The Imagine Jersey event was held on the 19th of January 2008 at the Royal Yacht hotel in St. Helier.
Why was the conference held?
- To build an understanding of the tradeoffs surrounding the ageing society amongst the Jersey public
- To inform the decisions of the States of Jersey by giving an indication of people's preferences towards the options and the boundaries within which the states should operate in putting policies in place to manage these changes in the future.
Who took part?
The conference was open to the general public and was advertised through the media. ---- public participants attended, alongside ---- States of Jersey staff and — States Members who attended as observers.
What happened?
The conference was a one-day deliberative event delivered by Involve with the support of facilitators from the States of Jersey. The event revolved around small-group discussions. Each session focused on a different theme that had been identified by the States of Jersey, with support of the stakeholder group, and outlined in the Imagine Jersey 2035 consultation document. Each discussion topic outlined a different option for meeting the challenges of the ageing population. The topics covered were:
- Growing the economy
- Working longer
- The resident population pays more
- Allowing more people to live in Jersey
At the end of the day the participants played a tradeoff game which allowed them to come up with their own combination of solutions to the economic and social challenges facing Jersey.