life of older
people, enabling them to live active and independent lives; to contribute to
the sustainability and efficiency of health and social care systems; and to
foster competitiveness and business opportunities . The online consultation
runs until 28 January 2011.

Source:
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=750&newsId=953&furtherNe
ws=yes&preview=cHJldmlld0VtcGxQb3J0YWwh
Full press Release:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1609&format=HT
ML&aged=0&language=en&guiLanguage=en


My comment: I hope they do not only care for "usability" and "make it
simple",
but also for "accessibility". 

Best regards,
Sandra