Das BiB und Population Europe, das Netzwerk der führenden demografischen Forschungszentren in Europa, laden am 3. Mai zu einer Konferenz zu aktuellen Fragen des demografischen Wandels ein. Neben EU-Vizepräsidentin für Demokratie und Demografie Dubravka Šuica, BMI-Staatssekretärin Juliane Seifert und BiB-Direktorin C. Katharina Spieß diskutieren dort weitere hochrangige Expertinnen und Experten in vier Panels.
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Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an ein politisches Publikum, das sich aus Entscheidungsträgern, Experten und Analysten auf europäischer und nationaler Ebene zusammensetzt und sich mit den sozioökonomischen Faktoren und den politischen Auswirkungen des demografischen Wandels befasst.
Während der englischsprachigen Konferenz erörtern Forschende und Vertreterinnen und Vertreter mehrerer EU-Staaten, wie demografischer Wandel und Politik sich in den kommenden Jahrzehnten wechselseitig beeinflussen. Welche Informationen werden benötigt, um Politik zu gestalten? Welche wissenschaftliche Infrastruktur kann sicherzustellen, dass alle Aspekte der Bevölkerungsentwicklung sowohl auf europäischer als auch nationaler Ebene angemessen berücksichtigt werden, wie es vom Europäischen Rat im Dezember 2023 empfohlen wurde?
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10-11 Uhr (MESZ) | Opening panel | The role of demography in evidence-informed policy making
Knowledge about population change is essential in every area of policy – but what kind of data and research is needed by different policy actors, and who can provide it? When it comes to challenges posed by recent and future population dynamics, e.g. by migration, health impacts of climate change and population shrinking, how can demography contribute by improving understanding of these processes and by providing reliable population projections for more evidence-informed policy making? What are beneficial examples of linking data sources, e.g. by combining information from registers, surveys, social media, satellite or other data?
11-12 Uhr (MESZ) | High-level policy panel | Demography drives your future: From the European to national level
European and national policy makers are concerned about population changes because of the socio-economic implications, for example, on pension systems, public services, healthcare, labour markets, and social and territorial cohesion. Addressing demographic change also requires well-designed policies with a focus on social investment, such as in early childhood education and care, family, migration and integration policies. While demographic change requires a cross-cutting policy approach, it is often divided horizontally between different ministries, and vertically between Europe, member states, regions, municipalities and local communities. How can a pan-European advisory mechanism be designed to help us better address these challenges and learn from each other – using a top-down or bottom-up approach?
13-14 Uhr (MESZ) | High-level expert panel | Population diversity and the provision of public services: The challenge of territorial cohesion
How can we ensure that basic infrastructure can be adequately maintained, adapted and updated across member states, especially outside metropolitan, urban and suburban areas and in regions suffering from massive population shrinking, low net migration and rapid population ageing? How might supply and demand patterns for vital things, such as (green) energy supply, clean water, communication and digital infrastructure, public transport, public health facilities, affordable and acceptable housing, long-term care and other services, change in an era of increasing population diversity? And what can we gain from comparing experiences and approaches across Europe, considering the specificities of each region?
14-15 Uhr (MESZ) | High-level expert panel | Population diversity and cohesion policy: The life course perspective
Societies in European Member States are rapidly changing in terms of their populations’ socio-demographic characteristics, including age, health, education, access to the labour market, family structure, gender and ethnicity. Inclusive policies and programmes that target people throughout their life course are needed, as the chances of leading active, healthy and productive lives is unequally distributed across the population characteristics and across generations. For example, groups who are vulnerable to loneliness and isolation, who may be unhealthy and frail, as well as those who have lower education levels and fewer opportunities in the labour market, need the longer-term attention of welfare state policies. What policy strategies can be developed to improve the well-being of those and all citizens? How can social investment policies be designed to avoid social exclusion and to maintain social cohesion?