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- PRESS RELEASE
- Digital Agenda: Kroes to present Digital Agenda for Europe at 31 May EU Telecoms Council
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(28 May 2010)European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes will present the Digital Agenda for Europe, the first flagship initiative under the EU2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, to EU Telecoms Ministers at the EU's Council of Transport Telecommunications and Energy Ministers in Brussels on 31st May. The Digital Agenda for Europe proposes ways to boost job creation, promote economic prosperity and improve the daily lives of EU citizens and businesses via the wider and smarter use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Neelie Kroes will invite Ministers to join the European Parliament and the Commission in working to implement the Digital Agenda, and the Council is due to adopt conclusions welcoming the Digital Agenda. Vice-President Kroes is also due to exchange views with Ministers on promoting an EU Code of Online Rights to boost consumer trust and the take-up of digital services and will present the European Digital Competitiveness Report and the 15th Progress Report on the Single European Electronic Communications Market. In the margins of the Council, EU ministers are also due to agree on the seat of the new Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC).
- PRESS RELEASE
- International Missing Children's Day: European Commission urges Member States to make 116 000 missing children hotlines operational
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(25 May 2010)Today, on the occasion of International Missing Children's Day, European Commission Vice-Presidents Viviane Reding, responsible for EU Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, and Neelie Kroes, responsible for the Digital Agenda, urged EU Member States to step up their efforts to introduce child alert systems and to make the missing children's hotline 116 000 operational as soon as possible.
- PRESS RELEASE
- Telecoms: citizens and businesses pay the price for inconsistent application of EU rules
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(25 May 2010)Consumers, businesses and the EU economy as a whole are denied the full economic benefits of a truly single and competitive EU-wide telecoms market because of inconsistent application of EU telecoms rules, according to the European Commission's annual report on the Single European Electronic Communications Market. Most Member States' markets have become more competitive, but remain national in dimension. Moreover, the level of competitiveness varies strongly between Member States. Although Europe's telecoms sector weathered the financial storm in 2009 (0% growth compared to a 4.2% EU-wide economic decline), consistent enforcement of existing rules and investment in innovative services hold the key to future growth.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Working group on international spectrum regulations - ITU World Radio Conference WRC-12
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10 June 2010 Brussels, Belgium
The main objective of this workshop is to debate specific conference issues relating to EU policies in order to: assist the Commission's preparation of its multi-annual Radio Spectrum Policy Programme as well as a Communication to the Council of Ministers and to the European Parliament on common EU policy objectives for WRC-12; inform the forthcoming work of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group on WRC-12; provide an input to CEPT in the finalisation of the European Common Proposals to the WRC-12.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Future Network & Mobile Summit 2010
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16 June 2010 - 18 June 2010 Florence, Italy
The Future Network and Mobile Summit 2010 takes place in the Historical City of Florence on 16 - 18 June 2010. This is the nineteenth in a series of Annual Conferences supported by the European Commission, which regularly attracts over 600 delegates from industry and research to share experiences and research results, identify future trends, discuss business opportunities and identify opportunities for international research collaboration under the ICT Theme of Framework Programme 7 (FP7). It will thus contribute to showcasing European research in the field, and position it within the multiplicity of related initiatives supported in other regions of the world. In the context of convergence, the 19th Future Network and Mobile Summit will address the challenges of building the Future Internet, based on mobile, wireless and fixed broadband communications infrastructures.
Contact: Future Network and MobileSummit 2010 Secretariat
See also: Future Networks on CORDIS - EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Introducing the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Investment Forum
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9 June 2010 Brussels
European governments and regions are committed to investing in innovative, cost efficient solutions to ensure that the mounting silver generation can maintain an active and full life, even if more care is needed. Technology solutions are being invested in now to accommodate the rapidly growing generation of senior Europeans. Come to the event and learn more about: Current trends in AAL solutions; The best & most cost efficient AAL investment choices; How to get AAL funds
Contact: christina@newventures.be
See also: registration form - EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Ageing with technologies: a participative conference on care in Europe
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13 September 2010 - 14 September 2010 Barcelona, Spain
Developments in telecare (the provision of health and social care at a distance) are rapidly evolving and information and communication technology (ICT) aims to cover an increasingly wide range of care practices and innovations. But these interventions are occurring in an ethical and democratic vacuum, which makes it critical to explore and analyse the everyday ethical, social and gender implications of technological interventions for older citizens, caregivers and health-care systems. This conference provides an opportunity for practitioners, users, carers, policymakers and scholars involved or working on these issues to meet and talk. Over two days, it proposes to exchange experiences and debate the actual and possible consequences of telecare developments, for all European stakeholders.
See also: Registration form
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Future eHealth Leaders - Summer Camp
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16 June 2010 - 18 June 2010 Sevilla, Spain
This Summer Camp aims to develop an understanding of what eHealth can bring to healthcare systems, to enhance personal leadership skills and to expand professional networks. It focuses on young professionals in the field. The initiative is supported by innovative healthcare providers, eHealth organisations and companies.
- CALL FOR TENDERS
- Study of collaborative production in e-Government
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(Deadline: 14/07/2010) The aim of this study is to explore possibilities of involvement of citizens, businesses and other organisations in support of administrative and policy processes, as well as, in production of services for other citizens, businesses and organisations and to propose new lines of action in the area of collaborative production of e-Government and related or derived services.
Contact: infso-h2@ec.europa.eu
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme - Call 3 Info Day
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31 May 2010 Brussels, Belgium
The program will include information about the idea behind the call for proposals, the process and timetable, and national eligibility criteria. A 3-5 minute slot for presentation of project ideas will be provided for participants who wish to do so. Time for networking, Questiions and Answers and discussions are also planned. Participation, lunch and coffee will be free of charge, travel and accommodation arrangements should be paid and planned by the participants.
See also: Information on Call 3
Reminders
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS
- 3rd Call for proposals under the AAL Joint Programme
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(Deadline: 30/07/2010) The Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme has launched its third Call for Proposals with the topic "ICT based solutions for Advancement of Older Persons' Independence and Participation in the Self-Serve Society".
- CALL FOR TENDERS
- Identifying and optimising existing Information flows to maximise Awareness and Management opportunities for Energy use and Green House Gas emissions reduction (SMART 2010/0041)
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(Deadline: 04/06/2010) The proposed study will identify practical mechanisms to realise the EU's Vision 2020 of a low carbon, connected economy by directly addressing the "information deficit" in the fields of energy efficiency and carbon footprint management. Today, even where more and better information is beginning to be generated (e.g. carbon footprinting and accounting by certain progressive firms) this information is not being made available usefully in the daily lives of consumers and other economic actors to inform and make possible substantive behavioural change individually or in the market. This "information transparency" remains a sine qua non for meeting the 2020 targets on energy efficiency and Green House Gas emissions reduction.
Contact: john.doyle@ec.europa.eu
- CALL FOR TENDERS
- Coping with an ageing population - Learning from good eHealth and telecare practices (SMART 2010/0023)
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(Deadline: 04/06/2010) The overall objective of the study is to give an overview of how different national models of long-term care have reacted to the challenge of an ageing population and promoted the deployment of home care services through the use of ICT for older people with chronic diseases. The study shall also demonstrate the actual and potential social and economic gains that are associated to these services. The geographical scope of the study is the EU27, Norway, Iceland and Croatia.
Contact: anna-maria.sansoni@ec.europa.eu
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- European Connected Health Week 2010
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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
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Smart Living event will help disabled and older people
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15 June 2010 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, London, UK
Organisations which are involved in developing and implementing smart living systems and products for disabled and older people are being brought together at a London event to plan greater co-operation in the future. Companies involved in building, engineering, medicine, energy and communications, together with architects, organisations providing caring resources, and bodies representing disabled and older people are being invited to a seminar entitled "Smart Living - the way forward for disabled and older people". Dr John Gill, chairman of PhoneAbility, organisers of the seminar in collaboration with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, said: " There are lots of organisations which are doing splendid work to help disabled and older people lead easier lives in their homes. But they tend to work in isolation, producing stand-alone systems, and we see a great need not only to bring such organisations together but to get them to work together on a coherent policy in the provision of smart living systems. We want our delegates to be aware, too, of advances in this area taking place in other countries."
Contact: Dr John Gill
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Bled 2010 eConference - call for panels, workshops and meetings - deadline is 2 April
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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 a panel, workshop or meeting proposal for a business track program is 2 April.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Healthcom'10
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1 July 2010 - 3 July 2010 Lyon, France
The 12th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Application & Services aims to bring together interested parties from around the world working in the healthcare field to exchange ideas, to discuss innovative and emerging solutions and to develop collaborations. Participants include clinicians, hospital administrators, IT professionals, researchers, educators, healthcare solutions vendors, and consultants. It will also offer an important forum for discussions on e-Health projects supported by world bodies such as ITU, WHO and the EU, including FP6 and FP7 European projects.
New in the Library
- SPEECH
- Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda
- The critical role of cities in making the Digital Agenda a reality
Closing speech to Global Cities Dialogue Spring Summit of Mayors Brussels, 28 May 2010
- SPEECH
- Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda
- Why Europe needs the Digital Agenda
World Congress on Information Technology, Amsterdam, 25 May 2010
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