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Commission Outlines Action Plan to Boost Europe's Prosperity and Well-Being

Implementing the ambitious Digital Agenda for Europe unveiled by the European Commission would contribute significantly to the EU's economic growth and spread the benefits of the digital era to all sections of society.

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Agfa HealthCare's First Quarter Revenue in Line with Q1 Expectations

Agfa HealthCare's revenue decreased 5.2 percent compared to the first quarter of 2009. Due to the economic crisis, the seasonal effects in Agfa HealthCare's markets were even more important than usual, which resulted in a very strong end of 2009 and a lower top line in the first quarter of 2010.

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First European Convergence Workshop to build a pan-European eHealth Infostructure

3rd of June 2010, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Semantics and ontologies - opportunities and challenges for convergence held at the 10th International Special Topic Conference of the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI - STC) on Seamless care - safe care: the challenges of interoperability and patient safety in healthcare.

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EFMI Special Topic Conference 2010 in Reykjavik

2-4 June 2010, Reykjavik, Iceland.
EFMI Special Topic Conference 2010 (STC 2010) will explore the challenges facing electronic exchange of health information, particularly interoperability of systems and it's implication for patient safety and continuity of care.

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Philips and Electron Announce Partnership for Development and Production of Healthcare Products in Russia

Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG), and Electron, a leading Russian medical equipment manufacturer, announced a partnership for the development and production of innovative products specifically designed to serve the needs in the Russian healthcare market.

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Ocean Informatics in Health Technology Transfer to Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Republic of Kazakhstan has signed a contract for consultants' services with the Australian company Ocean Informatics Pty Ltd. within the framework of the World Bank-supported Kazakhstan Health Technology Transfer and Institutional Reform Project.

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Digital Agenda: Investment in Digital Economy Holds Key to Europe's Future Prosperity

Europe's digital economy is growing in strength, spreading throughout all sectors of the economy and reaching into all areas of our lives, according to the European Commission's Digital Competitiveness report. Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) have driven half of the productivity growth in Europe over the past 15 years.

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QRisk2® Available as Open Source Software

The University of Nottingham and leading healthcare systems supplier EMIS have made the QRisk2® formula for identifying heart disease risk available as open source software.

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The 2010 Report on R&D in ICT in the European Union

Authors: Geomina Turlea, Daniel Nepelski, Giuditta de Prato, Sven Lindmark, Andrea de Panizza, Lucio Picci, Paul Desruelle, David Broster.

This report provides an analysis of R&D investments in the EU Information and Communication Technology sector (ICT sector). The research and analysis was carried out by the Information Society Unit at JRC-IPTS in the context of PREDICT, a research project co-financed by JRC-IPTS and the Information Society & Media Directorate General of the European Commission.

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Breast Care Solutions from Siemens at the German Radiology Congress

Siemens Healthcare is presenting its latest solutions for the early detection and treatment of breast cancer at the German Radiology Congress in Berlin. These Breast Care Solutions include a variety of imaging procedures, such as ultrasound, mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), supplemented by IT and laboratory diagnostic solutions.

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