Action plan
(1st September 2016 – 28th February 2021)
SEAS 2 Grow has 3 main Work Packages to reach its objective of accelerating innovation in Silver Economy within the 2 Seas area.
Build and disseminate a 2 Seas common strategy for Silver Economy
- Identify the needs of Silver Economy stakeholders
- Produce cross-border market and regulatory studies
- Co-create a Strategic Guide and a Strategic Action Plan in Silver Economy

800 compagnies targeted
40 local authorities involved
1 Strategic Guide to innovate on the Siver Economy market
Build a cross-border Accelerator to co-create and test Silver Economy innovations in France, Belgium, England and the Netherlands
- Organize co-creation sessions with end-users
- Test innovations in lab environment with experts
- Experiment innovations by senior in real life environments with cross-border panels of users
- Assist companies to sell their innovations on the 2 Seas Silver Economy market

10 to 15 tested innovations
30 experts involved
200 senior citizens testing innovative products
Design and test methods to fund a cross-border Silver Economy innovation accelerator and innovations for independent living
- Test the viability of a cross-border Accelerator incorporating Living Labs
- Explore new funding models for adopting innovations into the population

4 new economic models
to finance Silver Economy
in a sustainable way
4 cross-border workshops
Build and disseminate a 2 Seas common strategy for Silver Economy
- Identify the needs of Silver Economy stakeholders
- Produce cross-border market and regulatory studies
- Co-create a Strategic Guide and a Strategic Action Plan in Silver Economy

800 compagnies targeted
40 local authorities involved
1 Strategic Guide to innovate in the Silver Economy market
Build a cross-border Accelerator to co-create and test Silver Economy innovations in France, Belgium, England and the Netherlands
- Organize co-creation sessions with end-users
- Test innovations in lab environment with experts
- Experiment innovations by senior in real life environments with cross-border panels of users
- Assist companies to sell their innovations on the 2 Seas Silver Economy market

10 to 15 tested innovations
30 experts involved
200 senior citizens testing innovative products
Design and test methods to fund a cross-border Silver Economy innovation accelerator and innovations for independent living
- Test the viability of a cross-border Accelerator incorporating Living Labs
- Explore new funding models for adopting innovations into the population

4 new economic models
to finance Silver Economy
in a sustainable way
4 cross-border workshops
These 3 Work Packages will be linked together in an interdependent way to inspire and feed each other during the entire duration of the projet (2016-2021)

Funded by European Regional Development Fund