Latest News
- NEWS ARTICLE
- Pitch your idea – discover investment opportunities at the Ambient Assisted Living Investment Forum
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(5 July 2010)The Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Investment Forum aims to stimulate more innovation and investment in AAL by bringing together innovative ICT enterprises in the Ageing Well market with potential public and private investors. A key activity will be a matchmaking session where innovators can pitch their smart solutions to potential investors. The AAL Investment Forum is not just the place to raise capital, it is also an excellent place to 'reality check' a business case. Investors know what works and what doesn't. You can bounce ideas off of them, and identify the trends, risks and successful strategies in the AAL market. The Forum takes place on 14-15 September 2010 at the Odense Congress Centre. Deadline for submitting applications is 2 August 2010.
- NEWS ARTICLE
- e-Skills book launch
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(6 July 2010)'The e-Skills Manifesto - A Call to Arms,' authored by Ade McCormack - Financial Times columnist, adviser and ICT market commentator - has been published. Teasing out the strengths, opportunities and challenges ahead for Europe, the book is universally endorsed by the European digital technology industry sector as an outstanding reference text for policy and decision makers.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Open Days 2010: Competitiveness, co-operation and cohesion for all regions - registration now open
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4 October 2010 - 7 October 2010 Brussels
The 8th Open Days will be held between 4 and 7 October 2010, a period during which the debate on the European Union's '2020' agenda, its policies and future budget, will be in full swing. Regions and cities will play a major role in the discussions on 'EU2020' agenda, on the budget review, and on the future of EU cohesion policy post-2013. The Open Days are an ideal framework for them to showcase good practice in the field of strengthening regional competitiveness, territorial co-operation and social and economic cohesion, to share experiences with others and to impact on the political debates among EU institutions and Member States. In 2010, the Open Days will concentrate on 'competitiveness, co-operation and cohesion'. Please note the session on "Ageing and persons with disabilities – turning the challenge into opportunities through regional innovation with ICT and accessibility measures" (session 07C26).
- CALL FOR TENDERS
- Study SMART 2010/0039 - Survey of Schools, ICT and Education
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(Deadline: 05/09/2010) The objectives of the study are to collect information on and assess the impact of ICT use in schools for the purpose of teaching/learning. To this end, (an) appropriate survey(s) will be designed and carried out in the 27 EU Member States and Croatia, Iceland, Norway and Turkey and the results assessed and discussed in a study report, also containing an extensive set of data charts and tables. In addition, information on the situation in each country will be prepared in the form of a set of individual country profiles.
Contact: Survey of schools: ICT and education
See also: Published in the Official Journal of the European Union - CALL FOR TENDERS
- Study on enhancing procurement of ICT solutions for healthcare (Smart 2010/0072)
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(Deadline: 30/07/2010) This study is aimed at developing guidelines for decision makers and procurers within public healthcare authorities and care delivery organisations on how to conduct consistent and systematic planning processes when strategic considerations point to the adoption of eHealth solutions and how to transfer the planning to the procurement specifications and process.
Contact: Catalina.DIMA@ec.europa.eu
- CALL FOR TENDERS
- Study on implications from future ICT trends on assistive technology and accessibility (SMART 2010/0077)
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The subject of the contract is a study that will analyse and explore the relationships between the emerging ICT landscape and the development and provision of assistive technologies and e-accessibility, within a perspective of 10 years.
Contact: infso-h3@ec.europa.eu
New in the Library
- REPORTS AND STUDIES
- A healthy approach - Technology for personalised, preventative healthcare
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9 June 2010
In this report, produced for the publication series "ICT Research: The Policy Perspective", we discover how ICT is revolutionising healthcare across Europe. Technology gives patients choice and control, while practitioners make more informed diagnoses and decisions. As research continues, citizens can expect to see their quality of life improve.
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