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- ICT research: EU-funded technology helps disaster workers save lives
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(22 July 2010)WORKPAD, an EU-funded ICT research project, has developed software applications that allow emergency teams responding to natural disasters to coordinate and communicate with each other quickly and efficiently, helping to save more lives. Coordination and communication is especially important when emergency teams from many different agencies, civil authorities and NGOs are on the ground at the same time. EUR 1.85 million of EU funding helped the researchers to explore how dozens of databases from different organisations can be linked via peer-to-peer technology to improve response time and avoid duplication of efforts. One central dispatch point that receives and sends out information to all emergency teams can help save more lives in a quick and efficient way. The technology has already been tried successfully in Southern Italy and is available to be used anywhere in the world.
- PRESS RELEASE
- EUR 6.4 billion for smart growth and jobs - Europe's biggest ever investment in research and innovation
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(19 July 2010)Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn announces today nearly EUR 6.4 billion of European Commission investment in research and innovation. The package, the biggest ever, will advance scientific boundaries, increase European competitiveness and help solve societal challenges such as climate change, energy and food security, health and an ageing population. Around 16,000 participants from research organisations, universities and industry, including about 3,000 SMEs, will receive funding. The package is an economic stimulus expected to create more than 165.000 jobs. Grants will be awarded through "calls for proposals" (invitations to bid). Many calls will be formally published on 20th July. There is a EUR 1.2 billion boost to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) research, which will help deliver the Commission's commitment in the Digital Agenda for Europe to maintain the pace of yearly increases in ICT funding.
Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn's opening remarks
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- NEWS ARTICLE
- EU earmarks EUR 1.2 billion for groundbreaking ICT research in 2011
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(20 July 2010)Today, the European Commission published calls for proposals that will result in projects worth EUR 1.2 billion to be launched in 2011.
See also: Website ICT work programme with link to Calls page
- NEWS ARTICLE
- EUR 90 million available for research in future internet to make Europe's systems smart and efficient
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(20 July 2010)The EU is investing in the future of the Internet to ensure it will be able to support increasing demands from citizens, businesses and governments. The European Commission today made available EUR 90 million under the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership.
See also: More on future Internet
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- eHealth Strategies in European Countries: Study validation workshop
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16 September 2010 Brussels, Belgium
On 16 September the European Commission and empirica, in cooperation with the Belgian Presidency of the EU, will present the final results of the eHealth Strategies study to a wider public. Commissioned by the EC in 2008, the eHealth Strategies study has surveyed the status-quo and assessed the progress made by EU Member States and EEA countries towards realising European eHealth Action Plan goals. The workshop will summarise key outcomes and feature presentations by representatives of national eHealth programmes on lessons learned from eHealth strategic planning and implementation. After a networking lunch and the presentation of good practice cases, policy recommendations for further eHealth diffusion will be discussed. The workshop is free of charge, but by invitation only.
Contact: If you are interested in participating, send an email to Ms Walossek stating your specific interest, full name and affiliation
See also: EC eHealth Studies - CALL FOR TENDERS
- Benchlearning study on the economic and social impact of e-inclusion policies - SMART 2010/0078
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(Deadline: 25/08/2010) The objective of the e-inclusion benchlearning study is to review and analyse practices in relation to public policy actions, undertaken by public administrations, agencies or other actors making use of ICT to support and empower vulnerable socio-demographic groups.
Contact: Further clarifications regarding the tender specifications and/or the model contract can be requested at this mailbox: infso-h3(at)ec.europa.eu
See also: OJ reference: 2010/S 137-210137
Reminders
- CALL FOR TENDERS
- Study on enhancing procurement of ICT solutions for healthcare (Smart 2010/0072)
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(Deadline: 30/07/2010) This study is aimed at developing guidelines for decision makers and procurers within public healthcare authorities and care delivery organisations on how to conduct consistent and systematic planning processes when strategic considerations point to the adoption of eHealth solutions and how to transfer the planning to the procurement specifications and process.
Contact: Catalina.DIMA@ec.europa.eu
- CALL FOR TENDERS
- Study on implications from future ICT trends on assistive technology and accessibility (SMART 2010/0077)
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(Deadline: 25/08/2010) The subject of the contract is a study that will analyse and explore the relationships between the emerging ICT landscape and the development and provision of assistive technologies and e-accessibility, within a perspective of 10 years.
Contact: infso-h3@ec.europa.eu
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- W3C Web on TV Workshop: Use cases and requirements for smarter integration of Web technologies, broadcasting and non-PC devices
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2 September 2010 - 3 September 2010 Tokyo, Japan
The IT industry is building the future Web platform at W3C. HTML5, CSS, SVG, and other open global standards for Web technology are starting to be deployed in browsers, and the Web community is enthusiastic about a host of new features such as location-based services. W3C has begun to organize a series of workshops to bring the television industry and other producers of consumer electronics into the discussion. Participants will have the opportunity to share their own perspectives, requirements, and ideas to ensure that emerging global standards meet their needs. The first workshop in the series takes place in Japan and emphasizes participation (in multiple languages) by companies from Japan, Korea, China, and other countries in Asia (though anybody may attend). The second workshop, in Europe, is likely to take place during the first quarter of 2011.
Contact: Contact Philipp Hoschka for early involvement in the workshop in Europe
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- VPH 2010 - Call for Abstracts
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30 September 2010 - 1 October 2010 Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission launched the Virtual Physiological (VPH) initiative to research and develop patient-specific computer models for personalised and predictive healthcare and ICT-based tools for modelling and simulation of human physiology and disease-related processes. This is the first of a series of conferences to be held by the VPH Network of Excellence (VPH NoE). The VPH NoE is an umbrella project, representing the Virtual Physiological Human Initiative set up by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme. The VPH NoE is also responsible for producing a 'VPH Vision and Strategy Document' in preparation of the next calls under FP7, FP8 and for European large infrastructural actions. A call for abstracts has been launched (Deadline: 1st May)
Contact: vph2010@ercim.eu
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- 2nd Mediterranean Photonics Conference
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29 November 2010 - 2 December 2010 Eilat, Israel
The 2nd Mediterranean Photonics Conference, organised by the association of engineers and architects in Israel, takes place from 29 November to 2 December. The Call for papers includes topics such as Nano-photonics devices, telecoms, fiber optics, optical switching, etc. The deadline for a summary is 10 September 2010.
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