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- NEWS ARTICLE
- 4th call for Proposals under the ICT Policy Support Programme (based on WP2010) is now open
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(21 January 2010)The fourth call for proposals opened on 21 January 2010 with a deadline of 1st June 2010. Of interest: Objective 3.3 (e-Accessibility of Public Digital Terminals foresees the support of one large or several smaller pilot actions) and Objective 3.4 (Assistive technology and accessibility portal foresees the launch of one or more thematic networks).
See also: details of the call
- NEWS ARTICLE
- EU launches 2010 European Year: Stop poverty now!
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(21 January 2010)The European Commission and the Spanish Presidency of the EU launched on 21 January the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. Under the slogan "Stop Poverty Now!", the campaign aims to put the fight against poverty – which directly affects one in six Europeans – centre stage across the EU during 2010. The Year's activities will be largely decentralised, with national programmes drawn up by each of the 29 countries taking part (the 27 EU countries plus Norway and Iceland). A €17 million budget will support awareness-raising campaigns at European and national levels and hundreds of national projects linked to the different national priorities. The European Year communication campaign will include a journalists' competition, an art initiative and two 'focus weeks', when various national events around the EU will be concentrated over two weeks in May and in October. The Year will end with a closing conference on 17 December in Brussels, under the Belgian Presidency of the EU. The campaign website (http://www.2010againstpoverty.eu) includes a partners' platform to stimulate networking and joint initiatives among key actors, such as civil society organisations, local and regional authorities. The website will also showcase events held in each of the participating countries.
See also: Press release
- NEWS ARTICLE
- ICT 2010 - Digitally Driven: website online
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(22 January 2010)The new website for the ICT 2010 research event is now online. The event will take place in Brussels, Belgium from 27 - 29 September. It is organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Belgian Presidency of the European Union and will examine European Union priorities in ICT research for over €2 billion of funding available in 20011-2012. More than 4000 participants are expected to attend the event. News and updates are also available from the ICT 2010 Twitter page.
See also: ICT 2010 on Twitter
- NEWS ARTICLE
- ICT 2010 event: draft conference programme published
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(22 January 2010)The European Commission published today the draft programme of the ICT 2010 conference taking place in Brussels on 27-29 September 2010. This biannual event has become a unique gathering point for researchers, business people, investors, and high level policy makers in the field of digital innovation.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Personalised technology conference
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9 March 2010 London, United Kingdom
Technology is increasingly being used to deliver services. However, it is also increasingly becoming the individual's right to choose how they are supported and whether or which technology should be used. This then becomes personalised technology that encompasses all technology platforms including high and low tech devices. The aim of the conference is to explore how personalised technology can enhance quality of life during a period of increasing economic pressure. The conference, focusing on case studies, will explore the wider context from ethics, individual rights, policy initiatives and practice.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Symposium: Life and Death Matters: Disability Rights and Incapacity
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29 March 2010 London Metropolitan University, London, UK
In the context of an increasing ageing population, limited financial resources, an ongoing need for organs and research subjects, there are continuing calls for the legalisation of physician assisted suicide. This symposium will consider issues in end-of-life care, both proposals for active euthanasia and non-treatment decisions particularly where the patient is no longer competent. This symposium aims to promote a critical evaluation of healthcare provision for the elderly and incapacitated, thereby creating a forum for a wide range of interested parties, including lawyers, patient advocacy groups, policy makers, students, the disabled and health care professionals.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- 8th Eastern European eGovernment Days
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21 April 2010 - 23 April 2010 Prague, Czech Republic
The annual Eastern European eGov Days has become a platform for dialogue and knowledge transfer between Western and Eastern European countries. The event brings together about 200 professionals from both private and public sectors to present and discuss issues related to eGovernment.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- 4th international convention for rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology - I-CREATe
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21 July 2010 - 23 July 2010 Shangai, China
The highlights of i-CREATe 2010 are "Travel, Employment, Education, Leisure and Sports", all aiming to integrate people with special needs into the society. There will be a three days Exhibition and Student Design Challenge exhibits that run alongside with the conference where it provides a platform for technical exchanges on advanced technologies, equipments, techniques and materials applied in the field of Assistive & Rehabilitative Technology (ART). The Call for papers has a deadline of 5 March 2010. The full conference papers will be published and indexed in ACM digital Library and EI. Selected papers will be included in the Special Issue of Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Journal.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- eInclusion of Youth at Risk - INCLUSO 2010 conference
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13 September 2010 - 14 September 2010 Leuven, Belgium
This event is organised by the INCLUSO project, aiming to gather international specialists in the field of social software use and improvement of social inclusion for disadvantaged youngsters. Delegates from decision making groups such as governments and the European Commission will be among the participants. A call for papers has been launched (Deadline 8 March). The collaborative INCLUSO project (funded under FP7) aims to deliver a verifiable proof that ICT, and more precisely social software tools, can facilitate social inclusion of youth at risk.
New in the Library
- REPORTS AND STUDIES
- 8th issue of the European Journal of ePractice: eHealth and beyond
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18 January 2010
The eight European Journal of ePractice volume focuses on the transition to new models of healthcare in the next decade and beyond as a response to the critical challenges facing health and social systems in Europe.
See also: ePractice website
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