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- NEWS ARTICLE
- Call for papers on eAccessibility for the next ePractice Journal issue - deadline 10 May 2010
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(12 April 2010)The objective of the forthcoming edition of the ePractice Journal (tenth edition) is to showcase the state of the art, present examples of best practice and highlight the challenges of eAccessibility implementation in the Information Society. This issue of the journal calls for contributions from scholars, industry, users and practitioners in all areas of eAccessibility. The European Journal of ePractice is a peer-reviewed online publication on eTransformation. The Journal belongs to the ePractice.eu community, is sponsored by the European Commission as part of its good practice exchange activity and is run by an independent Editorial Board. The aim of European Journal of ePractice (EJeP) is to reinforce the visibility of articles as well as that of professionals in eTransformation building an author's community which will strengthen the overall ePractice.eu activity. The publication has a target audience of 50,000 professionals in Europe and beyond, and build on a community of some 25,000 members.
- NEWS ARTICLE
- Digital Literacy - new online community at ePractice.eu
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(12 April 2010)You are invited to network, share knowledge and experiences in this new online community that aims at bringing together experts, researchers, practitioners and intermediaries working or participating on projects and initiatives in the field of Digital Literacy. ePractice.eu is a European Commission good practice service for the eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth professional communities. It is a platform to share good practice, meet peers, and learn from one another.
- NEWS ARTICLE
- ICT for cultural diversity and local integration - new online community at ePractice.eu
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(12 April 2010)You are invited to network, share knowledge and experiences in this new online community that explores the benefits that ICT could potentially contribute towards the integration of immigrants and ethnic minorities, marginalised youth or youth at risk of exclusion. ePractice.eu is a European Commission good practice service for the eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth professional communities. It is a platform to share good practice, meet peers, and learn from one another.
- PRESS RELEASE
- Telecoms: Kroes to urge support for Digital Agenda at informal meeting of EU Telecoms Ministers, 18-20 April 2010, Granada
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(16 April 2010)European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes will be urging EU Telecoms Ministers at their informal Telecoms Council in Granada on 18-20 April 2010 to work together with the Commission and the European Parliament to implement an ambitious strategy to ensure that Europe's digital economy delivers maximum benefits to citizens and business and contributes to sustainable prosperity for Europe. Vice-President Kroes will welcome the Declaration on a Digital Europe due to be adopted by the Ministers, which will be taken into account by the Commission in its forthcoming Communication on a European Digital Agenda. The European Digital Agenda is one of the pillars of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Access for All in the desktop, web and mobile field: an end-user and developer perspective
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6 October 2010 - 9 October 2010 Seville, Spain
The Workshop/User Forum aims to bring together end-users and experts in the field of assistive technologies, that focus on the accessibility of desktop, web and mobile applications. During the workshop the AEGIS project will present the tools developed so far, and will stimulate discussions between both end-users and application developers concerning the project's outcomes so far. The outcomes will be taken into account by the Consortium during the further course of the project. Participation to the workshop will be free of charge. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 30 April.
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS
- Call for Proposals for the Establishment of 3-year framework partnership agreements with EU-level NGO networks in the areas of social inclusion, non-discrimination, gender equality, the integration of persons with disabilities and the representation of the Roma
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(Deadline: 28/05/2010) The Commission has published a Call for Proposals under PROGRESS, the EU's employment and social solidarity programme, with a view to selecting – on the basis of a triennial strategic plan – EU-level NGO networks to work with the Commission and receive Union support on a stable and regular basis for the period 2011-2013. The Union support is not intended for specific projects, but to cover the costs inherent in the functioning of a European NGO network over a period that is equivalent to its accounting period. Deadline for submitting proposals: 28/05/2010
New in the Library
- POLICY AND LEGISLATION
- Ambient Assisted Living Roadmap - 2nd edition as a book
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14 April 2010
The Ambient Assisted Living Roadmap is produced by the European Ambient Assisted Living Innovation Alliance, funded under the 7th European Framework Programme. In the first chapter new developing trends in AAL are looked at from different perspectives and barriers to their implementation are discussed. This is followed by a detailed discussion of the application domains; AAL4persons (Chapter 2), AAL@community (Chapter 3), AAL@work (Chapter 4) and a detailed presentation of the enabling technologies - sensing, reasoning, acting, interaction and communication - (Chapter 5). The final chapter presents a way to set up an AAL system (Chapter 6). This results in a document that can be considered as the technology roadmap for AAL. This updated version 2 is available only as a printed book.
- REPORTS AND STUDIES
- Study : New Skills for New Europeans – Immigrant Women Realizing Potential
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14 April 2010
Women now account for over half of Europe's immigrants. They face many challenges including higher unemployment and are often clustered in less-skilled occupations. On March 1st, at the outset of EU eSkills Week, a study conducted among immigrant women in five EU countries was presented. The study identifies how access to IT is critical to improving social and economic status and helping to find a job. The study reveals the strong correlation between e-skills and employability and the important role of NGOs providing training as well as free or low-cost access to PCs and the Internet. The research was undertaken as part of the Microsoft Unlimited Potential longstanding commitment to investing in e-skills development in Europe through NGO partnerships and community training initiatives to reach those underserved by technology.
See also: A short video of the study
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