http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/Latest newsen-gbInformation Society Newsroom09 Feb 2012 19:40:29 +0100Newsroom application v1.4infso-webdev@ec.europa.eu (Newsroom Editor)infso-webdev@ec.europa.eu (Newsroom Webmaster)30 European Parliament Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee, Brussels, 9 February 2012Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7815&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7815&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news Launch of eSafety label project on Safer Internet Day, 7 February, Brussels, BelgiumTue, 07 Feb 2012 17:35:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7812&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7812&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news On Safer Internet Day tomorrow, 7th February, more than 100 events in 30 European countries will encourage children, their families and teachers, to discover the digital world together. This is the ninth annual Safer Internet Day, celebrated in more than 70 countries worldwide as part of a global drive to promote safer Internet for children and young people.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:17:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7810&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7810&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news Where will e-Skills take you? How do you see the Digital Revolution transforming Europe? Put your creativity to the test today and win a cash prize. And chance to launch your career. Tell us a story. Create a campaign. Demonstrate how e-Skills can help people get a job, fuel innovation or drive creativity. How? That’s up to you, but we will accept any medium – from mobile devices, tablets, illustrations, digital design, story-telling, music, video, posters and social media – you can post your entry on Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube or whichever digital platform suits you best. Get going! Build a community of followers. And when you are ready, tell us about it. You could win thousands of euros in cash and more prizes sponsored by e-Skills Week 2012 partners. And all entries will be promoted by the official e-Skills Week channels. You might very well be on the first step towards launching your career. Get your thinking caps on quickly though. The deadline for entries is midnight March 4 2012.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:08:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7809&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7809&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news The universAAL project is producing an open platform that provides a standardized approach making it technically feasible and economically viable to develop AAL solutions. The video explains how this platform works. UniversAAL is a project partialy funded by the seventh research framework programme.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7807&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7807&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news Assistive Technology (AT) and accessible ICT can help people with disabilities and older adults enable a more independent life, better participation, more inclusion and improved services and support. The workshop aims of exchange and disseminate achievements and research findings in that area. It also intends to stimulate the communication both between researchers working in various areas related to ICT solutions and its use leading to further progress in that field and between researchers and practitioners who might take inspiration to implement their achievements. The workshop intends to launch the regular platform for academic and industry based researchers and practitioners and aspire to become constant event. We invite contributions related both to theoretical and more practical aspects of AT and ICT for disabilities. Deadline for Paper submission is April 22, 2012.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:34:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7805&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7805&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news This market trends analysis looks at key barriers to entry for these technologies, including outlining trends in new technology incubation and development, and how technologies move effectively and efficiently from incubation to the marketplace, and how insurance and reimbursement structures may impact who can afford to adopt new technologies, and the size of the population these technologies may thus be likely to reach. BRAID is funded within the specific programme "Cooperation" and the research theme "ICT" of the 7th European Framework Programme.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:31:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7803&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7803&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news The 2nd Congress, under the High Patronage of the French ministry of health, will gather together 450 international supporters of health 2.0 and social media services to share ideas and best practices, increase cooperation and optimize the learnings. One of the unique features of Doctors 2.0 & You is that its 400+ participants hail from the five continents and represent all walks of Health and Medicine, public and private, government and pharma. Topics include: connecting the ePatient and the 2.0 doctor, online patient communities, online physician communities, Social Media and Personal Health Records, Social Media Campaigns for Government, Hospitals, Pharma, Mobile Apps for chronic patients, Mobile MedEd, Quantified Self, Pharma Cases and Regulatory issues. To note: participation is 25%-50% less expensive, while still offering the highest quality of speakers and venue.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:26:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7802&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7802&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news GOLDENWORKERS wants to identify emerging technologies and socio-economic trends, new models of extending professional active life and novel application scenarios in the area of ICT for active ageing at work, leading to the definition of a beyond the state-of-the-art research agenda, fully embraced by research and practice communities. It aims to build a roadmap for ICT adoption in the field of active ageing at work. GOLDENWORKERS has three main objectives: - Towards the research community: To define research directions in the field of ICT for active ageing at work. - Towards companies and public services organizations: To define an action plan going forward to adapt companies and society to the new demographic, economic and social reality. - Towards policy makers: To provide recommendations on policy and public service design to integrate ageing workers into society through the innovative use of ICT. The objectives of this first Dissemination Workshop are: - To present the results of the its first key output: Needs and trends of ICT for ageing at work, whose purpose is to provide a state of play on the fundamental trends affecting ICT for ageing at work; - To discuss with a panel of key experts from different fields future scenarios of ICT for Ageing at work; - To foster networking opportunities for stakeholders. The Goldenworkers project is funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme (Objective ICT-2009.7.1 ICT and Ageing).Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7800&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7800&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news ICT Finance MarketPlace is an initiative to improve access to finance for innovative Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. SMEs, coaches and investors are invited to attend the events which will be run in conjunction with Tech Media Europe 2012 at the same venue. The Venture Academy consists of a one-day, coaching event where experienced coaches from relevant industry areas will help SMEs pragmatically to develop their pitching skills towards potential investors. The Investment Forum offers SMEs the opportunity to showcase their business in front of an international network of venture capital and corporate investors, strategic partners and expert advisors.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:26:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7799&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7799&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news This event will focus on challenges within the ICT domain that relate to the segment of consumer electronics. The aim is to stimulate discussions on the issues of energy labeling, e-waste, the potential of telework and the diffusion of broadband which all comprise contradictory aspects relevant for policy-making. The event aims to foster networking and knowledge exchange between policy-makers and experienced researchers in the field.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:11:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7797&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7797&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news This event will focus on some of the most relevant topics to boost international collaboration. What is the future of Internet and its many applications? How to combine the interests of platform developers, application and service providers and future customers? Which applications will generate new business opportunities? How can Internet be used to tackle challenges such as environmental change, healthcare & ageing and transport?Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:49:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7795&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7795&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news The FP7 project FI-WARE, part of the Future Internet Public Private Partnership, announces its first Open Call for new project partners. FI-WARE will deliver a new service infrastructure, building upon generic and reusable building blocks called “Generic Enablers”. FI-WARE develops open specifications and reference implementations of Generic Enablers. This open call asks for organizations that can contribute or develop the Generic Enablers related to middleware and business models. Total funding available for new partners is up to 2 Million Euro, and the call closes on 25 April 2012 at 17h00. For further information, please refer to http://www.fi-ware.eu/open-call/ or email fiware-opencall-help@lists.fi-ware.eu.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:12:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7794&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7794&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news Over the past 12 months, the Arab Spring has brought about unprecedented political changes across the region. The right to communicate is increasingly recognized and asserted, and now needs to be complemented by opportunities to be educated and employed, and to contribute to the development of the economy and wealth of the region. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are the drivers that will make these opportunities a reality. This summit will bring together government leaders and ICT experts from the region and beyond to develop strategies to drive broadband deployment and mobilize the human, financial and technical resources needed to bridge the digital divide in countries right across the Arab world.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:16:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7793&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7793&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news Security and Defence Agenda dinner, Brussels, 30 January 2012Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:25:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7791&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7791&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news “Fuelling the European Economy” event, Microsoft Executive Briefing Centre, Brussels, 30 January 2012Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:20:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7790&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7790&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news The 5th Call for proposals of the AAL Joint Programme will aim at the development of ICT-based solutions which enable and sustain older adults to continue managing their daily activities in their home. This call aims also at ICT-based solutions which support informal carers in their assistance. It is anticipated that the call will be launched at the end of February 2012, with a proposal submission deadline at the end of May 2012. The information event will take place on 13 March 2012 in Brussels. All potential proposers are strongly advised to come to the information event, and those wishing to attend should register their interest by sending an e-mail to Jacqueline Teller before 24 February 2012.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:25:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7788&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7788&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news This newsletter informs about ongoing and future activities in the field of Future and Emerging Technologies and presents some key results and achievements of ongoing projects and initiatives. This months issue focuses on these topics: Perspectives of FET under Horizon 2020, the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation; Results from the FET-Open commissioned study to boost exploratory power of open research; The FET-Flagship Pilots Midterm Conference held in Warsaw in November 2011; Findings from FET-Proactive consultation meetings feeding Work Programme 2013.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:41:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7786&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7786&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news The European Commission is inviting European eHealth user and industry representatives to participate in a eHealth stakeholder group, to be set up in early 2012. The group will contribute to the development of legislation or policy related to eHealth, by providing for example reports, opinions and relevant data. Deadline to send your expression of interest is 30/01/2012.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7686&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7686&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news This white paper was prepared to assess the opportunities and obstacles that confront us as Europe plans to make full use of the integration of genome-based data resources with resources detailing disease-based and other human phenotypes. The report represents the consensus outcome of Think Tank discussions among 17 invited experts in Brussels on October 2011. The report addresses prospects for the development and application of genotype-phenotype resources, considering them to be very promising. Establishing clear relationships (correlations) between increasing amounts of genotypic information available from clinical studies (e.g. as provided by genome wide association studies (GWAS)), and similarly of phenotype information at the population level, is still largely impossible today. This approach advocated also assists in “stratification” – instead of rejecting so many drugs during clinical trials, it could be that many deemed to be failures today will work well for sets of patients on genotypic/ phenotypic grounds.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:19:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7784&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7784&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news 2012 is the European Year for Active Aging. With an ever older population, Europe is looking for ways to improve the quality of living of their elderly people, a generation far more active and technologically trained than previous ones. This Futuris will take a look at how ICT devices can help patients with three different diseases to increase their quality of living -while staying at their homes. In Cadiz, Spain, we´ll be visiting an elderly house and a home where patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are currently testing a brand new device that will help them to know if an unexpected respiratory crisis is about to happen. This will help them call for aid in a faster way, or better prepare their transportation to nearby hospitals. We´ll be meeting COPD patients, personal caretakers, doctos and the computer scientists that have developed the prototype.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:11:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7783&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7783&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news This white paper was prepared in order to assess the opportunities and obstacles that confront us in facilitating a translational role for bioinformatics and systems biology in drug discovery and clinical medicine. The report represents the consensus outcome of Think Tank discussions among 23 invited world-leading experts in Barcelona, Spain, on October 2011. There is potential in sub-cellular (or molecular) systems biology approaches to biomedicine, as compared to conventional methods of drug design. Despite the early stage of these approaches, and lots still to be done, they may be able to assist in more personalised approaches to drug treatment. For translational systems biology to make a major impact, the whole system of data access needs to be transformed into one based on more openness and sharing of information between hospitals, academia and industry. Various societal structures currently impede this development. Regulatory and funding agencies must be involved to overcome these obstacles.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7782&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7782&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news Setting up the European Cloud Partnership World Economic Forum Davos, SwitzerlandThu, 26 Jan 2012 12:13:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7779&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7779&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news The European Commission has closed an infringement case against the UK in recognition that UK national legislation has now been changed to properly implement EU rules on ePrivacy and data protection on the confidentiality of communications such as email or Internet browsing. The Commission believes UK law and institutions are now well-equipped to enforce the privacy rights of UK users.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:10:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7778&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7778&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news Special attention will be given to the 'Digital Patient' as well as 'health forecasts'. VPH2012 aims at reaching outside of the VPH community to other equally important communities: systems biology and genomics. In this respect, our vision is to have a conference that truly encompasses all possible scales to model physio/pathology with a clear ICT focus.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:10:00 +0100http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7774&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-newshttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=7774&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-news