Via Nizza 128 -  00198 Roma
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Director 
Sveva Avveduto

segr.irpps@irpps.cnr.it

Invecchiamento demografico
65 anni e più (% sul totale)

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Who we are

The Irpps is an Institute of the National Research Council.

The Institute identifies and studies the lines of development and transformation of population and contemporary society. Through its activities the Institute tries to satisfy requests by the scientific community, the political actors, the public administration and the civil society.

Research activities

The research activities of the Institute follow the lines laid out in its founding act:

1. Study of the relationship between population trends and social and economic development: applied social research and public opinion surveys; gender and family studies; analysis of social structural change and population dynamics; migration studies; statistical-computational studies; health economic and health studies in a statistical-mathematical and socio-medical perspective.

2. Study of social dynamics and policies regarding the welfare systems.

3. Study of societal change and the diffusion of knowledge and information technologies.

Following the entry into force (June 1st 2005) of the Rules of organization and functioning of the CNR, the research activities of IRPPS are divided into Research Units, as follows (CNR official list of the research units and modules):

Research units

. Analysis of Demographic and Social Behaviour (Adele Menniti)

. Science Communication and Education (Adriana Valente)

. Population Dynamics and Governance (Giuseppe Gesano)

. Social and labor policies (Stefano Boffo)

. Mobility and Territory (Corrado Bonifazi)

. Recognition of indicators of science and technology, with particular reference to the competitive position of Italy in the international scene (Daniele Archibugi)

. Human resources and knowledge society (Sveva Avveduto)

. Security and access to information (Patrizia Grifoni)

. Welfare systems and social policies (Giuseppe Ponzini)

Modules relating to other research units

. Methods and systems for the 'Information and Knowledge (Fernando Ferri)

. E-clinical trials (Daniela Luzi)