INVITATION
Allianz - Open Knowledge, HelpAge, Centre for Social Protection, European
Network on Measuring Progress, Institute of Social and Medical Studies, Global Alliance of International Longevity Centres, International Council on Social
Welfare, OECD - Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, PRO Global, Wikiprogress
and World Bank
invite you to participate in this online
discussion
The Global AgeWatch Index was
launched by the HelpAge Network
on
1 October 2013 – the UN International Day of Older Persons. It is the first
global index to rank countries according to the social and economic well-being
of older people.
The index provides a measure of 13 different indicators across four
key domains of income security, health status, education and employment, as
well as aspects of the enabling environment already identified by older people
as being of utmost importance to them.
Leading questions
- How can evidence gathering tools such as the Global AgeWatch Index be useful in fostering progress towards ensuring economic and social rights of older people around the world?
- What are the most important domains of well-being of older persons? What specific indicators can you suggest for each of the four domains of well-being used in constructing the Global AgeWatch Index?
- The Global AgeWatch framework offers a composite index, domain-specific indices in four domains of well-being of older persons, as well as a full set of individual indicators. What approach is the most effective in your view in engaging policymakers?
- What public policies and programmes had the most impact on the welfare of older persons? Provide specific examples.
- What is the best way to ensure collecting data on ageing happens in a systematic way and that this data is reflected in the national and international data sets used in the goals, targets and indicators for the post-2015 framework? What difference would this make both to development and to older people?
Here is the short link http://bit.ly/17iDNBy and the hash tags for Twitter are #OlderPeople and #AgeingIndex.
We look forward to your
participation
Email: info@wikiprogress.org
Twitter: @wikiprogress
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