The Global Social Initiative on Ageing

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY AND

What is the Global Social Initiative on Ageing? The Global Social Initiative on Ageing (GSIA) is a core activity of the International Association of Gerontology (www.iagg.info and www.wun.ac.uk/research/global-social- initiative-ageing ). The mission of the GSIA is to foster collaborative, trans-national approaches to the creation and transfer of knowledge at the intersections of global trends and population ageing.

Aims and objectives Objective 1: Knowledge creation, synthesis and transfer Knowledge about social aspects of ageing must be consolidated, and it must be transferred to key stakeholders in a timely fashion. The following GSIA activities will help meet this objective (see details of these activities in Timelines and Activities):

a. Solidify the evidence

b. Deepen multi-disciplinary concepts, methods, and theories across and within social science disciplines

c. Transfer new knowledge quickly to broad audiences

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