7 more regions tackle care integration

Seven more European regions turn to the challenge of providing better joined-up support to their older population, by bringing social care and healthcare services closer together. The BeyondSilos initiative is an EU co-funded pilot project that allows providers in seven European regions to implement and pilot integrated care services. Up to 10,000 people in Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Germany are expected to receive improved services by 2015. The services will be piloted and evaluated for a period of two years. A key role in the services will be played by different ICT tools (from home health monitoring to shared data records) that will be utilised to enable better cooperation between care professionals, family members and those receiving care.



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Nordic Digital Agendas Day

The first Nordic Digital Agendas Day will be dedicated to innovations and future plans in the field of information society focusing especially on eGovernment.



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Innovation Convention

The Innovation Convention 2014 will host a number of “Innovation Showcases” featuring interactive demonstrations of exciting new ideas, products and services from a wide range of fields. Among the few selected projects, CHESS will showcase augmented reality and storytelling experiences specially designed for the Convention participants.



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Utilities and Telecom Operators: Collaboration for the future energy grid?

This workshop will examine how utility and telecommunication companies are working together to explore how telecoms services and solutions will be provided for Europe's future smart energy networks. The workshop is a common initiative from the European Utilities Telecom Council (EUTC)and the European Commission (DG CONNECT).



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“Tech is too important to be left to men!”

Europe's digital economy and app sector are booming, but where are the women? The European Commission launches a campaign to find and celebrate role models to encourage young women and girls to study and pursue careers in ICT.



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Smart walker for the elderly developed by DALI project

The Dali project has developed a portable motion planning device for crowded environments, to help reduce the stress of a user with impaired ability. The device takes the responsibility of finding the best course of action in the local environment, freeing the user to focus on more important things, such as the physical effort of moving.



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First European investment fund dedicated to service robotics has raised €80 million

The objective of Robolution Capital, the first investment fund exclusively dedicated to service robotics, is to make an active contribution to the development of the industry on the European continent by investing in companies specialized both in domestic and professional service robotics. The fund has received support from the European Investment Fund, among other public and private investors.



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First competitive call for experiment proposals under the European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development (ECHORD++) project

The ultimate goal of the ECHORD++ project is to stimulate the interaction between robot manufacturers, researchers and the users to produce tangible results that go beyond "proof of concept". All European universities, research institutions, and companies have the opportunity to apply for funding in a competitive process in two calls, the first of which opened on 3rd March 2014. One of the scenarios elected to guide the ECHORD++ experiments is that of medical robotics. Rules and processes are very similar to those governing FP7 Funding.



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Innovate with ICT for energy - Water and Waste management - and get EU funding!

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Commission welcomes finalisation of digital Connecting Europe Facility; European Parliament endorsement means investment in Europe's digital future

Today the European Parliament approved a €1 billion investment package to support pan-European digital projects and high-speed broadband networks. Members of the European Parliament voted in their Plenary session to support the digital part of the Connecting Europe Facility proposed by the Commission in 2011 to improve Europe's transport, energy and digital networks.



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EU Smart Ideation Challenges Launched

We are pleased to announce the launch of two EU Smart Ideation Challenges through InnoCentive. InnoCentive is the global leader in crowdsourcing innovation problems to the world’s smartest people who compete to provide ideas and solutions to important business, social, policy, scientific, and technical challenges. Challenges are a tool for crowdsourcing innovative answers and rewarding those who can best meet a defined problem. They represent an alternative method to traditional internal R&D and reward innovative solutions compared to past achievements (recognition prizes), or possible future work (grants). These two Ideation Challenges are an open call for proposals that provokes a global brainstorm to produce breakthrough ideas. Challenge 1 focuses on overcoming the current barriers for ICT enabled growth and jobs within the EU. Challenge 2 asks for innovative new business models and policies that can lead to high ICT-enabled economic growth rates and the creation of new jobs. Both Challenges are running for 30 days and opened on Monday (3/3). Each Challenge offers a $5,000 prize fund which can be split up to four ways, or given as one award. More information about the Challenges can be found here: Current Barriers and How to Overcome Them Business Model Innovation and Innovative Policies



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Video on semantic web technology for eHealth

In this video, Prof. Van Harmelen of the EU-funded Eureca project discusses the use of semantic web technology to help design more effective clinical trials, to design personalised guidelines, and to speed up the update cycle of medical guidelines.



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Brokerage event for the Invitation for Commitments of European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities

The European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) brings together cities, industry, innovative SMEs, research organisations and civil society actors to improve urban life through more sustainable integrated solutions across the ICT, energy and transport and mobility sectors.



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Commission welcomes political agreement on new EU regulation for electronic ID and trust services

Vice-President Neelie Kroes and Commissioner Michel Barnier today welcomed Member States' endorsement of a “Draft regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions” in the internal market. The Regulation will enable, for example, students to enrol at a foreign university online; citizens to fill on-line tax returns in another EU country; and businesses to participate electronically in public calls for tenders across the EU.



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STORM CLOUD project - Pilot launched

Valladolid and three other European cities participating in a pilot experience of digital public services. (article in Spanish, EuropaPress.es 7/2/2014)



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