This project is a collaboration with Age Friendly Ireland (AFI), which is a local government-led shared service that supports communities across Ireland to prepare for demographic change by promoting age-friendly environments that enable older adults to live healthy, active, and independent lives. Through collaboration with local authorities, public services, community organisations, and Older People’s Councils, AFI works to improve areas such as housing, transport, access to services, social participation, and community well-being.

The project seeks to strengthen AFI’s ability to collect, govern, analyse, and share data related to ageing and age-friendly initiatives. While AFI gathers significant amounts of information through its national and local programmes, a systematic framework for data governance, data sharing, analytics, and policy integration is currently lacking. Addressing this gap will support more effective decision-making, improve programme evaluation, and ensure that the voices and experiences of older people are reflected in policy development and service delivery.