KEEP MOVING - Improving the Mobility of the Elderly

A trans-national call of France, Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden

France, Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden are opening a joint call for proposals on the issue of ’Improving the Mobility of the Elderly’. This call is the first implementation step of the joint programme KEEP MOVING, which was defined by the four countries with support from ERA-NET TRANSPORT. KEEP MOVING is an intergovernmental initiative that deals with the issue of ’Demographic Changes and Transport’. National programmes build up the basis for the joint initiative and will provide funding for the research projects within KEEP MOVING.

This first call within the framework of KEEP MOVING reflects the existence of similarities in the research needs identified within each of the participating countries related to improving the mobility of the elderly. Special focus is placed on the future needs of the elderly and innovative services.

The participating organisations have launched appropriate national call announcements.

• France: L´ Agence National de la Recherche (ANR) has published a call on 5th of February 2007.
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) has published a call on 24th of February 2007.
• The Netherlands: KIM Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis will publish a call in March 2007.
• Sweden: VINNOVA in Sweden has published a national call on 14th February 2007.

The calls for proposals will cover the issues

• The Future Needs of the Elderly
• Services for the Elderly.

The relevant documents and links are available at the column “DOWNLOADS”