In this webinar, hosted by the Good Home Inquiry, we examined how a digitally connected home supports and enhances a good home and how we can ensure more people are connected in ways that work for them in their existing homes.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/good-digitally-connected-home
In this webinar we discussed the Good Home Inquiry’s findings and recommendations, the policy priorities of the public and the next steps needed to improve our homes and improve the lives of millions of people.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/good-home-inquiry-report-launch
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, people without access to the internet were already at a severe disadvantage in terms of accessing essential goods, services, job opportunities and financial support. The pandemic has dramatically exacerbated this situation. People — many for the first time — have increasingly had to rely on the internet and digital devices to get things done, and to participate fully in society.
In this webinar we presented and discussed the key findings from our research with Citizens Online. The aim of the research was to explore the digital experiences of older adults, and the organisations supporting them during the pandemic.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/digital-skills-connect-webinar
This webinar explored the challenges and opportunities for people ageing in rural and coastal places, the impact of the pandemic on rural communities and the action required to support their recovery.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/ageing-rural-place-webinar
This set of slides brings together findings from ‘The State of Ageing in 2020’.
We are offering this PowerPoint for use by others in your own presentations but we ask that you retain references to the Centre for Ageing Better.
In this webinar we'll examine the role that poverty plays in healthy ageing, and hear what organisations are doing to address this major determinant of health inequality.
In this webinar we explored what we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic about how to support people to get online and stay online.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/road-recovery-bridging-digital-divide
One year on the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of people approaching later lifeCentre for Ageing Better
In this set of slides, we present findings of our research on work, health, housing and communities, which look at the impact of COVID-19 on people aged 50-70.
In this webinar we discussed the Good Home Inquiry’s findings and recommendations, the policy priorities of the public and the next steps needed to improve our homes and improve the lives of millions of people.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/good-home-inquiry-report-launch
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, people without access to the internet were already at a severe disadvantage in terms of accessing essential goods, services, job opportunities and financial support. The pandemic has dramatically exacerbated this situation. People — many for the first time — have increasingly had to rely on the internet and digital devices to get things done, and to participate fully in society.
In this webinar we presented and discussed the key findings from our research with Citizens Online. The aim of the research was to explore the digital experiences of older adults, and the organisations supporting them during the pandemic.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/digital-skills-connect-webinar
This webinar explored the challenges and opportunities for people ageing in rural and coastal places, the impact of the pandemic on rural communities and the action required to support their recovery.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/ageing-rural-place-webinar
This set of slides brings together findings from ‘The State of Ageing in 2020’.
We are offering this PowerPoint for use by others in your own presentations but we ask that you retain references to the Centre for Ageing Better.
In this webinar we'll examine the role that poverty plays in healthy ageing, and hear what organisations are doing to address this major determinant of health inequality.
In this webinar we explored what we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic about how to support people to get online and stay online.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/road-recovery-bridging-digital-divide
One year on the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of people approaching later lifeCentre for Ageing Better
In this set of slides, we present findings of our research on work, health, housing and communities, which look at the impact of COVID-19 on people aged 50-70.
ILC-UK Future of Ageing Presentation Slides - 09Nov16 ILC- UK
On Wednesday 9th November 2016, ILC-UK held it's second annual future of Ageing conference.
We welcomed over 180 delegates made up of business leaders; charity sector experts; public sector decision makers; local authority staff; academics; and senior journalists.
The one day conference was chaired by Baroness Slly Greengross OBE and Lawrence Churchill CBE, and we heard from the following speakers:
- Dr Islene Araujo de Carvalho, Senior Policy and Strategy Adviser, Department of Ageing and Life Course, WHO
- John Cridland CBE, Head of the Independent State Pension Age Review
- The Rt Rev. and the Rt Hon. the Lord Carey of Clifton, Archbishop of Canterbury 1991-2002
- Ben Franklin, Head of Economics of an Ageing Society, ILC-UK
- Professor Sarah Harper, Director, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
- Dwayne Johnson, Director of Social Care and Health at Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Dr Margaret McCartney, Author and Broadcaster
- John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority
- David Sinclair, Director, ILC-UK
- Jonathan Stevens, Senior Vice President, Thought Leadership, AARP
- Linda Woodall, Director of Life Insurance and Financial Advice, and sponsor of the Ageing Population project, Financial Conduct Authority
Nudge or Compel? Can behavioural economics tackle the digital exclusion of ol...ILC- UK
On the 29th November 2012, ILC-UK held the launch of a new report: ‘Nudge or Compel? Can behavioural economics tackle the digital exclusion of older people?’. This report, kindly supported by Nominet Trust, examines the factors which affect why older people do not get online, concentrating on behavioural choice. The launch was hosted by the Communications Consumer Panel.
Close to eight million adults in the UK have never used the internet, with the vast majority being older people. Over two fifths of those who have never been online are over 75. Previous work from ILC-UK has drawn attention to the nuances in why this digital divide continues; reporting in 2011 that for digital exclusion, factors such as psychological issues ‘appear to be more influential than material factors such as cost or lack of physical infrastructure’.
Within the last decade a strong policy trend has developed with the use of behavioural economics. Explored by Thaler and Sunstein in Nudge, this theory has been used in the development of programmes such as automatic enrolment in occupational pensions.
The introduction of the ‘digital by default’ agenda is likely to eventually result in reducing the alternative options for accessing public services and information. While resources have been funnelled into projects aiming to getting those not online connected, concerns have been raised that people who are disinclined to use the internet will be left without support and excluded from information and services.
During this event we heard from a number of experts in this area and approached the following questions:
-What potential is there for behavioural economics to ‘nudge’ people online?
-Has media literacy failed?
-Should we make more public services available exclusively online?
-How can we ensure that the digital by default agenda supports people to get online?
- How can we use digital technology in imaginative ways to re-think the challenges facing people in later life?
10Apr14 - Ensuring communities offer what older people wantILC- UK
This seminar was held on Thursday 10th April 2014, 13:30 (for 14:00) – 17:00 on the topic is ‘Ensuring communities offer what older people want’, and focussed on the activities and interests of older people that need to be represented in our communities to ensure good quality of life and wellbeing for an ageing population. The results of these seminars will inform a solutions-focussed policy brief, looking at what needs to be done to create age-ready local areas. This brief will be launched in May at a full day conference on ageing in our communities.
In this seminar we considered what communities provide for older people and how these needs may change (or stay the same) as they age. We know from research on isolation and loneliness that social connections remain an important part of quality of life for many people as they get older, yet as the ‘loneliness epidemic’ continues to hit headlines it is clear that this is not being fully addressed in communities. Exploring how activities and services can maintain and build on social networks is key to maintaining wellbeing within the community.
Elsewhere, we explored the services, amenities and activities available to older people in their communities – from village shops, to post offices, to libraries and adult education classes, and how these enhance wellbeing for older people. A community can take many forms, and in this session we will also be considering the approaches to be taken from different kinds of setting – from urban to rural – and the challenges that lie in providing services to these distinct regions.
This seminar explored:
• How family connections, friendships and social ties can be supported and better integrated into community activities.
• What role do local services and shops play in building a community, what the future of these services looks like and what can be done to ensure they support ageing in the community?
• What activities are currently available for older people in their communities, and are these suitable or prepared for an increasing number of people accessing them? What else should be available?
• How we can ensure that fun and playfulness remain part of life when growing older in the community?
• How can we ensure that the experience of growing older remains at its highest quality across rural, town, suburban, and urban settings?
Throughout 2014, ILC-UK, supported by specialist insurance company, Partnership Assurance Group plc, is undertaking a series of events to explore the relationship between our changing demography and public policy.
The fourth event in this 'Population Patterns Seminar Series' considered the findings of our ‘Factpack’ of UK demographic statistics.
We all know that people are living longer but how is that likely to change our society? How will pensions be affected? How will we care for our growing older society when the traditional “working age” population is shrinking?
These types of debates are increasingly being played out in the media and in political circles but in order for such debates to be productive, they have to be well informed.
ILC-UK believes its 2014 ‘Factpack’ will support this process by highlighting the most recent evidence of our rapidly ageing society. Not only does it provide statistics on a range of critical topics from life expectancy to housing supply; and pensions to long-term care, it also includes a special focus on the current and potential future state of pensioner poverty.
The event was chaired by Baroness Sally Greengross (ILC-UK) with a welcome from Steve Haberman (Dean of the Cass Business School). We were delighted that Gregg McClymont MP, Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions), spoke at at the launch event. We also heard presentations from Professor Les Mayhew (Professor of Statistics, Cass Business School), Steve Groves (Chief Executive of Partnership), Ben Franklin (Research Fellow at ILC-UK) and a response from Tom Younger of the Department for Work and Pensions.
During the discussion we explored:
How the UK’s demography has changed since the release of the 2013 Factpack and how it might change in the future,
How demographic change is reshaping our society,
The challenge of pensioner poverty,
Regional variations in the experiences of older people,
How policy makers should respond to these findings.
Agenda
16:00 - 16:30 Registration
16:30 - 16:35 Welcome by Chair, Baroness Sally Greengross (ILC-UK)
16:35 - 16:40 Welcome by the Dean of Cass Business School, Professor Stete Habberman
16:40 - 16:50 Presentation from Richard Willets (Partnership)
16:50 - 17:10 Presentation from Gregg McClymont MP (Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions)
17:10 - 17:20 Presentation from Ben Franklin (ILC-UK)
17:20 - 17:30 Presentation from Professor Les Mayhew (Cass Business School) Presentation
17:30 - 17:35 Response from Tom Younger (Department for Work and Pensions)
17:35 - 18:25 Discussion/Q&A
18:25 - 18:30 Close by Chair, Baroness Sally Greengross (ILC-UK)
18:30 - 19:15 Drinks reception
We held an event to launch SOS 2020, supported by Aviva and Ernst and Young. This event was kindly sponsored by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).
Last week the OBR Fiscal Sustainability Report noted that "public finances are likely to come under pressure over the longer term, primarily as the result of an ageing population. Under our definition of unchanged policy, the Government would end up having to spend more as a share of national income on age-related items such as pensions and health care, but the same demographic trends would leave government revenues roughly stable."
But whilst there is greater awareness of the fiscal challenges of ageing, there has been little progress in addressing an overarching plan to address the challenges. ILC-UK is launching SOS 2020 to begin to identify costed solutions to the fiscal challenges of ageing.
The House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change, in its 2013 report “Ready for Ageing”, began by saying “the UK population is ageing rapidly, but we have concluded that the Government and our society are woefully underprepared.”
SOS 2020 is a major new programme of work led by ILC-UK which will raise awareness of the need to adapt our economy and society to the big strategic challenges posed by an ageing population.
SOS 2020 will outline the specific policy measures needed to achieve this goal. It will illuminate the issues that face us and develop fully considered and costed solutions that will act as a “call to action” to policy-makers and politicians. Above all SOS 2020 aims to raise national and international awareness of problems and possible solutions in which we all have a vested interest.
In an increasingly interdependent world, there is a need to look beyond national shores for arguably collective consensus and joint solutions. SOS 2020 will give us the opportunity to do this.
ILC-UK launched SOS 2020 with specific projects exploring retirement income sustainability and healthcare sustainability.
This launch event gave delegates an opportunity to feed in their thoughts on how to ensure our public policy maximises the opportunities of our ageing society.
Hugh O'Connor, CEO of Age Friendly Ireland speaking from The National Homecar...myhomecare
This slideshow is from Hugh O'Connor, CEO of Age Friendly Ireland. Hugh recently spoke at Irelands first ever National Homecare Conference which took place on 28th March in The Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin.
This was the final event in the Population Patterns Seminar Series which explored the “silver separators”- divorce later in life.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics published in 2012 showed a huge rise in the divorce rate amongst those in their 60s, with an increase of 58% on the 2011 figure. The last 10 years have seen more and more older people part ways, despite divorce amongst the general population becoming less common. This has happened to such an extent that the over 60’s are now the fastest growing divorce group in the UK.
A variety of reasons have been suggested, including a reduction in the stigma surrounding divorce and couples no longer feeling obliged to stay together if their attitudes and needs change.
However, figures released by the ONS in June 2012 revealed that marriages involving older people were also rising faster than for other age groups – up by 21% for women and by 25% for men in their late sixties. Re-partnership is likely to be even higher than these figures suggest, as older people in a new relationship may not choose to remarry.
During the event the discussion explored a number of themes, including:
What factors have contributed to the rising rate of divorce amongst the over 60s?
How can older people’s relationships be better supported?
What challenges does ageing present to relationships?
How do care responsibilities effect relationships?
What are the potential ramifications of older couples separating?
Public service and demographic change: an ILC-UK/Actuarial Profession joint d...ILC- UK
Full details of the event are available here: http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/events/ilc_uk_and_the_actuarial_profession_debate_public_service_and_demographic_c
The live blog for this event is available here: http://blog.ilcuk.org.uk/2013/04/23/live-blog-public-service-and-demographic-change/
The end of the beginning: Private defined benefit pensions and the new normalILC- UK
Held on Wednesday, 18th January 2017 in the House of Lords, this event launched the ILC-UK report 'The end of the beginning? Private defined benefit pensions and the new normal'.
Village life: Independence, Loneliness, and Quality of Life in Retirement Vil...ILC- UK
On the 19th August, the ILC-UK held a launch event of a new research report “Village life: Independence, Loneliness, and Quality of Life in Retirement Villages with Extra Care” which considers the impact of retirement villages on independence, loneliness and quality of life of residents.
The report incorporates a survey of residents and compares the sample with a comparable group of non-residents living in private housing.
The report has been produced with the support of Bupa and Audley. Anchor provided additional survey respondents.
During the launch, Brian Beach, Research Fellow at ILC-UK, presented the findings of the research. Nick Sanderson, CEO of Audley, and Jeremy Porteus, Founder and Director or Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network), responded.
27Mar14 - Community Matters Semiar Series - At Home - ppt presentation ILC- UK
The slides from the second in a series of three seminars from ILC-UK and Age UK on Community Matters - are our communities ready for ageing?
Full details here: http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/events/community_matters_are_our_communities_ready_for_ageing._at_home
On the 12th October 2016, the ILC-UK held a Housing in an Ageing Society event, kindly hosted by Legal & General and supported by the ILC-UK Partners Programme.
On Tuesday, 19th July the International Longevity Centre - UK (ILC-UK) launched our “Housing in an ageing society” factpack with the support of FirstPort.
The report found a significant increase in older people living alone, yet millions were failing to adapt their homes to help them live independently.
The State of the Nation’s Housing’ reports that:Only around half of those over 50s experiencing limitations in Activities of Daily Living, live in homes with any adaptations.
Those in retirement housing are significantly more likely to be living in homes with adaptations than those who do not. Approximately 87% of those in retirement housing have home adaptations, by comparison to around 60% of other housing.
There could be a retirement housing gap of 160,000 by 2030 if current trends continue. By 2050, the gap could grow to 376,000.
Over 16 million people – mainly owner occupied, middle aged and older households - live in under-occupied housing.
Growing numbers of 45-64 year olds, and 65-74 year olds are living alone, with 6 million people living in houses with two or more excess bedrooms.
At the event we explored these trends and consider how policymakers should respond.
We heard presentations from:
- Sally Randall, Director, Housing Standards and Support, Department for Communities and Local Government
- Nigel Wilson, Group Chief Executive, Legal & General;
- Dr Brian Beach, Research Fellow, ILC-UK
02May14 - The demographic implications of Scottish independenceILC- UK
During 2014, ILC-UK, supported by the specialist insurance company, Partnership Assurance Group plc, is undertaking a series of events to explore the relationship between our changing demography and public policy.
The third event in the series explored the demographic implications of Scottish independence.
In 2014, Scotland will vote in an independence referendum which could significantly change its relationship with the rest of the United Kingdom. An independent Scotland would have a fully independent NHS, control a significant proportion of the North Sea oil reserves and will take on a percentage of the UK national debt.
An independent Scotland would also result in the UK having a new demographic makeup. There are currently a number of marked differences between the two countries which will be highlighted by the division. These include a 2.8 year gap in healthy life expectancy for men, as well as differences in overall life expectancy and mortality rates. Recent figures released by the ONS suggest that the future health of an independent Scotland may actually align with that of the UK. The number of children aged two to 15 either overweight or obese in Scotland is now equal to that of England (30%), and lower than Wales (36%), and Scottish men are significantly more active than their counterparts in both countries.
The seminar explored these differences, as well as how the demography of an independent Scotland may change over time, and what future Scottish Governments (with or without independence) may need to do to adapt to these demographic changes.
Scottish independence would have a number of age-related policy implications for both Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. The issue of Scotland’s ageing population has already entered political debate, with the SNP announcing that, if elected, they would make new pensioners £4.40 a month better off than in England, while also pledging to set up a commission looking at the state pension age. The Scottish government has also announced that benefits, tax credits and state pensions would continue to be paid from the first day of independence, but have not addressed how they will meet the challenge of moving schemes from one administration to another.
Presentation slides from the ILC-UK 'What is retirmeent really like?' launch event on the 1st December 2015.
Building on ILC-UK’s extensive work on older consumers and on retirement income, this major research report assesses the differences between theory or popular belief about retirement and the reality of it.
The report considers how spending varies during old age and challenges pre-existing stereotypes about retired life which can be misleading and may contribute to poor planning or unrealistic expectations. This report, which incorporates new quantitative analysis and the feedback from 3 expert focus groups, will explore the role for policymakers and industry in helping us retire well.
31Mar14 - Understanding wellbeing in old age across the world: lessons from a...ILC- UK
Global ageing is calling into question the differences between developed and developing countries.
Developing countries are seeing a growth of non-communicable diseases usually associated with affluence in wealthier countries: obesity; diabetes; cancer; heart disease; dementia; among others.
Urbanisation is posing significant challenges and opportunities, but countries like China are also seeing vast areas of rural hinterland with an increasingly ageing population.
At the same time, a complex picture of wealth and financial satisfaction is emerging across the world. The global economy is more heavily interlinked than ever before with the future economic success of the UK and wealthier countries likely to rely on the success of development in lower and middle income countries. There is a very positive story to tell about wellbeing in developing countries which is rarely heard.
Across the world, transitions are varying in pace, but a common factor facing most parts is ageing.
Focussing on ageing makes good development sense, a fact that policymakers are increasingly recognising. There has been growing interest from academics and policy makers in exploring how to best compare the impact of ageing in a global context.
HelpAge International's Global AgeWatch Index ranks countries by how well their ageing populations are faring.
The EC and UN supported Active Ageing Index (AAI) is an analytical tool that aims to help policy makers produce policies for active and healthy ageing.
The Global Aging Preparedness Index (GAP) was developed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ with financial support from Prudential plc. The GAP Index seeks to inform the policy debate about global aging and focus attention on the need for constructive reform.
Following introductory remarks from Chris Roles of Age International, Jessica Watson of ILC-UK presented new work using a major international dataset – the World Values Survey – about levels of self-reported financial satisfaction. Analysing data from 56 countries over six continents, these findings throw new light on levels of financial satisfaction within and between countries. This analysis has been made possible by the ESRC SDAI initiative
This presentation by David Sinclair of ILC-UK asks whether the Web can save social care.
It argues that:
*We have more older people and are going to need more care
*Care is in crisis today. It is likely to get worse before it gets better
*Technology has a role to play
*But we have assumed the place of technology without addressing the barriers
*There are some challenges to overcome
ILC-UK, New Dynamics of Ageing and the Actuarial Profession debate: Improving...ILC- UK
Telecare and telemedicine can improve health outcomes and save money, argued the Prime Minister late last year. The Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) programme was set up by the Department of Health to attempt to, amongst other things, explore the evidence base as to the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of these technologies.
The findings were striking. “If delivered properly, telehealth can substantially reduce mortality, reduce the need for admissions to hospital, lower the number of bed days spent in hospital and reduce the time spent in A&E” argued the DH.
The randomised control trial of over 6,000 patients found that if delivered properly, telehealth can deliver:
45% reduction in mortality rates
20% reduction in emergency admissions
15% reduction in A&E visits
14% reduction in elective admissions
14% reduction in bed days
8% reduction in tariff costs
Yet whilst claims about the potential of technology have been made for many years, embedding such technologies into people’s homes and lives has proved difficult.
The usability and accessibility of new technologies, the digital divide, a lack of funding for prevention, and a lack of trust and knowledge among healthcare professionals are among the many reasons why new technologies have sometimes failed to meet their potential.
At this event, Leela Damodaran, discussed how research into new technologies can help us age well and provide an overview of NDA research findings. She also highlight how we can most effectively deliver new technology.
Speakers presented the current evidence base in relation to the cost effectiveness of healthcare technologies.
ILC-UK presented findings of new work, supported by Nominet Trust, which will explore whether we can nudge people online.
As well as the debate, there were a number of Technology Showcases: Mappmal: hospitalfoodie; SomnIA; Design for Ageing Well; TACT3; Envision to envisage; Making the Kitchen Easier; NANA; Keeping Older People Connected; Safety on Stairs
Agenda from the event
15.00 – 16.30
Technology Showcases
16.30 – 16.35
Baroness Sally Greengross – Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre – UK
16.35 – 16.40
Alan Walker - Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, Director of the New Dynamics
16.40 – 17.00
Mark Hawley – Professor of Health Service Research, University of Sheffield
17.00 – 17.10
Dr Nick Goodwin – Senior Fellow, Health Policy, The King’s Fund
17.10 – 17.25
Leela Damodaran – Professor of Participative Design and Change Management, Loughborough University
17.25 – 17.35
David Sinclair – Assistant Director, Research and Strategy, International Longevity Centre – UK
17.35 – 18.25
Discussion and Debate
18.25 – 18.30
Close - Baroness Sally Greengross – Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre – UK
18:30
Refreshments/Networki
08May14 - Community Matters: Are our communities ready for ageing?ILC- UK
As the population ages, an increasing number of people will be growing older and continuing to live in communities around the country. Many of our communities are ill-prepared for both the varying needs of older people ageing in place and the future increase in numbers of older people who will need appropriate housing, transport and services. The local elections in May also bring these issues into focus for elected representatives who will be seeking to prepare their areas for these challenges and give the best opportunities for good ageing to their constituents.
At this event we heard results of a series of three solutions-focussed policy discussions held by ILC-UK and Age UK. These discussions have looked at three distinct aspects of communities – from living at home, to getting out and about and the activities and amenities available (or missing) in our communities. We will be discussing a forthcoming report summarising the fresh thinking and practical suggestions for policy makers, local government and community groups gathered from these sessions.
The conference also included sessions on research and information on this topic, and what needs to be done to take action in our communities. All sessions will feature opportunities for attendees to participate in the discussion and add their views on where priorities for action should be focussed.
The road to recovery: bridging the digital divide Al Mathers
As Autumn sets in and many of us are now living with the impact of COVID-19, local lockdowns and social distancing as an ongoing reality, what does this mean for the UK and healthy ageing?
Digital inclusion will play an increasing critical role in the healthy ageing agenda, so what have we learnt about the challenges older people and organisations now face, is there a deepening the digital divide, and how can we work differently and collaboratively to ensure more older people can maximise the benefits of being part of a digital society to meet their personal needs?
Here are my slides from a recent presentation on this, given at the 'The Road to Recovery: Bridging the digital divide' webinar hosted by the Centre for Ageing Better https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/road-recovery-bridging-digital-divide
ILC-UK Future of Ageing Presentation Slides - 09Nov16 ILC- UK
On Wednesday 9th November 2016, ILC-UK held it's second annual future of Ageing conference.
We welcomed over 180 delegates made up of business leaders; charity sector experts; public sector decision makers; local authority staff; academics; and senior journalists.
The one day conference was chaired by Baroness Slly Greengross OBE and Lawrence Churchill CBE, and we heard from the following speakers:
- Dr Islene Araujo de Carvalho, Senior Policy and Strategy Adviser, Department of Ageing and Life Course, WHO
- John Cridland CBE, Head of the Independent State Pension Age Review
- The Rt Rev. and the Rt Hon. the Lord Carey of Clifton, Archbishop of Canterbury 1991-2002
- Ben Franklin, Head of Economics of an Ageing Society, ILC-UK
- Professor Sarah Harper, Director, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
- Dwayne Johnson, Director of Social Care and Health at Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Dr Margaret McCartney, Author and Broadcaster
- John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority
- David Sinclair, Director, ILC-UK
- Jonathan Stevens, Senior Vice President, Thought Leadership, AARP
- Linda Woodall, Director of Life Insurance and Financial Advice, and sponsor of the Ageing Population project, Financial Conduct Authority
Nudge or Compel? Can behavioural economics tackle the digital exclusion of ol...ILC- UK
On the 29th November 2012, ILC-UK held the launch of a new report: ‘Nudge or Compel? Can behavioural economics tackle the digital exclusion of older people?’. This report, kindly supported by Nominet Trust, examines the factors which affect why older people do not get online, concentrating on behavioural choice. The launch was hosted by the Communications Consumer Panel.
Close to eight million adults in the UK have never used the internet, with the vast majority being older people. Over two fifths of those who have never been online are over 75. Previous work from ILC-UK has drawn attention to the nuances in why this digital divide continues; reporting in 2011 that for digital exclusion, factors such as psychological issues ‘appear to be more influential than material factors such as cost or lack of physical infrastructure’.
Within the last decade a strong policy trend has developed with the use of behavioural economics. Explored by Thaler and Sunstein in Nudge, this theory has been used in the development of programmes such as automatic enrolment in occupational pensions.
The introduction of the ‘digital by default’ agenda is likely to eventually result in reducing the alternative options for accessing public services and information. While resources have been funnelled into projects aiming to getting those not online connected, concerns have been raised that people who are disinclined to use the internet will be left without support and excluded from information and services.
During this event we heard from a number of experts in this area and approached the following questions:
-What potential is there for behavioural economics to ‘nudge’ people online?
-Has media literacy failed?
-Should we make more public services available exclusively online?
-How can we ensure that the digital by default agenda supports people to get online?
- How can we use digital technology in imaginative ways to re-think the challenges facing people in later life?
10Apr14 - Ensuring communities offer what older people wantILC- UK
This seminar was held on Thursday 10th April 2014, 13:30 (for 14:00) – 17:00 on the topic is ‘Ensuring communities offer what older people want’, and focussed on the activities and interests of older people that need to be represented in our communities to ensure good quality of life and wellbeing for an ageing population. The results of these seminars will inform a solutions-focussed policy brief, looking at what needs to be done to create age-ready local areas. This brief will be launched in May at a full day conference on ageing in our communities.
In this seminar we considered what communities provide for older people and how these needs may change (or stay the same) as they age. We know from research on isolation and loneliness that social connections remain an important part of quality of life for many people as they get older, yet as the ‘loneliness epidemic’ continues to hit headlines it is clear that this is not being fully addressed in communities. Exploring how activities and services can maintain and build on social networks is key to maintaining wellbeing within the community.
Elsewhere, we explored the services, amenities and activities available to older people in their communities – from village shops, to post offices, to libraries and adult education classes, and how these enhance wellbeing for older people. A community can take many forms, and in this session we will also be considering the approaches to be taken from different kinds of setting – from urban to rural – and the challenges that lie in providing services to these distinct regions.
This seminar explored:
• How family connections, friendships and social ties can be supported and better integrated into community activities.
• What role do local services and shops play in building a community, what the future of these services looks like and what can be done to ensure they support ageing in the community?
• What activities are currently available for older people in their communities, and are these suitable or prepared for an increasing number of people accessing them? What else should be available?
• How we can ensure that fun and playfulness remain part of life when growing older in the community?
• How can we ensure that the experience of growing older remains at its highest quality across rural, town, suburban, and urban settings?
Throughout 2014, ILC-UK, supported by specialist insurance company, Partnership Assurance Group plc, is undertaking a series of events to explore the relationship between our changing demography and public policy.
The fourth event in this 'Population Patterns Seminar Series' considered the findings of our ‘Factpack’ of UK demographic statistics.
We all know that people are living longer but how is that likely to change our society? How will pensions be affected? How will we care for our growing older society when the traditional “working age” population is shrinking?
These types of debates are increasingly being played out in the media and in political circles but in order for such debates to be productive, they have to be well informed.
ILC-UK believes its 2014 ‘Factpack’ will support this process by highlighting the most recent evidence of our rapidly ageing society. Not only does it provide statistics on a range of critical topics from life expectancy to housing supply; and pensions to long-term care, it also includes a special focus on the current and potential future state of pensioner poverty.
The event was chaired by Baroness Sally Greengross (ILC-UK) with a welcome from Steve Haberman (Dean of the Cass Business School). We were delighted that Gregg McClymont MP, Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions), spoke at at the launch event. We also heard presentations from Professor Les Mayhew (Professor of Statistics, Cass Business School), Steve Groves (Chief Executive of Partnership), Ben Franklin (Research Fellow at ILC-UK) and a response from Tom Younger of the Department for Work and Pensions.
During the discussion we explored:
How the UK’s demography has changed since the release of the 2013 Factpack and how it might change in the future,
How demographic change is reshaping our society,
The challenge of pensioner poverty,
Regional variations in the experiences of older people,
How policy makers should respond to these findings.
Agenda
16:00 - 16:30 Registration
16:30 - 16:35 Welcome by Chair, Baroness Sally Greengross (ILC-UK)
16:35 - 16:40 Welcome by the Dean of Cass Business School, Professor Stete Habberman
16:40 - 16:50 Presentation from Richard Willets (Partnership)
16:50 - 17:10 Presentation from Gregg McClymont MP (Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions)
17:10 - 17:20 Presentation from Ben Franklin (ILC-UK)
17:20 - 17:30 Presentation from Professor Les Mayhew (Cass Business School) Presentation
17:30 - 17:35 Response from Tom Younger (Department for Work and Pensions)
17:35 - 18:25 Discussion/Q&A
18:25 - 18:30 Close by Chair, Baroness Sally Greengross (ILC-UK)
18:30 - 19:15 Drinks reception
We held an event to launch SOS 2020, supported by Aviva and Ernst and Young. This event was kindly sponsored by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).
Last week the OBR Fiscal Sustainability Report noted that "public finances are likely to come under pressure over the longer term, primarily as the result of an ageing population. Under our definition of unchanged policy, the Government would end up having to spend more as a share of national income on age-related items such as pensions and health care, but the same demographic trends would leave government revenues roughly stable."
But whilst there is greater awareness of the fiscal challenges of ageing, there has been little progress in addressing an overarching plan to address the challenges. ILC-UK is launching SOS 2020 to begin to identify costed solutions to the fiscal challenges of ageing.
The House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change, in its 2013 report “Ready for Ageing”, began by saying “the UK population is ageing rapidly, but we have concluded that the Government and our society are woefully underprepared.”
SOS 2020 is a major new programme of work led by ILC-UK which will raise awareness of the need to adapt our economy and society to the big strategic challenges posed by an ageing population.
SOS 2020 will outline the specific policy measures needed to achieve this goal. It will illuminate the issues that face us and develop fully considered and costed solutions that will act as a “call to action” to policy-makers and politicians. Above all SOS 2020 aims to raise national and international awareness of problems and possible solutions in which we all have a vested interest.
In an increasingly interdependent world, there is a need to look beyond national shores for arguably collective consensus and joint solutions. SOS 2020 will give us the opportunity to do this.
ILC-UK launched SOS 2020 with specific projects exploring retirement income sustainability and healthcare sustainability.
This launch event gave delegates an opportunity to feed in their thoughts on how to ensure our public policy maximises the opportunities of our ageing society.
Hugh O'Connor, CEO of Age Friendly Ireland speaking from The National Homecar...myhomecare
This slideshow is from Hugh O'Connor, CEO of Age Friendly Ireland. Hugh recently spoke at Irelands first ever National Homecare Conference which took place on 28th March in The Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin.
This was the final event in the Population Patterns Seminar Series which explored the “silver separators”- divorce later in life.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics published in 2012 showed a huge rise in the divorce rate amongst those in their 60s, with an increase of 58% on the 2011 figure. The last 10 years have seen more and more older people part ways, despite divorce amongst the general population becoming less common. This has happened to such an extent that the over 60’s are now the fastest growing divorce group in the UK.
A variety of reasons have been suggested, including a reduction in the stigma surrounding divorce and couples no longer feeling obliged to stay together if their attitudes and needs change.
However, figures released by the ONS in June 2012 revealed that marriages involving older people were also rising faster than for other age groups – up by 21% for women and by 25% for men in their late sixties. Re-partnership is likely to be even higher than these figures suggest, as older people in a new relationship may not choose to remarry.
During the event the discussion explored a number of themes, including:
What factors have contributed to the rising rate of divorce amongst the over 60s?
How can older people’s relationships be better supported?
What challenges does ageing present to relationships?
How do care responsibilities effect relationships?
What are the potential ramifications of older couples separating?
Public service and demographic change: an ILC-UK/Actuarial Profession joint d...ILC- UK
Full details of the event are available here: http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/events/ilc_uk_and_the_actuarial_profession_debate_public_service_and_demographic_c
The live blog for this event is available here: http://blog.ilcuk.org.uk/2013/04/23/live-blog-public-service-and-demographic-change/
The end of the beginning: Private defined benefit pensions and the new normalILC- UK
Held on Wednesday, 18th January 2017 in the House of Lords, this event launched the ILC-UK report 'The end of the beginning? Private defined benefit pensions and the new normal'.
Village life: Independence, Loneliness, and Quality of Life in Retirement Vil...ILC- UK
On the 19th August, the ILC-UK held a launch event of a new research report “Village life: Independence, Loneliness, and Quality of Life in Retirement Villages with Extra Care” which considers the impact of retirement villages on independence, loneliness and quality of life of residents.
The report incorporates a survey of residents and compares the sample with a comparable group of non-residents living in private housing.
The report has been produced with the support of Bupa and Audley. Anchor provided additional survey respondents.
During the launch, Brian Beach, Research Fellow at ILC-UK, presented the findings of the research. Nick Sanderson, CEO of Audley, and Jeremy Porteus, Founder and Director or Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network), responded.
27Mar14 - Community Matters Semiar Series - At Home - ppt presentation ILC- UK
The slides from the second in a series of three seminars from ILC-UK and Age UK on Community Matters - are our communities ready for ageing?
Full details here: http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/events/community_matters_are_our_communities_ready_for_ageing._at_home
On the 12th October 2016, the ILC-UK held a Housing in an Ageing Society event, kindly hosted by Legal & General and supported by the ILC-UK Partners Programme.
On Tuesday, 19th July the International Longevity Centre - UK (ILC-UK) launched our “Housing in an ageing society” factpack with the support of FirstPort.
The report found a significant increase in older people living alone, yet millions were failing to adapt their homes to help them live independently.
The State of the Nation’s Housing’ reports that:Only around half of those over 50s experiencing limitations in Activities of Daily Living, live in homes with any adaptations.
Those in retirement housing are significantly more likely to be living in homes with adaptations than those who do not. Approximately 87% of those in retirement housing have home adaptations, by comparison to around 60% of other housing.
There could be a retirement housing gap of 160,000 by 2030 if current trends continue. By 2050, the gap could grow to 376,000.
Over 16 million people – mainly owner occupied, middle aged and older households - live in under-occupied housing.
Growing numbers of 45-64 year olds, and 65-74 year olds are living alone, with 6 million people living in houses with two or more excess bedrooms.
At the event we explored these trends and consider how policymakers should respond.
We heard presentations from:
- Sally Randall, Director, Housing Standards and Support, Department for Communities and Local Government
- Nigel Wilson, Group Chief Executive, Legal & General;
- Dr Brian Beach, Research Fellow, ILC-UK
02May14 - The demographic implications of Scottish independenceILC- UK
During 2014, ILC-UK, supported by the specialist insurance company, Partnership Assurance Group plc, is undertaking a series of events to explore the relationship between our changing demography and public policy.
The third event in the series explored the demographic implications of Scottish independence.
In 2014, Scotland will vote in an independence referendum which could significantly change its relationship with the rest of the United Kingdom. An independent Scotland would have a fully independent NHS, control a significant proportion of the North Sea oil reserves and will take on a percentage of the UK national debt.
An independent Scotland would also result in the UK having a new demographic makeup. There are currently a number of marked differences between the two countries which will be highlighted by the division. These include a 2.8 year gap in healthy life expectancy for men, as well as differences in overall life expectancy and mortality rates. Recent figures released by the ONS suggest that the future health of an independent Scotland may actually align with that of the UK. The number of children aged two to 15 either overweight or obese in Scotland is now equal to that of England (30%), and lower than Wales (36%), and Scottish men are significantly more active than their counterparts in both countries.
The seminar explored these differences, as well as how the demography of an independent Scotland may change over time, and what future Scottish Governments (with or without independence) may need to do to adapt to these demographic changes.
Scottish independence would have a number of age-related policy implications for both Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. The issue of Scotland’s ageing population has already entered political debate, with the SNP announcing that, if elected, they would make new pensioners £4.40 a month better off than in England, while also pledging to set up a commission looking at the state pension age. The Scottish government has also announced that benefits, tax credits and state pensions would continue to be paid from the first day of independence, but have not addressed how they will meet the challenge of moving schemes from one administration to another.
Presentation slides from the ILC-UK 'What is retirmeent really like?' launch event on the 1st December 2015.
Building on ILC-UK’s extensive work on older consumers and on retirement income, this major research report assesses the differences between theory or popular belief about retirement and the reality of it.
The report considers how spending varies during old age and challenges pre-existing stereotypes about retired life which can be misleading and may contribute to poor planning or unrealistic expectations. This report, which incorporates new quantitative analysis and the feedback from 3 expert focus groups, will explore the role for policymakers and industry in helping us retire well.
31Mar14 - Understanding wellbeing in old age across the world: lessons from a...ILC- UK
Global ageing is calling into question the differences between developed and developing countries.
Developing countries are seeing a growth of non-communicable diseases usually associated with affluence in wealthier countries: obesity; diabetes; cancer; heart disease; dementia; among others.
Urbanisation is posing significant challenges and opportunities, but countries like China are also seeing vast areas of rural hinterland with an increasingly ageing population.
At the same time, a complex picture of wealth and financial satisfaction is emerging across the world. The global economy is more heavily interlinked than ever before with the future economic success of the UK and wealthier countries likely to rely on the success of development in lower and middle income countries. There is a very positive story to tell about wellbeing in developing countries which is rarely heard.
Across the world, transitions are varying in pace, but a common factor facing most parts is ageing.
Focussing on ageing makes good development sense, a fact that policymakers are increasingly recognising. There has been growing interest from academics and policy makers in exploring how to best compare the impact of ageing in a global context.
HelpAge International's Global AgeWatch Index ranks countries by how well their ageing populations are faring.
The EC and UN supported Active Ageing Index (AAI) is an analytical tool that aims to help policy makers produce policies for active and healthy ageing.
The Global Aging Preparedness Index (GAP) was developed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ with financial support from Prudential plc. The GAP Index seeks to inform the policy debate about global aging and focus attention on the need for constructive reform.
Following introductory remarks from Chris Roles of Age International, Jessica Watson of ILC-UK presented new work using a major international dataset – the World Values Survey – about levels of self-reported financial satisfaction. Analysing data from 56 countries over six continents, these findings throw new light on levels of financial satisfaction within and between countries. This analysis has been made possible by the ESRC SDAI initiative
This presentation by David Sinclair of ILC-UK asks whether the Web can save social care.
It argues that:
*We have more older people and are going to need more care
*Care is in crisis today. It is likely to get worse before it gets better
*Technology has a role to play
*But we have assumed the place of technology without addressing the barriers
*There are some challenges to overcome
ILC-UK, New Dynamics of Ageing and the Actuarial Profession debate: Improving...ILC- UK
Telecare and telemedicine can improve health outcomes and save money, argued the Prime Minister late last year. The Whole System Demonstrator (WSD) programme was set up by the Department of Health to attempt to, amongst other things, explore the evidence base as to the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of these technologies.
The findings were striking. “If delivered properly, telehealth can substantially reduce mortality, reduce the need for admissions to hospital, lower the number of bed days spent in hospital and reduce the time spent in A&E” argued the DH.
The randomised control trial of over 6,000 patients found that if delivered properly, telehealth can deliver:
45% reduction in mortality rates
20% reduction in emergency admissions
15% reduction in A&E visits
14% reduction in elective admissions
14% reduction in bed days
8% reduction in tariff costs
Yet whilst claims about the potential of technology have been made for many years, embedding such technologies into people’s homes and lives has proved difficult.
The usability and accessibility of new technologies, the digital divide, a lack of funding for prevention, and a lack of trust and knowledge among healthcare professionals are among the many reasons why new technologies have sometimes failed to meet their potential.
At this event, Leela Damodaran, discussed how research into new technologies can help us age well and provide an overview of NDA research findings. She also highlight how we can most effectively deliver new technology.
Speakers presented the current evidence base in relation to the cost effectiveness of healthcare technologies.
ILC-UK presented findings of new work, supported by Nominet Trust, which will explore whether we can nudge people online.
As well as the debate, there were a number of Technology Showcases: Mappmal: hospitalfoodie; SomnIA; Design for Ageing Well; TACT3; Envision to envisage; Making the Kitchen Easier; NANA; Keeping Older People Connected; Safety on Stairs
Agenda from the event
15.00 – 16.30
Technology Showcases
16.30 – 16.35
Baroness Sally Greengross – Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre – UK
16.35 – 16.40
Alan Walker - Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, Director of the New Dynamics
16.40 – 17.00
Mark Hawley – Professor of Health Service Research, University of Sheffield
17.00 – 17.10
Dr Nick Goodwin – Senior Fellow, Health Policy, The King’s Fund
17.10 – 17.25
Leela Damodaran – Professor of Participative Design and Change Management, Loughborough University
17.25 – 17.35
David Sinclair – Assistant Director, Research and Strategy, International Longevity Centre – UK
17.35 – 18.25
Discussion and Debate
18.25 – 18.30
Close - Baroness Sally Greengross – Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre – UK
18:30
Refreshments/Networki
08May14 - Community Matters: Are our communities ready for ageing?ILC- UK
As the population ages, an increasing number of people will be growing older and continuing to live in communities around the country. Many of our communities are ill-prepared for both the varying needs of older people ageing in place and the future increase in numbers of older people who will need appropriate housing, transport and services. The local elections in May also bring these issues into focus for elected representatives who will be seeking to prepare their areas for these challenges and give the best opportunities for good ageing to their constituents.
At this event we heard results of a series of three solutions-focussed policy discussions held by ILC-UK and Age UK. These discussions have looked at three distinct aspects of communities – from living at home, to getting out and about and the activities and amenities available (or missing) in our communities. We will be discussing a forthcoming report summarising the fresh thinking and practical suggestions for policy makers, local government and community groups gathered from these sessions.
The conference also included sessions on research and information on this topic, and what needs to be done to take action in our communities. All sessions will feature opportunities for attendees to participate in the discussion and add their views on where priorities for action should be focussed.
The road to recovery: bridging the digital divide Al Mathers
As Autumn sets in and many of us are now living with the impact of COVID-19, local lockdowns and social distancing as an ongoing reality, what does this mean for the UK and healthy ageing?
Digital inclusion will play an increasing critical role in the healthy ageing agenda, so what have we learnt about the challenges older people and organisations now face, is there a deepening the digital divide, and how can we work differently and collaboratively to ensure more older people can maximise the benefits of being part of a digital society to meet their personal needs?
Here are my slides from a recent presentation on this, given at the 'The Road to Recovery: Bridging the digital divide' webinar hosted by the Centre for Ageing Better https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/road-recovery-bridging-digital-divide
What is digital exclusion, how big a problem is it for us and how do we desig...Al Mathers
Invited presentation in June 2020 to the Ministry of Justice's Design Team on digital exclusion in the UK and implications for Government Service Design
Using data to inform inclusive service designAl Mathers
Invited presentation given to a cross government audience attending the Get Online Week 2020 events hosted by HMRC's Digital Inclusion, Accessibility and Standards team.
How to get online for FREE or at a low-cost: digital divideAbilityNet
Do you know someone who would benefit from a device or is struggling to pay for broadband connectivity?
In this webinar, we heard from Rob Shapiro, Partnerships and Fundraising Manager at Good Things Foundation, John Duncan, Digital Inclusion Programme Manager at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (seconded from Virgin Media O2) and Chris Grant, our Community Relationship Officer at AbilityNet on how charities or carers (paid and unpaid) can source devices and free or low-cost internet access.
Connecting Cambridgeshire | Dutch public sector leaders 4 Oct 2013Liz Stevenson
Presentation to Dutch public sector leaders 4 Oct 2013 from http://www.publieksdiensten.nl Vereniging Directeuren Publieksdiensten about Cambridgeshire's Digital Future
Access to the Internet has greatly expanded and the focus should now be on the willingness and ability of citizens to use it for productive purposes. The digital divide is now an issue that goes beyond the access gap, but also to be broadened to include underpinning divides, such as quality of access—the speed—and the ability to use it, if efforts to close the gap are to create real benefits. Our latest report Redefining Digital Divide reconsidered the nature of the digital divide and examined the strategies to overcome it in different countries. Download the full report on http://bit.ly/1a2p1iG
In this webinar invited experts examined what we know about the lives of older people from minority ethnic backgrounds, and what action is needed to address inequalities.
View slides from this webinar, which explored how you can capture photos that show the diversity of older people in realistic and authentic ways.
Find out more: https://ageing-better.org.uk/events/show-ageing-new-perspective
Access our Image library: https://ageing-better.org.uk/news/age-positive-image-library-launched
This set of slides brings together findings from ‘The State of Ageing 2022’, an online interactive report.
We’re offering this PowerPoint for you to use in your own presentations, but we ask that you retain references to the Centre for Ageing Better.
In this webinar we explored what needs to be in place to enable everyone to maintain, rebuild or grow social connections as we age.
Find out more: https://ageing-better.org.uk/events/community-connections-as-we-age
This webinar explored the motivators and barriers to active travel for people in their 50s and 60s, and by extension, what might work to get people in this age group walking or cycling as their default mode of travel.
Find out more: https://ageing-better.org.uk/events/best-foot-forward-understanding-active-travel
This webinar explored the motivators and barriers to physical activity for people in their 50s and 60s, and what might work to help people in this age group feel the benefits and get active.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/understanding-physical-inactivity-webinar
This webinar looked at how imagery shapes and reinforces negative attitudes to ageing, and explored current efforts to depict older age in a more positive and realistic light.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/putting-age-in-the-frame
This webinar explored the importance of health, work and ageing, and what employers and government need to do to ensure that all employees are supported at work.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/health-work-healthy-ageing-webinar
A webinar hosted by the Good Home Inquiry, which explored how to overcome the financial challenges people experience when attempting to improve their homes.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/good-homes-for-all-who-pays
Age inclusive workforces: the business case and putting it into practiceCentre for Ageing Better
Together with the OECD, employers and thought leaders, we explored how we can maximise the benefits of multi-generational workforces as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/age-inclusive-workforces-webinar
The Road to Recovery: Lessons from community organisations’ role supporting o...Centre for Ageing Better
In this webinar, part of our ‘Road to Recovery’ series exploring learning from COVID-19, our panel will consider the importance of community organisations to making and maintaining social connections, support and opportunities to participate in our communities as we age.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/road-to-recovery-lessons-from-community-organisations
This webinar will follow the launch of a review of what we know about ageism, commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better and conducted by Dr Hannah J Swift and Ben Steeden, School of Psychology, the University of Kent. The review summarises existing research about the role and impact of language and stereotypes in framing old age and ageing in the UK.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/events/webinar-ageism-age-related-stereotypes
What’s a fair way of distributing wealth through generations?
There are stark contrasts in people’s experiences of later life in terms of health, financial security and social connections. Failure to address these inequalities risks a future where an even smaller group of people experience a good later life. We want to explore what the economy and inequalities in society mean for people in and approaching later life, now and in the future.
This breakfast event explored wealth, our economy and inequalities, and what might be needed to help us all enjoy a good later life.
Find out more: https://www.ageing-better.org.uk/news/economy-inequality-uk
Bridging the Digital Gap Brad Spiegel Macon, GA Initiative.pptxBrad Spiegel Macon GA
Brad Spiegel Macon GA’s journey exemplifies the profound impact that one individual can have on their community. Through his unwavering dedication to digital inclusion, he’s not only bridging the gap in Macon but also setting an example for others to follow.
APNIC Foundation, presented by Ellisha Heppner at the PNG DNS Forum 2024APNIC
Ellisha Heppner, Grant Management Lead, presented an update on APNIC Foundation to the PNG DNS Forum held from 6 to 10 May, 2024 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Multi-cluster Kubernetes Networking- Patterns, Projects and GuidelinesSanjeev Rampal
Talk presented at Kubernetes Community Day, New York, May 2024.
Technical summary of Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Networking architectures with focus on 4 key topics.
1) Key patterns for Multi-cluster architectures
2) Architectural comparison of several OSS/ CNCF projects to address these patterns
3) Evolution trends for the APIs of these projects
4) Some design recommendations & guidelines for adopting/ deploying these solutions.
1.Wireless Communication System_Wireless communication is a broad term that i...JeyaPerumal1
Wireless communication involves the transmission of information over a distance without the help of wires, cables or any other forms of electrical conductors.
Wireless communication is a broad term that incorporates all procedures and forms of connecting and communicating between two or more devices using a wireless signal through wireless communication technologies and devices.
Features of Wireless Communication
The evolution of wireless technology has brought many advancements with its effective features.
The transmitted distance can be anywhere between a few meters (for example, a television's remote control) and thousands of kilometers (for example, radio communication).
Wireless communication can be used for cellular telephony, wireless access to the internet, wireless home networking, and so on.
This 7-second Brain Wave Ritual Attracts Money To You.!nirahealhty
Discover the power of a simple 7-second brain wave ritual that can attract wealth and abundance into your life. By tapping into specific brain frequencies, this technique helps you manifest financial success effortlessly. Ready to transform your financial future? Try this powerful ritual and start attracting money today!
# Internet Security: Safeguarding Your Digital World
In the contemporary digital age, the internet is a cornerstone of our daily lives. It connects us to vast amounts of information, provides platforms for communication, enables commerce, and offers endless entertainment. However, with these conveniences come significant security challenges. Internet security is essential to protect our digital identities, sensitive data, and overall online experience. This comprehensive guide explores the multifaceted world of internet security, providing insights into its importance, common threats, and effective strategies to safeguard your digital world.
## Understanding Internet Security
Internet security encompasses the measures and protocols used to protect information, devices, and networks from unauthorized access, attacks, and damage. It involves a wide range of practices designed to safeguard data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Effective internet security is crucial for individuals, businesses, and governments alike, as cyber threats continue to evolve in complexity and scale.
### Key Components of Internet Security
1. **Confidentiality**: Ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to access it.
2. **Integrity**: Protecting information from being altered or tampered with by unauthorized parties.
3. **Availability**: Ensuring that authorized users have reliable access to information and resources when needed.
## Common Internet Security Threats
Cyber threats are numerous and constantly evolving. Understanding these threats is the first step in protecting against them. Some of the most common internet security threats include:
### Malware
Malware, or malicious software, is designed to harm, exploit, or otherwise compromise a device, network, or service. Common types of malware include:
- **Viruses**: Programs that attach themselves to legitimate software and replicate, spreading to other programs and files.
- **Worms**: Standalone malware that replicates itself to spread to other computers.
- **Trojan Horses**: Malicious software disguised as legitimate software.
- **Ransomware**: Malware that encrypts a user's files and demands a ransom for the decryption key.
- **Spyware**: Software that secretly monitors and collects user information.
### Phishing
Phishing is a social engineering attack that aims to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details. Attackers often masquerade as trusted entities in email or other communication channels, tricking victims into providing their information.
### Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attacks
MitM attacks occur when an attacker intercepts and potentially alters communication between two parties without their knowledge. This can lead to the unauthorized acquisition of sensitive information.
### Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
How does digital connectivity enhance a good home webinar
1. Centre for Ageing Better
ageing-better.org.uk
How does digital
connectivity support and
enhance a good home?
In this webinar, hosted by the Good Home Inquiry, we will
examine how a digitally connected home supports and
enhances a good home and how we ensure more people
are connected in ways that work for them in their existing
homes.
Thursday 12 August 2021
5. Overview
● About Good Things Foundation
● Digital inclusion - UK overview
● Fixing the digital divide together
● Over to you
6. Our vision is a world where everyone benefits from digital
7. Our outcomes: We enable people to be digitally able, safe and equal
so they can be happier, healthier and better off
8. About Good Things Foundation
● We are the UK’s leading digital inclusion charity
● We help people to improve their lives through digital
○ More equal access to devices and data
○ More local support with digital skills
● We support a UK network of community organisations
and other local partners - providing free resources to
them, so they can support others in their communities
● We collaborate and campaign for change
○ Fix the digital divide
○ End data poverty
● Any group or organisation can join our network - 100%
free - if they support people to be digitally included
13. Limited Users
Those most at risk are:
○ Aged 65+ (18%)
○ From DE households (11%)
○ Financially vulnerable (10%)
● Left education earlier
● Live in rural areas
● Live with a health
condition or disability
● Only use social media
15. | UK’s digital divide is also a north/south divide
Map: Analysis by Prof. Simeon Yates for Good
Things Foundation of latest Ofcom data
(Adults Media Use & Literacy Survey; 2020).
Yates’ analysis segments the population into
non-users and six types of internet users.
On the map, green is for ‘extensive users’; red
is for ‘limited users’ combined with non-users.
An overview of Prof. Yates’ analysis is here.
Signposts: Lloyds Bank Consumer Digital
Index 2020.
16. In the UK
2.6 million people are
still offline
1.5 million households
have no internet access
17. ● Digital exclusion is not just about older people - many younger people
face digital exclusion, whether access or skills
○ 10% of those offline are under 50 years old
● Digital exclusion isn’t a problem that will just go away because of
demographics - it is heavily driven by poverty, and affects all ages
○ 55% of those offline earn under £20,000
● Digital exclusion won’t be solved just by leaving it to friends and family -
there are motivational and confidence barriers & fears
● Digital skills can be learned easily at work - only 23% of employees say
they’ve had digital skills training from their employer (FDN 2021)
Some common myths
18. | Together - we need to fix the digital divide
A national priority and a shared responsibility
● Access - sustainable solutions to end data poverty
● Skills - essential, everyday skills for everyone
● Support - in our communities - social infrastructure
Risks we face
● Everyone’s problem and no-one’s problem
● A significant minority face even deeper exclusion
● Lose momentum - yet pace of change accelerates
20. Advocating for change together...
http://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/blueprint-for-a-100-digitally-included-uk-0.pdf
Get Online Week 2021 - October 18-25
Campaign to #FixtheDigitalDivide
22. | Designing solutions together - Data Poverty Lab
Data Poverty Lab
Seeking sustainable solutions to
end data poverty by 2024
“Individuals, households or
communities who cannot afford
sufficient, private and secure
mobile or broadband data to
meet their essential needs.”
(Lucas et al. 2020)
Designing solutions together...
Data Poverty Lab supported by Nominet
www.goodthingsfoundation.org/data-poverty-lab/
23. … a foodbank but for data. We’re working with Virgin Media 02 to distribute
£12.5m of data - now we need other industry partners to come on board. Free
mobile data will be allocated to local people in need by partners in the Online
Centres network.
26. Digital connectivity and a good home
How technology can improve older people’s lives
August 2021
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27. What are the contributing factors to digital inclusion
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Infrastructure
• - 99.4% of UK premises have access to a ‘decent’ broadband connection
if they want one (fixed or FWA)
• - Superfast broadband available to c. 96% of UK premises
• - Mobile coverage - 98-99% of premises outdoors, 90-95% indoors
(individual operator coverage between 79% and 85% of UK geography)
Connectivity
- 96% of households have internet access (including mobile) – age is the
biggest determining factor of whether someone is online
- Ofcom affordability study (Dec 2020) found 19% of households
reported some affordability issues
- Lloyds Consumer Digital Index 2020 estimates average monthly
broadband cost at £30-35 – of the offline population 53% may not have
disposable income above this.
Devices
- Ofcom estimates 11% of households do not have internet access at
home on any sort of device, and 19% of households do not have a PC,
laptop, netbook or tablet
- 9% of all children have no home access to laptop or desktop or tablet
Skills and motivation
- Ofcom found 77% of non-internet users said nothing would encourage
them to go online in next 12 months. 61% not online due to a lack of
interest or need.
- ONS found 34% of households said a lack of skills was the reason for
not accessing the Internet.
- Lloyds Consumer Digital Index estimates 11.7 m (22%) people lack
digital skills for everyday life.
Digital inclusion
28. Groups needing help to be digitally included
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Skills and will
Affordabili
In data
poverty
No of households: 2.6m / 10 -13% (Ofcom / ONS)
Key characteristic: older
Key driver: lack of skills and will
No of households: 0.5 -1m / 2 - 4% (Ofcom / ONS)
Key characteristic: mobile only households, or no IP
connectivity at all
Key driver: cost, unstable living situation, willingness
to have direct debit
No of households: 1.3m / 5 - 6% (Ofcom)
Key characteristic: has broadband
Key driver: cost (struggles with existing bill)
There are currently 4.5m / 16% households claiming Universal Credit (DWP)
29. Digital exclusion: a challenge with three interrelated aspects
Super fast internet coverage currently exceeds uptake by 40% points
• NHSX estimated that of the 1.4m most vulnerable to Covid 50% - 700,000 were not online
• Further investment in infrastructure required to ‘level-up’ affordability – 10/15% have cost issue, but lower prices alone wont solve
• Risk of ‘digital poverty’ were some citizens cannot access key public services – i.e. health, education3
• Push initiatives are required to move the final cohorts
IMPACTS
18% / 5m of UK households (27.9m)
are do not have fixed BB (7% are
mobile only)
8% / 4.5m of UK adults
have never been online
Source / Note: remove if not required
Connectivity
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Devices Skills and will
This group are older: 90%
are over 55 yrs.
In the over 75s, 50% of people
(43% of households) are not online
18% of UK adults do not have a
smart phone
58% of adults have a smart TV,
57% a laptop, 52% a tablet
34% of adults only use devices other than
a computer, and 11% of adults only use a
smartphone, to go online
A recent ComRes study of non-internet
users found that
‘most (70%) have no prior experience of
using the internet, or a device’
33% of over 60s either feel that getting
online is too complicated or wouldn’t
know where to start
Most not online are older… Many others lack devices…. Never used a computer…
Compared to 12% that considered it
too expensive or a waste of money
31. Public Sector Broadcast (PSB) renewal could be a vehicle for inclusive digital
transformation in the UK
- especially for older people
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1. PSBs: Face a set of challenges that calls their long term viability into question
2. Network rollout: The Government and Ofcom are seeking to incentivise investment in new networks and their rollout
(both Fibre and Superfast broadband), to deliver further and faster than the market alone
3. Uptake: The urgency of solving digital exclusion has been exposed by the 2020 pandemic and now sits at the top of the
policy agenda
Our proposal is that, by bringing these three strands of policy together, the Government and Ofcom
create the opportunity to solve all of them better, generating much greater positive externalities for the UK
Private and confidential
32. Existing broadcast technology is not sustainable, as consumers increasingly move
to viewing TV online (and advertisers follow)
32 Private and confidential
PSBs and commercial FTA channels have
largely fixed content delivery costs due to
the DTT model
Viewership / profitability under
steady downward pressures
In a ‘do-nothing’ scenario, we see declining revenue but fixed
costs of DTT putting pressure on content budget
We expect that DTT will become uneconomic in next 5-10
years
Some viewers may not want to
switch to online viewing, but we
expect the PSBs to seek to exit
DTT as costs per viewer rise
Time (speculatively between 2020-2030)
Costs
/
revenue
(£)
1
2
3
4
5
Ad revenues in steady decline (e.g. -16% YoY for ITV)
Live TV fell to <50% of viewing time (only c.20% for young adults)
SVOD on the rise; expanding to older cohorts during lockdown
TV license fees under long-term scrutiny by government
An illustrative view of the direction of travel for PSBs and commercial broadcasters in the UK
Surplus goes to create the
best content for the UK !
While the exact timing of this ‘trigger point’ is unclear, we believe that the time to think about a managed transition to IP is now
Cost
Revenue /
relevance
Source: ITV, Company reports, Ofcom
33. 33 Private and confidential
The PSB review offers an opportunity to better address these three issues
together and deliver material benefits for all stakeholders
- but this requires a plan for IP distribution too
Delivering benefits for all across the content and network industries, UK citizens, and UK Government as the digital
transformation of public services (healthcare, social care and education)
36. Background
Housing Health Budgets
Over half UK homes are >50 y/o
10% of UK homes - Cat 1 hazard
Poor housing stock costs NHS
£1.4b
Main problem; Excess cold,
damp & mould, slips, trips, falls
Main areas; stairs, door step,
kitchen and bathroom
Public…
(reactive spend)
CCG £3.65bn
Disabled Facilities Grants £468m
Improved Better Care Fund
£1.12bn
Private… (more proactive spend)
ECO £640m >2022
WHD initiatives £50m
Warm Homes Fund £150m >2022
37.
38. A ‘whole home ECO system’ approach
Basic
needs
‘Homes for
Living’
Aspirations
‘helping people to live better for longe
40. Centre for Ageing Better
ageing-better.org.uk
How does digital
connectivity support and
enhance a good home?
In this webinar, hosted by the Good Home Inquiry, we will
examine how a digitally connected home supports and
enhances a good home and how we ensure more people
are connected in ways that work for them in their existing
homes.
Thursday 12 August 2021