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  • The 2018 Ageing Report

    The 2018 Ageing Report

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    This report looks at the long-run economic and fiscal implications of Europe’s ageing population. Significantly lower working-age population projected for the EU over the coming decades The demographic projections over the long term reveal that the EU is ‘turning increasingly grey’ in the coming decades. The total population in the EU is projected to increase from 511 million in 2016[Read More…]

  • Challenge seeks innovations to improve wellbeing in aging populations

    Challenge seeks innovations to improve wellbeing in aging populations

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    MIT AgeLab launches In Good Company global challenge in partnership with GE, Benchmark Senior Living, and the Massachusetts Council to Address Aging. A global innovation challenge for the improvement of well-being in aging populations was recently announced by the MIT Age Lab and a group of industry, academic, and government partners affiliated with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s Council to Address[Read More…]

  • I’m An Individual, Not An Age Group: McCann Global Study

    I’m An Individual, Not An Age Group: McCann Global Study

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    Traditionally, the ‘aging’ conversation has been reserved for the 65+audience. However in a world where data is driving more decisions than ever before, McCann Worldgroup’s new “Truth About Age” study finds that when it comes to aging, it’s not about the numbers. It’s about the individual – and knowing people as full humans rather than just making assumptions based on[Read More…]

  • Aging Asian Workforces Most Vulnerable to Workplace Automation

    Aging Asian Workforces Most Vulnerable to Workplace Automation

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    Older workers in China and other Asian nations are most vulnerable to displacement from increasing adoption of workplace automation, according to “The Twin Threats of Aging and Automation,” a new report released today by Marsh & McLennan Companies’ Global Risk Center. The convergence of an aging global population with workplace automation is expected to have significant economic and societal consequences, particularly[Read More…]

  • Experiential Lifestyle Tops Reasons in Buying Retirement Home

    Experiential Lifestyle Tops Reasons in Buying Retirement Home

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    In its recently released “2018 Survey of Homebuyers Researching Lifestyle Communities,” Private Communities Registry (PCR) says that the majority of 55+ year old homebuyers are seeking “healthy, active lifestyle” as the greatest attraction in the marketplace. More than 3,200 respondents provided new data concerning the lifestyle and financial aspects they consider when purchasing a retirement or second home. The top[Read More…]

OPINIONS

Colin Milner : Age be damned

Colin Milner : Age be damned

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There is a growing sentiment in society today that age is just a number. As our expectations for growing old change, a new mantra is emerging to support this view: “Age be damned.” By Colin Milner, CEO, International Council on Active Aging® At the root of this shift are the scientists who dissect every aspect of growing old–from the impact that[Read More…]

News

Challenge seeks innovations to improve wellbeing in aging populations

Challenge seeks innovations to improve wellbeing in aging populations

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MIT AgeLab launches In Good Company global challenge in partnership with GE, Benchmark Senior Living, and the Massachusetts Council to Address Aging. A global innovation challenge for the improvement of well-being in aging populations was recently announced by the MIT Age Lab and a group of industry, academic, and government partners affiliated with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s Council to Address[Read More…]

ECONOMY

Size of retirement savings gap - Source: Mercer analysis

We’ll Live to 100 – How Can We Afford It?

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The challenges we face to provide our ageing societies with a financially secure retirement are well-known. In most countries around the world, standards of living and healthcare advancements are allowing people to live longer. This should be celebrated, but we should also consider the implications for the financial systems that have been designed to meet our retirement needs, which in[Read More…]

SOCIETY

New AARP Global Report Assesses Preparedness of 12 Nations for Doubling of 60-Plus Population Over Next Generation

New AARP Global Report Assesses Preparedness of 12 Nations for Doubling of 60-Plus Population Over Next Generation

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Aging Readiness and Competitiveness (ARC) Report Looks at Challenges, Opportunities Presented by Massive Growth of Age-60-Plus Population Globally and Ways 12 Nations Are Addressing Them A comprehensive new report, released today by AARP, examines the preparedness levels of 12 nations — Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States —[Read More…]

BUSINESS

Company’s ElliQ Smart Robot Recognized with “Innovation Award for Cognitive Robotics” in 2018 AI Breakthrough Awards Program

Company’s ElliQ Smart Robot Recognized with “Innovation Award for Cognitive Robotics” in 2018 AI Breakthrough Awards Program

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Intuition Robotics, the creator of ElliQ, the Active Aging Companion, announced that its Cognitive AI Platform that powers the pro-active ElliQ robot has been selected as the winner of the “Innovation Award for Cognitive Robotics” from AI Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market today. “We are honored[Read More…]

STUDIES

The 2018 Ageing Report

The 2018 Ageing Report

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This report looks at the long-run economic and fiscal implications of Europe’s ageing population. Significantly lower working-age population projected for the EU over the coming decades The demographic projections over the long term reveal that the EU is ‘turning increasingly grey’ in the coming decades. The total population in the EU is projected to increase from 511 million in 2016[Read More…]