In focus  eHealth Week 2013 will bring together two main events: the High Level eHealth Conference co-organised by the European Commission and the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and WoHIT (World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition). The Partnership will be present in a specific track in the programme that will bring an overview of the six Action Plans and their links to ICT. The track will also include sessions on the evidence around impact from innovative services for Active and Healthy Ageing as well as different ways of financing their deployment. But eHealth week is also about networking. Come to the exhibition hall and meet members of the six action groups at their common stand. There you will get answers to your questions, and more information on their activities. Read more... To encourage deployment of innovative solutions, the European Commission has started to support PPI (Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions) through the CIP program (Competitiveness and Innovation Program). PPI refers to procurement where contracting authorities act as a launching customer (early adopter) to purchase/deploy innovative goods or services that are newly arriving on the market and which are not yet available on a large-scale commercial basis. The aim of EU funding for PPIs is to speed up wide diffusion of innovative solutions by encouraging cooperation between procurers across Europe through cross-border coordinated (or joint) procurement to deploy the first batches of innovative solutions that are newly arriving on the European market. The current call invites proposals for 'PPI pilot' actions, that provides EC co-financing to consortia of procurers for deploying innovative ICT solutions in any of the priority action areas of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP AHA) defined in the EIP AHA Strategic Operational Plan. Pilots have two phases: a preparation phase and an implementation phase, as a joint procurement or as coordinated separate procurements on common specifications. The preparation/coordination/management can be funded at a maximum of 100%. The actual procurement will be co-funded at a maximum of 20% of the price. Read more... | Other news Do you have a specific topic to propose for discussion? Bid for a dedicated networking slot at the event! Propose a topic for a Horizon 2020-related networking session. Submit your proposal for one of the 150 stands available to showcase the latest findings in advanced research, technologies, new systems, innovation in services & business and ICT products just coming to market. The open call for proposals is open till 7th June 2013 16.00. Brain research in Europe needs a decisive effort. We must invest more, define clearer and more innovative research and healthcare strategies, and better coordinate national efforts. We therefore decided to make May 2013 the European Month of the Brain - a full month packed with events and activities to make decision-makers, stakeholders, the media and the public aware of the successes achieved and the challenges still laying ahead for brain research. Please note the conference "European Brain Research Successes and Next Challenges" to be held on 14 May in Brussels, to which registration is open.  This booklet highlights some of the many EU initiatives and co-funded research and innovation projects which address societal challenges through digital innovation, such as better healthcare, independent living for the elderly, delivering effective public services, energy saving, smart transport, secure internet, inclusion, preservation of cultural heritage. Read more... | Funding opportunities The European Commission will launch soon a call for tenders for a service contract of a maximum value of EUR 40 000 (FORTY THOUSAND EURO). The purpose of this call for tenders is to support the Action Group related to the Specific Action D4 "Innovation for age friendly buildings, cities and environments" of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, in implementing its Action Plan. Read more... The European Commission will launch soon a call for tenders for a service contract of a maximum value of EUR 40 000 (FORTY THOUSAND EURO). The purpose of this call for tenders is to support the Action Group related to the Specific Action C2 "Development of interoperable independent living solutions, including guidelines for business models" of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, in implementing its Action Plan. Read more... The European Commission will launch soon a call for tenders for a service contract of a maximum value of EUR 40 000 (FORTY THOUSAND EURO). The purpose of this call for tenders is to support the Action Group related to the Specific Action A2 "Personalised health management, starting with a Falls Prevention Initiative" of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, in implementing its Action Plan. Read more... The European Commission will launch soon a call for tenders for a service contract of a maximum value of EUR 30 000 (THIRTY THOUSAND EURO). The purpose of this call for tenders is to support the Action Group related to the Specific Action B3 "Replicating and tutoring integrated care for chronic diseases, including remote monitoring at regional level" of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, in implementing its Action Plan. Read more... The support to innovative companies is a centrepiece of the European Commission's growth strategy Europe 2020. Since November 2011, the Commission has proposed to provide support to innovative procurement though Horizon 2020, recommended the introduction of a new procurement procedure and launched the 'Public Procurement of Innovation Platform', a European-wide networking platform of link-minded public procurers. This call provides a bridge between the 11 ongoing PPI pilot projects and the launch of innovation procurement under Horizon 2020. The European Commission calls for project proposals that clearly demonstrate how public procurement bodies will act, during the project, as launch customers for innovative goods or services which are not yet available on a large-scale commercial basis. | Subscription Information This is the newsletter of the ICT For Ageing Well web site on Europa. It is hosted by the Digital Agenda for Europe Newsroom. You may unsubscribe or broaden your subscription from this newsletter by going to Your Profile. | | | In this issue ICT For Ageing Well European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing | | | | | | |
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