The Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) and Population Europe, the network of Europe`s leading demographic research centers, invite you to a conference on May 3 with the European Vice-President for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica, the State Secretary of the German Ministry of the Interior and Community Juliane Seifert, BiB Director C. Katharina Spieß and other eminent speakers.
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We invite a policy audience composed of decision makers, experts and analysts at the European and national levels, concerned with the socio-economic drivers and the policy implications of demographic change.
The aim of the conference is to discuss how population changes will affect policy frameworks in the coming decades and, conversely, how policy can influence the demographic developments that lie ahead. This includes learning more about the information needed to address policy challenges and discussing the latest cutting-edge research and hearing from the experiences of practitioners. This will pave the way for a “dedicated advisory infrastructure” on all dimensions of demography, combining the best of European and national perspectives, as recommended by the General Affairs Council of the European Council in December 2023.
The event will take place as a Webex conference. Pleaser register here.
If you have any questions, please contact veranstaltungen@bib.bund.de.
10-11 CEST | 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 CEST | 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 CEST | 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 CEST | 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?