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- PRESS RELEASE
- Telecoms: Commission calls on Member States to step up awareness of Europe's single emergency number 112
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(11 February 2010)To mark European 112 Day on February 11, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes has written to Member States calling on them to intensify their efforts to raise awareness of Europe's single emergency number 112. While awareness has increased slightly, three out of four EU citizens still do not know they can call 112 in an emergency to contact the police, fire brigade or medical services, either from home or when travelling in the EU. Having the reflex to dial this 112 lifeline, which now works in all EU countries, could save lives and reduce injuries.
See also: 112 - Europe's single emergency number - frequently asked questions
- PRESS RELEASE
- European Commission calls on social networking companies to improve child safety policies
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(9 February 2010)50% of European teenagers give out personal information on the web - according to an EU study - which can remain online forever and can be seen by anybody. Today, Safer Internet Day, the European Commission is passing a message to teenagers: "Think before you post!" It welcomed actions to protect children using social networking websites taken by the 20 companies who signed the Safer Social Networking Principles last year. Most of these companies have empowered minors to tackle online risks by making it easier to change privacy settings, block users or delete unwanted comments and content. Yet more needs to be done to protect children online, the Commission says. Less than half of social networking companies (40%) make profiles of under-18 users visible only to their friends by default and only one third replied to user reports asking for help.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Future Internet PPP - Open constituency building event
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12 March 2010 Nice, France
The European Commission underlined the importance of building a Future Internet Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) and committed to kick-start this initiative already in 2010 by allocating a total of 300 million euros under FP7 ICT Theme until 2013. This open event will raise awareness among all interested stakeholders, about the concepts, focus, structure and implementation plans of the Public-Private-Partnership.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Workshop on Efficient & Effective eGovernment
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17 March 2010 Brussels, Belgium
The workshop will take stock of eGovernment good practices related to measurement - how Member States, regions and public administrations measure their performance (back office) and/or the impact and user satisfaction of the eGovernment services. Abstracts can be submitted until 26 February 2010.
Reminders
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- IWEEE 2010 - International Workshop on eHealth in Emerging Economies
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10 February 2010 - 12 February 2010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
IWEEE 2010 brings together a multi-disciplinary team representing NGOs, Academia, Government, Church and Industry to share their experiences and to try to find ways to improve the lives of millions of human beings from the developing world. IWEEE is not a pure technical conference. It will focus on the human factor and in raising awareness about the actual situation. It will discuss the tools that can be provided today to doctors and institutions to improve their habitants' health and education.
Contact: info@iweee.org
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- EDDP 2010 - Early Disease Detection and Prevention
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25 February 2010 - 28 February 2010 Munich, Germany
This year's EDDP conference will focus on health policy and on cardiovascular (cardiac disease and hypertension), metabolic (diabetes) and renal diseases. As early disease detection and prevention are the most promising avenues to effective healthcare, this EDDP conference is expected to draw hundreds of participants from around the globe, including medical practitioners, scientists, investigators, opinion leaders, formulators of health policies and health managers.
Contact: eddp2010@paragon-conventions.com See also:
Registration - EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Telemedicine and Legal Aspects workshop
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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. Details and registration are available via http://www.epractice.eu/workshops/telemedicine.
Contact: eHealth@ec.europa.eu See also:
EU Telemedicine overview - EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- World of Health IT 2010
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15 March 2010 - 18 March 2010 Barcelona, Spain
The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition (WoHIT) will for the first time be held in conjunction with the European Union's annual High Level eHealth Conference. This will offer a large networking and discussion platform for all eHealth stakeholders. The exhibition has already 60 confirmed exhibitors and 3 country pavilions (see http://expocad.himss.org/expocadvr/shows/10wohit/start.html).
Contact: customerservice@worldofhealthit.org See also:
eHealth - WoHIT 2010 programme overview
New in the Library
- FACTSHEET
- Factsheet 44: 112 - Your lifeline in the EU
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11 February 2010
Wherever you are in the European Union, you can always reach the emergency services on 112, the single European emergency number. The EU rules on 112 have recently been reinforced and the Commission continues to monitor their correct implementation.
- SPEECH
- Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media
- Think before you post! How to make social networking sites safer for children and teenagers?
Safer Internet Day, Strasbourg, 9 February 2010
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