On January 12, 2021, IHF asbl joined the online Kick-Off Meeting of Digital Skills for an Ageing Europe, a Project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission, which brings together eight Partners from six countries (Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, the Republic of North Macedonia, and Spain). The Kick-Off Meeting, hosted by E-SENIORS: INITIATION …

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As life expectancy increases, Europe’s rapidly aging population continues to grow in number. According to the Eurostat, one in four people will be over 65 years old by 2050; social policies for the elderly in Europe often neglect lifelong learning, and this even though the sustainability of social protection systems relies on the autonomy and …

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As a term, active ageing is used to describe the process of maintaining subjective well-being, mental and physical health and, of course, social inclusion. Technically active ageing is a process everyone goes through. However, it is usually people well above sixty years old that are the main focus group. Active ageing is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ‘’the …

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