Political Environment Sample Clauses

Political Environment. With the Europe 2020 Strategy, the European Commission intends to contribute for a smarter, sustainable and inclusive economy delivering high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion3. This strategy takes into consideration the changes occurring in European at all fields, including the increasing globalization and competitiveness of the markets, the demographic changes, the economic challenges, among others. Therefore, it is relevant to understand the political environment regarding the ICT and Health/Ageing sectors, as these may impact and influence directly on the relevance of the continuity of the network activities. Since some years, several policies are being undertaken for the successful implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy, namely in the areas of Digital Economy and of Health and Active Ageing. Some of the main policies are highlighted next: 3 Commission Communications: “EUROPE 2020, A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth” COM(2010) 2020 of 3.3.2010  Digital Agenda for Europe4: one of the seven flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 Strategy set out to define the key enabling role that the use of ICT will have to play if Europe wants to succeed in its ambitions for 2020.  European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA)5: it has been launched by the Commission to improve health and quality of life of older people, improve the sustain ability and efficiency of care systems and create growth and market opportunities for businesses. This partnership focuses its actions on three pillars: prevention, screening and early diagnosis; care and cure; and active ageing and independent living. The AgeingWell Network is engaged in the EIP-AHA, namely in Action Group C2 - Interoperable Independent Living Solutions.  A Lead Market Initiative for Europe6 7: the first comprehensive effort at EU level for a coordinated demand-side innovation policy approach. It uses a number of policy instruments to facilitate the uptake of new innovative products and services in the market. One of the markets approached by this initiative is the eHealth Market, for which a specific action plan was defined.  Action Plan on Information and Communication Technologies and Ageing8: designed to create political and industrial momentum for a significant effort in developing and deploying user-friendly ICT tools and services, mainstreaming older users' needs and supporting other policy areas in addressing the challenges of agein...
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