EU COST Action Project “Work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalization (DIGI-net)"

Specific Objectives
To achieve the main objective described in this MoU, the following specific objectives shall be
accomplished:
Research Coordination
● To synthesise existing knowledge from regional, disciplinary and sectoral disparate dialogues, forming a
coherent scientific discourse on how work inequalities in later life are redefined by digitalisation.
● To critically investigate the construction of work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalisation.
● To assess the implications of work inequalities in later life as redefined by digitalisation as potential
ageism affecting older workers’ health, access to training and opportunities to work at an old age.
● To develop new conceptual and theoretical frameworks that can be practically applied in understanding
and combating the work inequalities in later life as redefined by digitalisation in European societies.
● To identify, from a bottom-up perspective, innovative and implementable policy and practice for reducing
work inequalities in later life in relation to the digitalisation of work.
● To disseminate the results of the Action through conferences, scientific and public gatherings to ensure
substantial impact in the participating countries and beyond.
Capacity Building
● To establish an innovative, interdisciplinary and participatory European collaboration, involving
researchers, policy stakeholders and older people, to address the disconnect between research and policy
on multi-dimensional work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalisation.
● To build cross-European interdisciplinary research capacity, enhancing Young researchers and
innovators’ development, and actively ensuring a gender balance across investigators to nurture and
sustain the study of work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalisation and to create competitive
advantage.
● To institute collaborative research relationships with COST NNCs and IPCs to strengthen Europe’s
leadership role and establish the European Research Area as a hub of interdisciplinary excellence in
innovation for the study of work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalisation.
● To drive a collaborative cross-European programme that cements the participation and leadership of
COST ITCs in the study of inequalities of older workers in the era of digitalisation.
● To facilitate international collaboration, networking, interdisciplinary community building and create
synergies among participants via joint publications in books, journals and conferences.
● To create a virtual collaboration-open space to foster teamwork and support rapid communications of
knowledge among participants to encourage transfer and exploitation of new insights arising from the
network.