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- NEWS ARTICLE
- Last call for entries to the e-Inclusion Awards 2012
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(24 April 2012) Established by the European Commission, the e-Inclusion Awards aims to discover and celebrate organisations and individuals across Europe who champion new technology and exploit the potential of the internet as a means of improving prospects, increasing employability and meeting today's complex social and economic challenges. With just under two weeks to go until the closing date of 4 May 2012, this year's e-Inclusion Awards has seen a staggering response and has now received over 350 registrations from over 35 countries in Europe including all EU member states and candidate countries. The registrations have come from individuals, businesses, NGOs and public authorities who are all working to unlock the potential of online technology in order to boost the digital economy across the region. Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, says: ""The digital world is for everyone, but with almost a quarter of Europeans still remaining offline, those people are becoming increasingly isolated and disadvantaged. The e-Inclusion Awards celebrate those people and organisations who are helping to open up the vast social and economic opportunities provided by the internet to a wider audience across Europe." All applications will be reviewed by a panel of expert judges who will decide upon twelve finalists. The finalists will be invited to the Digital Agenda Assembly Conference in Brussels, Belgium on 21st/22nd June 2012 as part of the "e-Inclusion: Be Part of IT 2.0" campaign. The overall winners will be announced at the conference.
- NEWS ARTICLE
- European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing - The Marketplace for Innovative Ideas is open for business
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(3 April 2012) A new website, the "Marketplace for Innovative ideas" has been launched as part of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. The Marketplace is an interactive website designed to help those that are interested and involved in the Partnership to work together and develop their innovative ideas. The Marketplace will also include an online workspace for the Action Groups of the Innovation Partnership once they are formed this summer, and will provide more information about the Reference sites once they are selected in 2013.
See also: European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing
- NEWS ARTICLE
- European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing - Invitations for Commitment: deadline for submissions is 31 May 2012
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(29 February 2012) The Commission launched on 29 February the first Invitations for Commitment as a step to implement concrete actions. All stakeholders who are committed to be fully involved in carrying out the specific actions of the Strategic Implementation Plan are invited to submit their contributions by filling in a form online. In addition it is possible to express intent to become a candidate reference site for the implementation of the EIP on Active and Healthy Ageing. A first deadline for submissions is set at 31 May 2012.
- NEWS ARTICLE
- eAccess+ Survey of Accessibility Advocacy - deadline is 30 April
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(5 April 2012) The purpose of this survey is to gain insight into the depth and breadth of work currently being undertaken by professionals involved in the creation and promotion of Accessible ICT, in order to better understand the challenges faced, where improvements are required and how best to facilitate and support these improvements. The survey was launched on launched March 30 2012, and will be open until April 30 2012. eACCESS+ is an EU-fudned project that intends to establish, co-ordinate and systematically grow a platform for co-operating, discussing and improving the implementation of eAccessibility throughout Europe.
See also: eAccess+ project
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Bridging research in ageing and ICT development: Final conference
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28 May 2012 Prague, Czech Republic
The BRAID Conference will present results achieved by the project, encompassing the roadmap and implementation activities. The one-day meeting seeks to discuss socio- economic aspects in ICT and ageing that influence and shape recreational activities across different life settings and mechanisms that empower older people to live independently and fulfilled. The conference will provide space for stakeholders to exchange and discuss the results from practical experiences including best practice projects and failed approaches in the field of ICT and ageing. The final BRAID Conference will take place alongside the IFA 2012 Conference.
See also: Registration
- NEWS ARTICLE
- Facilitating access to cross-border eHealth services: a task for the European Health Insurance Card?
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(20 April 2012) The European Health Insurance Card is being used in epSOS, a pilot project co-financed by the European Commission, which aims at developing cross-border eHealth services to improve the quality and safety of healthcare for citizens travelling to another European country. epSOS can make a significant contribution to patient safety by reducing the frequency of medical errors and by providing quick access to documentation. In emergency situations, this documentation provides the medical personnel with life-saving information and reduces the (sometimes needless) repetition of diagnostic procedures.
See also: epSOS website
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing at eHealth week
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8 May 2012 - 9 May 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark
At eHealth week conference a session will give an update on the progress and next steps of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. It will present the Strategic Implementation Plan, the Specific Actions and modalities to join the Partnership. The session will be complemented by six sessions dedicated to each one of the Specific Actions identified in the Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing.
See also: Registration to eHealth week
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Eahsa Conference 2012: Active Ageing - The challenge for providers - Best Practices and Innovations in Housing, Care and Services
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27 September 2012 - 28 September 2012 Malta
2012 is be the "European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations." Active Ageing is much more than just employment policy. Following the definition of the WHO it means: "...the process of optimizing opportunities of health, participation and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age. It allows people to realise their potential for wellbeing throughout their lives and to participate in society according to their needs, desires and capabilities, while providing them with adequate protection, security and care when they need assistance..." All this will be discussed and featured throughout the conference programme.
New in the Library
- RESEARCH RESULT
- ICT to fostering inter-family relationships, naturally
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19 April 2012
From mobile phones to social networking, technology helps bring geographically dispersed people together. But most applications are designed for individuals, not groups or families. EU-funded research is addressing the issue with innovative tools designed to help families communicate and interact as naturally as possible even if they are hundreds or thousands of kilometres apart. The solution combines state-of-the-art artificial intelligence with ambient intelligence, multimedia tools and audio and video capturing, encoding, processing and transmission to enable near-natural interaction and communication between dispersed groups of people.
- PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
- eHealth Week 2012 updates!
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23 April 2012
Discover the wide range of sessions and networking interactions you will benefit from after your registration to the event! To name a few: Exclusive access for ALL attendees to ALL registered delegates, including our speakers through our new online matchmaking service, PresdoMatch. 5 Keynote sessions including George Halvorson, CEO, Kaiser Permanente 'Kaiser Permanente's Healthcare IT Journey', 6 High Level eHealth Conference sessions, 6 WoHIT sessions, 6 European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging sessions, A state of the Art exhibition floor with over 70 international exhibitors, etc. For full details, read the newsletter.
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