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- NEWS ARTICLE
- Joint AAL Programme and ICT-PSP consultation meeting on ICT and Ageing, Brussels, 15-16 February 2010 - reminder
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(5 January 2010)This Consultation meeting will bring together experts from all over Europe. Its objective is to provide strategic guidance for future research under the AAL Joint Programme and possible future topics for the ICT Policy Support Programme in the field of ICT & Ageing for 2011 and beyond. The outcome will be used as input for the preparation of future calls for proposals. Participants are invited to submit short presentations of ideas in advance (maximum 3 slides).
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- RegioStars 2010 finalists in the category ICT applications for e-inclusion announced
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(14 January 2010)The RegioStars Jury has now chosen 24 finalists across the six categories. For the category "ICT applications for e-inclusion" the finalists are Establishing Multicentres, Olsztyn and Marijampole, Warminsko-Mazurskie (Poland) and Marijampole County (Lithuania); Computer Literacy Basics for a Lithuanian e-Citizen (Lithuania); and Digital Meting Places, Arnhem (The Netherlands). The 24 project promoters have been invited to present their projects in Brussels on 27 January 2010.
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- g.tec's Annual BCI-Research Award 2010 - deadline for submission is 1st February
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(14 January 2010)g.tec donates this prize for outstanding and innovative research done in the field of Brain-Computer Interface. Each year, a renowned research laboratory is asked to judge the submitted projects and to award the prize. The jury consists of world-leading BCI experts recruited by the awarding laboratory.
- NEWS ARTICLE
- RoboBraille wins educational ICT award
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(20 January 2010)RoboBraille was named winner of a BETT Award – the prestigious annual recognition of excellence in educational ICT. The Danish team behind the service RoboBraille won the prize together with the British partner The Royal National College for the Blind (RNBC). RoboBraille is a Danish invention, introduced by Synscenter Refsnaes (the Danish Centre for Visual Impairment) and Sensus ApS. RoboBraille translates documents to and from Braille and synthetic speech – and thereby enhances visually impaired and dyslexic people's chance to get an education. The service is free of charge. It is a project that benefited from a grant for market validation activities under the EU eTen programme (2002-2006). In 2008 Robobraille won the European Commission's award for e-accessibility.
See also: video on Robobraille produced by the European Commission
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- TOBI Workshop 2010 - Integrating Brain-Computer Interfaces with Conventional Assistive Technology
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3 February 2010 - 4 February 2010 Graz, Austria
The workshop will focus on the emerging challenges of integrating BCIs with other ATs and physiological signals. TOBI is a FP7 funded integrated project that will develop practical technology for BCI that will improve the quality of life of disabled people and the effectiveness of rehabilitation.
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- EDGE 2010 conference: Pushing the boundaries of public service delivery
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25 February 2010 - 26 February 2010 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
This conference is devoted to 21st Century public service delivery. Participants will hear how to innovate for digital inclusion, learning and e-government. New approaches to the regeneration of cities will be presented. It will provide an insight into how virtual libraries, along with information services, are revolutionising local authorities.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Bled 2010 eConference - Deadline for submission of Call for papers is 12 February
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20 June 2010 - 23 June 2010 Bled, Slovenia
The theme for this year's conference is eTrust: Implications for the Individual, Enterprises and Society. It reflects an ongoing discussion about fundamental considerations for the growth and stability of markets and communities: trust. Deadline for submission of research papers is 12 February.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- 8th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics - ICOST 2010. Deadline for extended abstract submission is 1st February
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22 June 2010 - 24 June 2010 Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Since 2003, European year of people with disabilities and elderly, ICOST (International Conference on Smart homes and health Telematics) have been involving multidisciplinary research community in order to face tremendous societal challenges of Ageing, Disabilities and Independance in our societies. Moving around Europe, Asia and North America regularly each year, ICOST, supported by Springer LNCS, is becoming a reference in assistive technologies and wellness management worldwide. 8th ICOST'2010 will be hosted in Asia with the theme 'Aging Friendly Technology for Health and Independence' and hosted by the Korean Gerontological Society. Seoul is proud to extend its hospitality to welcome international research community from 21st to 23rd of June, 2010. Please note that deadline for extended abstract submission is 1st February 2010. Selected papers will be published in Springer LNCS series proceedings. Best papers presented during the conference will be considered for invitation to international journal publication.
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- Call for contributions Social Innovation session at 12th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs - ICCHP 2010. Deadline is 1st February
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14 July 2010 - 16 July 2010 Vienna, Austria
eInclusion and eAccessibility by nature have a strong relation to social issues. This session wants to outline concepts and strategies related to social innovation which could support a more holistic implementation of eInclusion and eAccessibility. Researchers, developers and managers are invited to submit contributions outlining potential, impact and examples of social innovation in eInclusion and eAccessibility - from developping ideas towards successfull and sustainable take up of results. The call is open until February 1st 2010.
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- REPORTS AND STUDIES
- Developing indicators and impact assessment methodologies on ICT for Ageing Well - Results and major findings of the Exploratory Workshop held on 19 October 2009
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8 January 2010
The workshop was the opportunity for an initial set of possible common indicators stemming from the ongoing projects and pilots work to be analysed; ground-rules for constructing statistically significant impact measurement methodologies in this field were discussed and initial recommendations and guidelines for comparable future impact measurements arose from an interactive brainstorming and discussion amongst the participants. The results are to be further taken up by a follow-up work in a form of a repository of existing relevant documents to serve as background for further discussions and intensified and structured best practice exchange. The purpose is to develop a common framework for arriving at solid and comparable evidence to facilitate policy decisions and further investment for wide deployment and uptake of solutions. You are invited to join the ePractice forum that has been set-up to exchange further views, approaches and documentation.
See also: ePractice Forum on Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of ICT for Ageing Well Solutions
- REPORTS AND STUDIES
- A composite index to measure digital inclusion in Europe - 1st part of the study "Analysis of e-Inclusion impact resulting from advanced R&D"
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18 January 2010
The purpose of this study is to assess how investments in inclusive information society technologies and services have the potential to deliver sustainable and cohesive growth. In order to achieve this objective, the study will look at, and improve on, existing macro-economic models and datasets to capture the impact of inclusive ICT on employability, productivity growth and human capital as factors of economic growth. This first report presents a brief summary of the first part of the research (completed by December 2009) which was dedicated to provide a quantitative evaluation of the e-Inclusion in Europe.
- REPORTS AND STUDIES
- Report of the FP7 consultation meeting on Service and Social Robotics for the Ageing Population of 2 December 2009
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18 January 2010
The objective of the workshop was to review current trends in research and applications and provide strategic guidance for drafting the ICT Work Programme 2011/2012. The workshop was focused on the topic of service and social robotics for Ageing Well and should result in possible future orientations for application driven research in this field, in particular with a view to practical deployment in real-life situations and industrial exploitation.
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