Local economic strategies for ageing labour markets Workshop - 31st March 2015 - OECD (Paris)

1. LOCAL STRATEGIES FOR AGEING SKILLS
ECOSYSTEMS
OECD LEED EXPERT ROUNDTABLE
LOCAL ECONOMIC STRATEGIES FOR AGEING LABOUR MARKETS
PARIS, 31 MARCH 2015
IZABELA STYCZYŃSKA, PHD
CASE-CENTER FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH
WARSAW, POLAND

2. STARTING POINT
• DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IS AN UNDENIABLE REALITY AFFECTING OECD
COUNTRIES.
• AGEING WILL IMPACT SOME REGIONS MORE SEVERELY THAN OTHERS.
• LOCAL MEASURES ARE NEEDED THAT WOULD HELP MINIMIZING NEGATIVE
EFFECTS OF AGEING ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

3. WHAT CAN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES DO TO PROMOTE ACTIVE
AGEING IN EMPLOYMENT?
• ENHANCE THE IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING CONDITIONS AND THEIR
ADAPTATION TO THE HEALTH STATUS AND NEEDS OF OLDER WORKERS.
• DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SERVICES TO SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT OF OLDER
WORKERS.
• EXCHANGE GOOD IDEAS AND BEST PRACTICE ON ACTIVE AGEING IN
EMPLOYMENT.
• HELP KEEPING OLDER WORKERS’ SKILLS UP TO DATE.

4. LOCAL INITIATIVES
AIMED AT HELPING OLDER WORKERS’ SKILLS
UP TO DATE
DURING OUR PRELIMINARY RESEARCH WE DISTINGUISH THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF
LOCAL PROJECTS:
• NATIONAL PROJECTS ADDRESSED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES, WHICH AIM AT
IMPROVING ACTIVE AGEING OF THE ELDERLY – SKILLS INCLUDED.
• REGIONAL INITIATIVES, WHICH AIM AT IMPROVING ACTIVE AGEING OF THE
ELDERLY – SKILLS INCLUDED.
• REGIONAL PROJECTS AIMED AT IMPROVING REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
THROUGH SKILLS UPGRADING.

5. THEIR FEATURES AND EXAMPLES
Type of project Name Features
National for local authorities addressed at
improving active aging
University of Third Century - Poland No regional-specific aims, standard
measures, no evaluation
Regional addressed at improving active aging Experience counts 50+, UK, London;
KESTREL Northern Ireland
Well defined aims, broad measures, no
evaluation
Regional aimed at improving competitiveness AC Development Support, Sweden, Upper
Norrland
Well defined aims, well defined measures,
evaluation included

6. GENERAL QUESTIONS
• WHAT MOTIVATES LOCAL PUBLIC AUTHORITIES TO CREATE LOCAL STRATEGIES
FOR AGEING SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS? COUNTRY POLICIES? LOCAL NEEDS?
INTERNATIONAL FUNDS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT?
• HOW DO THEY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM? REGIONAL SKILL-SHORTAGES?
ELDERLY UNEMPLOYMENT? OTHER MEASURES?
• HOW DO THEY CHOOSE THE INSTRUMENTS TO INCREASE SKILLS AMONG THE
ELDERLY?
• DO THEY MONITOR EFFECTIVENESS?
• WHAT NATIONAL POLICIES ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES?

7. THINKING ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE…
• WHICH ASPECT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY DO YOU MISS IN
YOUR REGION? (LACK OF EX-ANTE ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM/ LACK OF
MONITORING/EVALUATION/DIVERISTY OF MEASURES/OTHER)
• DO YOU SEE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL
STRATEGIES IN YOUR COUNTRY?
• DO YOU SEE THE NEED OF NATIONAL INITIATIVES IN THIS RESPECT?
• WHAT INITIATIVE/POLICIES?