There are no routine monitoring systems. There is lack of research and data on the role of unpaid family care, paid informal workers, including the number of carers for people with dementia, the type of activities they do, the time spent in them and the costs of caring for someone with dementia. There is little support for dementia research, especially on the social and economic determinants and impact. Few dementia-specific calls for projects have existed periodically during the last 10 years and three National Institutes of Health have included researchers what have dementia as one of their main lines of research (National Institute of Geriatrics, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosciences and the National Institute of Nutrition and Medical Sciences). Research projects and results are almost never used as input for the development of policies or as information underlying political decision-making. As specified in Part 10, three relevant books on dementia have been published recently. At the moment, one of the main priorities is to focus on policy briefs that can translate current knowledge for use by decision-makers in policy and planning. Perceptions and expectations of carers regarding their needs for support are crucial. Finally, there is need for costing and economic evaluation studies (in general and dementia specific).