Expert group meeting on measuring population ageing: bridging research and policy
Bangkok, Thailand
Overview
The Population Division the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA), and Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), are organizing an international expert group meeting on “Measuring Population Ageing: Bridging Research and Policy”, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 25 to 26 February 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together experts to discuss key questions related to the measurement of population ageing, including discussion of traditional and new concepts and methods, and to assess their scope and limitations to support national policy design and implementation, as well as the regional and global review of progress in the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, as noted above. Experts from governmental and international organizations, from research institutions as well as civil society organizations will be invited to discuss the applicability of various measures of ageing in different contexts as well as their suitability to change the image of ageing in societies.
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Organization of work
25 February 2019 |
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8.00 - 8.45
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Registration
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8:45 - 9:30 |
Opening of the meeting Kanokwan Tangchitnusorn and Yot Amornkitvikai, Chulalongkorn University, Masters of Ceremony.
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9:30 - 11:00 |
Session 1. Chair. Karoline Schmid, DESA.
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Discussion (30 minutes)
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11:30 - 13:00 |
Session 2. Ageing in the global development agenda. Chair: Sabine Henning, ESCAP
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Discussion (30 minutes)
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11:30 - 13:00 |
Session 3. Using different measures of ageing: Country case studies Chair: Sergei Scherbov, IIASA
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Discussion (30 minutes)
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15:45 - 17:15 |
Session 4. Ageing and the media Moderator: Bernd Marin, European Bureau for Policy Consulting and Social Research Panel discussion:
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26 February 2019 | |
15:45 - 17:15 |
Welcome by Chula Session 5. Case studies: SDG3 – Good health and well‐being Chair: Sorapop Kiatpongsan, College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University
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Discussion (30 minutes)
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11:00 - 12:30 |
Session 6. Case studies: SDG8 – Decent work and economic growth Chair: Sandrine A. Koissy‐Kpein, DESA
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Discussion (30 minutes)
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13:30 - 15:00 |
Session 7: Case studies: SDG1: Reduce poverty and increase social protection for older persons Chair: Wiraporn Pothisiri, College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University
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Discussion (30 minutes)
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15:30 - 17:00 |
Session 8: Recommendations – evidence‐based policies on ageing or Ageing and public policy Moderator: Landis MacKellar, Population Council
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Discussion
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17:00 - 17:15 |
Closing Karoline Schmid, DESA-Population Division and Sergei Scherbov, IIASA
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