ICT for Ageing Well Newsletter update - 23/12/2014

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ISSN : 2362-9797
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ICT for Ageing Well
Newsletter
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In this issue - 23 December 2014
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In focus
Event announcements
Projects news & results

Studies and reports
Funding opportunities

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In focus
9 - 10 March 2015 - Brussels
European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing
This two day high-level summit and exhibition, organised by the
European Commission, aims to engage Europe's leaders to co-create a
shared vision on how Europe can address the challenges and seize the
opportunities arising from demographic change through ICT and
innovation.
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Event announcements
10 - 12 February 2015 - Cardif, UK
Digital Health Assembly: Open Innovation
The Conference welcomes digital health professionals from around the
world to unite in a common goal - to accelerate developments in
Digital Health through Open Innovation. Focusing on the themes of Big
Data, Empowering Patients and Staff and Innovative Business Models,
top level global presenters will share their insights and experiences
of how they are enhancing the evolution of healthcare through Open
Innovation.
Read more...
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Projects news & results
Demo video of the PERSSILAA project: An ICT platform to assist with
screening, preventing and monitoring of frailty in elderly
The project aims to develop and validate a new service model to screen
for and prevent frailty in elderly.
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ACCOMPANY project - Integrated robot technologies for supporting
elderly people in their homes
Robot companions integrated with intelligent environments can
facilitate independent living of the elderly at home. Using the
robotic home assistant Care-O-bot 3, the EU-funded ACCOMPANY project
develops new solutions for providing services in a motivating and
socially acceptable manner.
Read more...
See also :
Website of the project
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Studies and reports
Horizon 2020 Info day for Societal Challenge 1
On 5 December 2014 the European Commission organised an Information
Day for the National Contact Points. You will find here the
presentations done at the event.
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See also :
the video stream of the event
Northern Ireland - A leading European region in healthcare system transformation
According to a Commission report on Northern Ireland, the region is
one of EU's leading dynamic and forward looking supporters and
implementers of eHealth initiatives aimed at creating more efficient,
effective and patient-centric healthcare systems.
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Funding opportunities
FET Open funding opportunities for Research projects
Under Horizon 2020, FET Open continues its mission to support
early-stage joint science and technology research around new ideas for
radically new future technologies. FET Open covers now ALL
technological areas.
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