Summary
The ageing of Europe and longer life expectancy means a lower proportion at work supporting a higher proportion needing care and social support. It is already changing retirement ages, extending working life and putting pressure on national economies in terms of pension funding. According to one recent European study, good quality of work, personal development, and pay conditions throughout a career are the main conditions that encourage older workers to want to continue to work and that enable them to do so. On the negative side, changes and re-structuring in work are often these days directly linked to the introduction of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). For the optimistic, an ageing population offers huge opportunities for new products and services, many of them ICT based. And with the increasing ICT literacy of citizens, ICTs will play an ever-larger part in the physical and mental well being of older members of society.
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Learning's Grey Market
Everyone must be aware of the changing demographics in Europe and the serious impact that it will increasingly have on our economic and social life. By 2007, there will be more 55-64 year olds than 15-24 year olds in the original European Union (EU) 15 countries. The ageing of Europe and longer life expectancy means a lower proportion at work supporting a higher proportion needing care and social...
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