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Connected IN-4-AHA tools and outputs
Authors: Lucia Saborido and Gisela Garcia-Alvarez, CSG Cluster Saúde de Galicia As IN-4-AHA is coming to an end we want to emphasize the bigger picture and analyze the connections between
Guest blog: Healthy Aging Innovation Will Require A Lot of Collaboration, Testing and Strategic Long-term Thinking
Guest blog written by Tjaša Zajc, who moderated the IN-4-AHA final conference. Tjaša is an internationally recognized digital health moderator and speaker focused on global healthcare digitalization. She is the founder
Blog: IN-4-AHA at European Week of Active and Healthy Ageing 2022 (Gdansk)
Ageing – the only true democracy IN-4-AHA presence at EWAHA 2022 The European Week of Active and Healthy Ageing (EWAHA) is an annual event organised as part of the AAL
IN-4-AHA final conference “Boosting the scale-up of innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing”
After two years of hard work and collaboration by the IN-4-AHA project consortium partners, Cluster Saúde de Galicia, Civitta, Praxis, EIT Health Scandinavia, Proud Engineers, XAMK, University of Porto Competence Center for Healthy and Active Ageing Porto4Ageing,
Discover the IN-4-AHA Policy Recommendations
The IN-4-AHA work highlighted a set of noticeable challenges impacting the innovation environment in the field of AHA, innovators and all other actors involved in the sector. These challenge cover
Nele Labi: State must create conditions for enabling innovation
According to Nele Labi, Deputy Secretary General for Innovation at the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs, the state should not hamper innovation and instead create suitable conditions for innovation and
Discover the IN-4-AHA project outputs – Innovation scale-up model and roadmap (WP3 – D3.3)
This article is part of a series of editorials dedicated to discovering, at-a-glance, some of the most recent project outputs of the IN-4-AHA project. In this article, we will focus
IN4AHA – Questionnaire on Public Procurement for Innovation (PPI) – Share your inputs by 2 December 2022!
The IN-4-AHA (Innovation Networks for Active and Healthy Ageing) consortium is seeking your collaboration for one of its final activities in the framework of Work Package 6.. IN-4-AHA is an European investigation project
Discover the IN-4-AHA project outputs – Living Lab testing and innovation scale-up playbook (WP4 – D4.1)
This article is part of a series of editorials dedicated to discovering, at-a-glance, some of the most recent project outputs of the IN-4-AHA project. In this article, we will focus
Join the EIT Health Matchmaking event in Tallinn, 5 – 6 December
Just before the IN-4-AHA Final Conference on 7th December, Tallinn will host another key event for innovation in health. IN-4-AHA’s Consortium Partner EIT Health Scandinavia is excited to invite you to the
Discover the IN-4-AHA project outputs – Participatory design process toolkit (WP3 – D3.1)
This article is part of a series of editorials dedicated to discovering, at-a-glance, some of the most recent project outputs of the IN-4-AHA project. In this article, we will focus
Discover the IN-4-AHA project outputs – Long-term Investment and Cost Efficiency plan (WP6 – D6.2)
This article is part of a series of editorials dedicated to discovering, at-a-glance, some of the most recent project outputs of the IN-4-AHA project. In this article, we will focus
What IN-4-AHA has achieved so far…
As the final months of IN-4-AHA are approaching fast, we would like to take a moment to showcase how far we have come! While we are working on an inspiring
Co-creating policy recommendations & building the European Active and Healthy Ageing Coalition (EURAHL) – recap
Drafting policy recommendations for active and healthy ageing IN-4-AHA’s focus is on the development of a scale-up model for innovation in the field of active and healthy ageing, but aside
Project IN-4-AHA insights into state-of-play with investments into Active-and-Healthy ageing
As the worldwide number of elderly people is rising and causing a fundamental shift in demographics, it is key to think and act long term – and tackle the invisible
IN-4-AHA publications and deliverables
We often invite you, our stakeholders to provide feedback on tools and materials that are being developed by the IN-4-AHA project to support the scale-up of innovative health solutions ,
Best Practices Month is back! [extended]
The IN-4-AHA consortium is looking for the best practices in active and healthy living, developed by Europe’s leading SMEs, entrepreneurs, networks, regional health care officials, and R&D expertise in the
4th Call for Reference Sites OPEN!
Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Sites are alliances or partnerships of health and care stakeholders within a region, major metropolitan area, or geographic locality that can implement or develop innovative
The DiGAs framework – a model for Europe?
EIT Health & IN-4-AHA roundtable On the 24th of November 2021, EIT Health Scandinavia organized a roundtable within the IN-4-AHA project to discuss insights related to the German Digital Health
IN-4-AHA online matchmaking: Successes from the first edition
The goal of IN-4-AHA online matchmaking events is to connect Solution Providers (supply actors such as companies, start-ups, researchers developing products/services) with Need Owners (demand actors such as care providers,
Daniel Kotsjuba: Start with the end-user when designing products or services
Designer of the Estonian Public Sector Innovation Team (Innotiim), Daniel Kotsjuba, spoke at the IN-4-AHA seminar on 18 January dedicated to methods co-creation process in the AHA field, about how
First selection of twinning pairs
We are pleased to announce the first 7 twinning projects that have been selected to be supported by the IN-4-AHA project! Twinnings are cross-border cooperation programs, that allow knowledge exchange
Project mid-term meeting in Porto
Marking the mid-term point of the project, the IN-4-AHA partners came together for the first time in real life on 14 and 15 December for a strategy meeting to stake
The Pairing Initiative (part of the Twinning call)
Meeting new partners from other Reference Sites might be a daunting task. In order to help the community, create new connections, the IN-4-AHA consortium has launched the Pairing Initiative, as a part of its
General feedback survey
The IN-4-AHA Consortium organises a variety of activities relevant to the project and the Active and Healthy Ageing community. As the project is situated firmly within that community, we are
Toolkit feedback form
Dear AHA stakeholder, Are you providing or developing solutions (service, innovation, product) to support active and healthy ageing? Would you like to give your input to the participatory design toolkit? The aim of this survey
IN-4-AHA highlights: What has been done?
It is safe to say that the summer flew by this year! The EU-funded Innovation Networks for Active and Healthy Ageing (IN-4-AHA) CSA believes that the same applies for the first
May we introduce you to the finalists of the Open Call for the Living Lab Testing Scheme?
It is a wrap! The Open Call for the IN-4-AHA Living Lab Testing Scheme has closed for applications. The objective of the IN-4-AHA Open Call is to facilitate the scalability
Second survey for service providers
Dear service provider! Are you providing solutions (service, innovation, product) to people 65+ to support active and healthy ageing? Do you wish to share your good practice with peers? The
IN-4-AHA best practice month!
Active and healthy ageing communities have always been knowledge sharing spaces for experts from all over Europe. Researchers, innovators, policy makers, users, among others joined forces to develop and deliver
IN-4-AHA’s fourth and last Focus Group held in Galicia (ES)
In May 2021, the Innovation Networks for Scaling Active and Healthy Ageing (IN-4-AHA) organized its first work package 4.2 activity in Galicia (ES). The event was organized by the Galician
Webinar: Senior Empowerment: adapting technologies to fit older populations
Register here What European projects are enhancing the adoption of technologies for older populations? What are the struggles and successes felt in this regard? This webinar wants to discuss ongoing
Internal Consortium and Advisory Board workshop
The IN-4-AHA consortium organized its internal workshop on 11 May. For this occasion, the Advisory Board was invited to discuss the topic of stakeholder engagement and the overall participatory design
Survey to AHA-related service providers/innovators
Dear service provider! Are you providing solutions (service, innovation, product) to people of 65+ to support active and healthy ageing? Would you like to reach a bigger impact with your
Extended deadline! Open Call for the IN-4-AHA Living Lab Testing Scheme
IN-4-AHA released its first Open Call for the IN-4-AHA Living Lab Testing Scheme on 1 April. The initial deadline of 30 April has now been postponed to 14 May. Please
Workshop: How to unlock the potential of stakeholders in active and healthy ageing participatory design process?
How to create an innovative solution that will excel in the market? Who to engage in the design process? How to engage? Which are the tools for stakeholder engagement? On 21 April, the IN-4-AHA consortium organized the workshop “How to
Innovation for Ageing kick-off meeting engaged also external expert’s vision and insights.
The kick-off meeting of the IN-4-AHA project was held on 9 February. External stakeholders were invited to join the morning programme to discuss the project’s mission, the current policy framework,
Experienced Partners Joint Forces to Empower Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing
The EU-funded IN-4-AHA project (SC1-HCC-08-2020) will build on the achievements and legacy of the EIP on AHA ecosystem to further enhance the uptake of digital innovations in active and healthy