An August 2021 report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Living in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Health, Finances, and Retirement Prospects of Four Generations, examines the experiences four generations – Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers – and the impacts of the pandemic on their health, employment, financial well-being, and their ability to save…

During a full week of engaging panel discussions, GCOA brought together experts from across sectors to talk about the most critical priorities and exciting developments in information and communications technologies that serve older adults. As part of the Special Track on ICTs and Older Persons, GCOA and WSIS established a special prize in 2021 entitled the…

Throughout 2020 and beyond, aging has been at top of the agenda for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). GCOA has worked with the OECD on aging for many years. Together, GCOA and OECD have jointly organized several expert consultations and workshops examining a range of critical topics through the aging lens: Alzheimer’s…

This report summarizes key takeaways from our October 2020 virtual roundtable on health innovation and economic growth in Japan. The report highlights the importance of health innovation in Japan and in ageing societies around the world. GCOA and the Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) co-organized the roundtable, which was sponsored by Pfizer Japan. The roundtable was…

This report summarizes the key takeaways from an October 2020 virtual roundtable on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and explores the multifaceted risks posed by AMR in aging societies globally, and Japan in particular. The roundtable was co-organized by GCOA and the Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) and sponsored by Pfizer Japan. Click here to read the full press…