DigitalHealthUptake.eu offers plenty of opportunities for engagement with health stakeholders: learn about the ongoing call for twinnings, newsletter, workshop services, and more
On 31 May 2023, the Commission organised the first annual summit for the Network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs), bringing together for the first time the EDIHs, policy makers, and public administrations to discuss common challenges and exchange best practice on how to assist SMEs in their digital transformation.
Join the international webinar on 6 July 2023 to learn more about this opportunity.
The DigitalHealthUptake project has just launched its Call for Twinnings, offering a great opportunity for organisations to transform healthcare across Europe. From 13 June 2023 to 13 September 2023, interested parties can apply to be part of the nearly €100,000 available to support multiple twinning initiatives.
On 5 June 2023, the European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the launch of a landmark digital health partnership. WHO will take up the European Union (EU) system of digital COVID-19 certification to establish a global system that will help facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from on-going and future health threats. This is the first building block of the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) that will develop a wide range of digital products to deliver better health for all.
EU member states support the cross-border use of health data for research and policymaking. But legal barriers and difficulties in data access have led to the underuse of data sources and repositories. Member states vary widely in how they organise and manage health data, as well as in their preparedness to facilitate the secondary use of health data as part of the future EHDS.
Go on a learning journey of highly engaging lessons in which theoretical aspects and practical cases will be mixed, listening to the voices and experiences of experts and regional representatives, on four topics that proved to be critical during the COVID-19 pandemic: procurement lines, digital transformation, cross-border cooperation, and mental health.
On 20 and 21 of April 2023, COST hosted a COST Connect event in an attempt to explore the challenges and evaluate opportunities. This event aimed to offer a platform for a multi-stakeholder discussions and interactions on this topic. Representatives of COST Actions active in the field, as well as the European Commission, the EIT, and other stakeholders attended the event to raise these questions and discuss potential opportunities with frontline researchers.
The European mHealth Hub has moved through various phases of development. It now has a new set of aims and a revised 2023 agenda of activities.
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To make the EU the place where AI excellence thrives from the lab to the market, the European Union is setting up world-class Testing and Experimentation Facilities (TEFs) for AI.
The Procure4Health community is looking for public & private healthcare innovation procurers to support experiences and lessons learnt exchange. Grants of up to €30.000 are available.
Browse a growing collection of digital health innovations - solutions, policies, tools and methodologies - and submit your own practice, make the European community of digital health enthusiasts aware of it.
As the digital world of health and care is constantly evolving, so are its communities. The Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) community is expanding and evolving to represent a more inclusive society where ageing is a process of Active and Healthy Living (AHL). Read on to learn about what this means for you.
After two years of hard work and collaboration by the IN-4-AHA project consortium partners, Cluster Saúde de Galicia, Civitta, Praxis, EIT Health Scandinavia, Proud Engineers, XAMK, University of Porto Competence Center for Healthy and Active Ageing Porto4Ageing, SIH EEIG – Slovenian Innovation Hub, and EUREGHA – European Regional and Local Health Authorities, under the guiding leadership of Tehnopol, our project comes to an end. We celebrated our achievements during the final conference on 7 December. The event took place at the Arvo Pärt Centre in idyllic Laulasmaa, Estonia, and was streamed online so people from all over Europe could join. The whole conference was moderated by Tjaša Zajc.
The European Commission announces that the Info Day for Horizon Europe Cluster 1 (Health) will be held as a virtual event on 19 January 2023. The Info Day will present the research and innovation topics proposed for 2023 under the Work Programme 2023-2024 of Horizon Europe Cluster 1.
On 8 December, the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) adopted a recommendation on long-term care in the EU. The recommendation was made as part of the European Commission’s European Care Strategy, which also included a recommendation on early years care and education. The Commission recommends that Member States draw up national action plans to make care in the EU more available and accessible, as well as improving the quality.
After two years of hard work and collaboration by the IN-4-AHA project consortium partners, Cluster Saúde de Galicia, Civitta, Praxis, EIT Health Scandinavia, Proud Engineers, XAMK, University of Porto Competence Center for Healthy and Active Ageing Porto4Ageing, SIH EEIG – Slovenian Innovation Hub, and EUREGHA – European Regional and Local Health Authorities, under the guiding leadership of Tehnopol, our project comes to an end. We celebrated our achievements during the final conference on 7 December. The event took place at the Arvo Pärt Centre in idyllic Laulasmaa, Estonia, and was streamed online so people from all over Europe could join. The whole conference was moderated by Tjaša Zajc.
The Commission has adopted today the main Horizon Europe work programme 2023-24, with around €13.5 billion to support researchers and innovators in Europe to pursue breakthrough solutions for environmental, energy, digital and geopolitical challenges. As part of the broader EU €95.5 billion research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe, this funding will contribute to the EU reaching its climate goals, increasing energy resilience, and developing core digital technologies. It will also address targeted actions to support Ukraine, boost economic resilience and contribute to a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will help to achieve a stronger European research and innovation ecosystem, including through wider participation of researchers and innovators across Europe, greater mobility and funding for world class research infrastructures.
On 8 December 2022, the European Innovation Council Summit in Brussels, the European Commission announced the winners of the second edition of the European Innovation Procurement Awards (EUIPA). Supported by the European Innovation Council under Horizon Europe, the European Innovation Procurement Awards recognise powerful cases of public and private buyers promoting innovation procurement practices across Europe. It also emphasises the importance of close buyer–supplier cooperation in bringing the innovative solutions to market. Read more about the winners of three award categories:
