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eHealth Newsletter - 01/06/2011

1 June 2011
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Latest News

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
'Addressing demographic change: a socio-economic challenge and opportunity for Europe' workshop

16 June 2011 Brussels

The aim of the workshop, organised within the 'Digital Agenda Assembly', is to present progress in the pilot European Innovation Partnership on Active & Healthy Ageing and invite stakeholder feedback. Members of the Steering Group of this EIP will highlight its first areas of work. Stakeholders will have the opportunity to contribute their feedback, suggestions and experiences to the session, draw inspiration from others' experiences as well as find potential partners.

See also: Pilot European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
eHealth Week 2012 - WoHIT Exhibition and sponsor opportunities

7 May 2012 - 9 May 2102 Copenhagen, Denmark

eHealth Week 2012 will take place in Copenhagen from May 7th to May 9th. The Ministerial Conference will celebrate its 10th anniversary and the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition its 6th edition. It is now hailed as the largest annual pan-European eHealth event, bringing together Policy makers, industry partners and providers, government and regional decision makers, healthcare professionals, users and patients associations. eHealth week/WoHIT 2012 is the place to be if you want to reach these audiences across Europe. Complete information about exhibiting and other opportunities is available in the Exhibitor Guide.

Contact: Exhibition and other opportunities, contact
See also: eHealth Week

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
4th IMI Call Open Info Day

17 June 2011 Brussels

IMI warmly encourages small and medium-sized enterprises, patient organisations, regulatory authorities, academic teams, industry, hospitals and other organisations with an interest in IMI projects to take part in the IMI Open Info Day. Attendees will have the opportunity to directly interact with the coordinators of the topics of IMI's 4th Call for proposals, which will be launched soon. The Open Info Day will feature workshops on the different Call topics, as well as more general presentations on how to apply for IMI funding. There will be extensive networking opportunities with IMI staff and representatives of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). Registration will open shortly. For more information on the event, visit the IMI website.

NEWS ARTICLE
Upload your video and vote

(1 June 2011) Our video channel is open - until 10 June - for your stories of what you are doing to make the Digital Agenda happen, and what you need to achieve a greater impact. We will show the most liked videos at the Digital Agenda Assembly. You can "Like" your favourite video until 12 June.

PRESS RELEASE
Digital Agenda: building a flourishing digital economy - Scoreboard outlines progress so far

(31 May 2011) The Digital Agenda Scoreboard gives essential data and in-depth analysis of progress so far with the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE). The Scoreboard is the first to be published by the European Commission showing the performance of the EU and Member States in delivering on the agreed targets after the first year of existence of the DAE. The DAE includes 101 specific actions (78 for the Commission, of which 31 were legal proposals, and 23 for Member States) which will together boost investment in, and use of, digital technologies. They are grouped under 7 headings, each representing a key area of Europe's digital economy. Overall, progress is good: 11 actions have been completed (two ahead of schedule), 6 actions due to be delivered last year are delayed, and the other 84 are largely on track.

NEWS ARTICLE
Registration to the 3rd annual AAL Forum now open

(30 May 2011) The third annual conference of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme will take place on 26-28 September 2011 in Lecce, Italy. The objective of the event is twofold: on the one hand the conference aims to show the significant progresses made by the AAL JP projects and its practical implications on the daily life of seniors. On the other hand, considerable attention will be dedicated to the most recent EU initiatives, like the pilot European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. The AAL Forum will bring together industry stakeholders, researchers, entrepreneurs, end-users and

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POLICY AND LEGISLATION
Legal analysis of a Single Market for the Information Society

30 May 2011

This study confirms that new and forward-looking common EU rules are needed to unleash the full potential of the Digital Single Market. Europe has acted in this field as early as 1995 with the Data Protection Directive and many of these first generation directives have proven to be beneficial to fostering the information society in Europe. But the findings of the study support the conclusions of the Digital Agenda for Europe on the need to modernise and harmonise further the legislative framework applicable to information society services in the Digital Single Market. According to the study, a series of gaps and inconsistencies appeared due to the rapid technological evolution and urgent EU action is necessary to allow the next generation of Europeans to turn their creativity into new services, growth and jobs.

Contact: Federico.POGGI@ec.europa.eu;Alis-Irena.RIVIERE-OSIPOV@ec.europa.eu

REPORTS AND STUDIES
How can medical innovations reduce the cardiovascular disease burden?

27 May 2011

Funding for research in the biomedical sciences must address the needs for better health care, as well as support the opportunities for advancing knowledge, in a long term vision towards improving health and reducing the impact of disease. In developing its strategy and priority settings, the European Union has emphasized the importance of implementation of new knowledge. Translation into clinical practice and active participation of industry has been stimulated in collaborative projects, but novel approaches are needed. In particular, the need for innovation, referring to application of discoveries and development of a related economical activity which further drives and stimulates research, calls for new partnerships and task sharing. The European Commission has presented its proposal "Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative - Innovation Union" in which this vision is spelled out together with a number of measures for achieving it. The workshop, held on 4-5 Nov. 2010, provided a discussion forum that has analyzed the needs in CVD research and care, ways to move forward and the broader perspectives for EU policy.

Contact: eHealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: EU funded Research under Personalised medicine

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