New multilevel partnerships and policy perspectives on active ageing in Italy: a national plan of action

Abstract

This paper presents the first national Plan-of-Action (PoA) (2019–2022) adopted by Italy for supporting policy design and recommendation in the field of active ageing (AA). The PoA aims to create a multilevel, co-managed coordination of AA policies, by involving a network of national and regional policy makers, experts, researchers and stakeholders in civil society. At the end of the period covered by the PoA, an Italian AA Strategy will be launched to achieve systematic impact in this field, thus ensuring a long-term, sustainable impact on national and regional policy makers, civil society and research community.