As part of a Silver Economy Good Practice Competition three applications received a good practice award which was awarded by Jean-Paul Denanot, the Président du conseil régional du Limousin. In the category A 'Strategies for ageing in the area of employment and voluntary work' the award went to the University of Strathclyde, Senior Studies Institute, Glasgow (Scotland) for their "Realising Your Potential (RYP) Project". The category B 'Ageing well and wellbeing" price was awarded to the Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie de la Creuse (CPAM) with their "Des Ateliers Equilibre à un programme évolutif de prise en charge globale du bien vieillir". The category C 'Local strategies for independent living' winner comes from Sweden and is the Blekinge Institute of Technology with its 'SeniorForum'.

