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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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Telehealth Improves Quality of Care for Patients with Long-Term Conditions in North East Essex

NHS North East Essex has launched a telehealth service in partnership with Tunstall Healthcare, which will enhance care provision for patients with long-term conditions, improve their quality of life and help reduce some of the pressure on healthcare providers.

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Armenian Association of Telemedicine (AATM) Fosters Developments in Health ICT

Recently founded professional NGO focusing on Telemedicine, eHealth and Health ICT, intensifies efforts directed at mobilization of resources and bringing together important players in the field, to boost usage of modern Information and Communication Technologies in support of country's health care system.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Recommends EMIS Software for 243 GPASS Practices

EMIS Group plc (AIM: EMIS), the UK's leading supplier of healthcare software and related services to GPs, announces that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has recommended EMIS software to replace the GPASS system used by 243 of its GP practices.

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Call for Papers: IADIS International Conference e-Health 2010

29 - 31 July 2010, Freiburg, Germany.
This conference aims to draw together information systems, practitioners and management experts from all quadrants involved in developing computer technology to improve healthcare quality.

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Cutting the Cost: How Teleradiology Can Save Trusts Time Money and Resource

Sanjiv Agarwal, CEO of teleradiology specialist 4 Ways Healthcare explains how teleradiology can help reduce the costs of radiology whilst improve working practice and patient care, helping Trusts avoid penalties.

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Wyless to Discuss mHealthcare Benefits at Mobile Industry Event

Wyless, the Global M2M Network Enabler, will discuss how MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) can best position themselves to provide mobile health services in a plenary presentation this week at the MVNO Industry Summit, 11-12 May 2010 in Barcelona.

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