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„Child in the City“ – Konferenz 2012

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Demographic transition


Source: K. Tangemann, S. Vössner, Generationenbericht Steiermark 2009/2010

Demographic transition is also observed in Styria.

The survey of generations in Styria 2009/2010 showed the following trends:

• increasing life expectancies

• decreasing fertility and postponed childbearing

• changing family structures

• migration of young generations from rural to urban areas within Styria

Generationenbericht Steiermark 2009/2010: www.generationen.steiermark.at

Population ageing is one of the biggest challenges for societies in Austria,

Europe and many developed industrial countries.

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Population Ageing in Styria


Predicted population pyramid age structure

Source: Landesstatistik Steiermark (Mayer, 2008)

The Styrian population is ageing.

This development will continue and

proceed even signifcantly faster than before in the years to come

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Population changes in STYRIAN REGIONS


Source: Statistik Austria, Bearbeitung LASTAT Steiermark

Predicted population in Styrian regions in 2050

Increase of population in and around the provincial capital Graz

Decrease of population in Upper-Styria

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Age group of the Young Old

Development of Styrian population in different age groups (1975 – 2075)

2005:

256.949

2035:

380.377

Source: Landesstatistik Steiermark (Mayer, 2008)

+48% Young Old

Forecast

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Development of age groups2010 – 2030

Source: AGEING-Bericht 2011 (Mayer, 2011)

0-19:

19,8%

20-64:

61,5%

65:

18,8%

0-19: 17,7%

20-64: 56,9%

65: 25,4%

2010 2030

Average age: 42,3 Average age: 46,0

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Mission


Source: Division Society and Generations, Administration of Styria

• Achieving a society for all ages Active by actively shaping the living together

of all generations

• Creation of a supportive environment for active ageing

• All members of society should be able to live actively through all phases of

their life-course (recognize and actively develop potentials).

The demographic transition in Styria represents not only a challenge but offers

also new opportunities.

The Styrian Administration wants to create awareness for the ongoing transition

and has set the following objectives for intergenerational policies:

Everybody will benefit from sharing the results of raising awareness for

intergenerational issues.

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Competence Centre for Cooperations


Source: Department of Society and Diversity, Administration of Styria

The Division for Society and Generations was set up in 2011 as a competence

center for active ageing and living together of generations.

The Division for Society and Generations offers services and initiates and

coordinates acitivies in the areas of

Awareness raising

Information, Service, Consulting

Networking

Knowledge transfer

with the objective to increase the visibility of the topic and to integrate

intergenerational thinking and acting into society on all levels.

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Awareness raising



Basic principles: Participation und personal responsibility

a) Intergenerational awareness raising

Ageing concerns everybody through life-course from the beginning to the end.

Thus one has to preemptively deal with one‘s own ageing (e.g. think about

where to live, mobility, …).

Intergenerational understanding and interest need to be sparked!

How? Enhancement of communication between generations

b) Promotion of positive and authentic images of all ages

Motto: Do not tell – ask! „Everybody is expert of their own living environment!“

We need to get rid of stereotypes of ageing by using public relations and

different media (homepage, publications, film, …)

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Information, Service and Consulting



New homepage including a calendar of events for all generations

www.generationen.steiermark.at

Dissemination of information of the federal State of Styria on objectives and

possibilities for support as well as activities of important partners of the

network (consulting sessions, newsletters, new family app, film, …)

Specific contributions in journals on different policy fields (education, social

welfare, health, …)

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Networking



Living together of all generations in harmony can be supported by

Networking within Styrian administration between departments – Generation

mainstreaming

Networking of NGOs (regional meetings, information on good practice-

projects e.g. z.B. via homepage)

Exchange between / with experts (workshops, conferences, symposia)

Inclusion of all age groups as they are affected (feedback on needs and

requirements) – application of audit-processes as well as raising

intergenerational awareness

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Knowledge transfer



The Styrian competence center of active ageing wants to enhance knowledge

transfer from national and international experts from the public and private

sector, universities, companies, NGOs and civil population to policy makers and

into practice and considers itself a learning organisation. Examples: Generations Conference in Mai 2012, Tour of Generations of the Styrian Councilor for

Family Affairs in 2011/2012 through all Styrian regions, …

Funding for intergenerational projects

A “Generations Fund” was implemented by the Styrian Administration. Guidelines

for funding of intergenerational projects were developed and two calls for

projects were carried out in 2011 and 2012. In a competitive two step process an

expert jury selected the best projects to be funded.

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