Objectives of CREATOR program

OBJECTIVES of CREATOR ( Application Guide p.2)

A project idea is required to relate to the programme’s objective about economic development opportunities related to the ageing societies.

Creative regional policies addressing economic development opportunities related to ageing
societies. "CREATOR will focus on at maintaining / further enhancing the competitiveness of
the regional economies and at ensuring the regions long-term social cohesion, mainly through
exploring further the specific challenges resulting from a further ageing of the regional
populations and through pro-actively addressing distinct economic development opportunities
that emerge from new needs of an increasingly ageing population”.

A project idea also has to relate to at least one of two sub-objectives:

1. Adaptation and further diversification of the regional level care and well beingsector, focused on human resources.

To exchange regional-level experiences & to establish a joint in-depth work processes on an

“Adaptation and further diversification of the regional-level care/well-being sector to meet
the needs of an increasingly ageing population living in rural and/or sparsely populated
areas”, leading to a design of targeted policy strategies / support tools that help establishing a
more adequate proximity care service provision structure in the future.

2. Development of innovative and technology-intensive small and medium-sized enterprises,
specific products and services, focused on economic and technical oriented resources

To exchange regional-level experiences & to establish a joint in-depth work processes on
“Innovative/technology-intensive SMEs developing specific products / services meeting the
needs of an increasingly ageing population”, leading to a design of targeted policy strategies /
support tools that help stimulating a closer interaction between existing regional innovative
systems and companies active on this particular market segment