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Information Society Newsroom Update Weekly - 15/01/2010

Weekly Issue - 15 January 2010

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PRESS RELEASE
Telecoms: European Commission extends consultation on draft measures for IP traffic exchange in Poland

(5 January 2010)In a letter just sent the European Commission has informed the Polish telecoms regulator, UKE, that it has serious doubts whether UKE is right to define two separate markets for IP traffic exchange (IP transit and IP peering with the network of Telekomunikacja Polska). The Commission has also questioned the assigned incumbent with significant market power in those markets. During the following two months the Commission will assess further market data from UKE and consult with market players.

See also: EU consultation procedures

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Telemedicine and Legal Aspects workshop

2 March 2010 Brussels, Belgium

The workshop will address the legal and logistics dimensions in Telemedicine practice. Subjects to be covered include legal liability of practicioners, patient data privacy and protection, as well as financial and logistics subjects, such as reimbursement of services. A telemedicine use case will be presented to the participants. The workshop should facilitate the dissemination of good practice initiatives, knowledge and experiences on the field, with the aim to accelerate the uptake of Telemedicine solutions and to improve both policy-making and research.

Contact: eHealth@ec.europa.eu
See also: EU Telemedicine overview

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
European Connected Health Week 2010

14 June 2010 - 18 June 2010 Belfast, Northern Ireland

This event will provide an opportunity to debate and explore every aspect of 'connected health'. Current agenda items include networking opportunities, keynote speeches from industry leaders, product demonstrations and educational sessions.

Contact: events@echcampus.com

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
MEDIA production guarantee fund - 2010/S 1-000123 - Notice of a call for expressions of interest.

(Deadline: 15/03/2010) The Commission has published a call for expressions of interest (2010/S 1-000123) on January 2nd 2010 in view of setting up a loan guarantee mechanism in the framework of the MEDIA 2007 Programme. This MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund will be aimed at supporting and facilitating the access of European audiovisual companies to bank credits.

See also: OJ 2010/S 1-000123

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Future and Emerging Technologies Flagship Initiatives - Workshop and Online Consultation

22 January 2010 - 22 January 2010 Brussels, Belgium

Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship Initiatives are proposed to be visionary, science and goal-driven large-scale European ICT research initiatives involving various scientific and technological areas. At this event scientists can propose and discuss possible ideas for future FET Flagships. Linked to the FET Flagships information event and workshop, an online call is currently open for the submission of ideas on candidate topics. The deadline for submissions is 13/01/2010.

Contact: FET Flagship Infodesk
See also: Online Flagship Consultation

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
EDGE 2010 conference: Pushing the boundaries of public service delivery

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
Information day on the 4th Call for Proposals of the ICT Policy Support Programme

14 January 2010 Brussels, Belgium

The following themes and objectives will be covered : ICT for low carbon economy and smart mobility ;ICT for health and inclusion ; ICT for improved public services for citizens and businesses ; Digital Libraries ; Open innovation for future Internet-enabled services in "smart" cities ; Multilingual Web. Networking for participants will be facilitated around six thematic stands. Prior registration is required.

Reminders

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
ALEC 2010 'Arctic Light e-He@lth Conference'

3 February 2010 - 5 February 2010 Lulea, Sweden

Demand on healthcare systems is on the rise, in light of demographic change, increased citizen mobility in Europe and the rising expectations of patients. As resources remain limited, now is the opportunity to develop new distance spanning services and technologies that will enhance quality and render the management and provision of our services more efficient and more accessible. ALEC 2010 offers peer to peer learning - participants will hear from other European regions why they should work with e-health, how they can develop and implement e-health policies, what challenges they can expect to face and how e-health can contribute to improving the quality and efficiency of services.

Contact: mariamagdalena.holmgren@nll.se See also:
ICT for Health

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