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European Commission Calls for an All-Inclusive Digital Society

Despite technological progress and enhanced competition, more than one in three Europeans are still excluded from fully benefiting from the digital society. Benefits of €35-85 billion over five years could be generated if society would be made more inclusive, websites more accessible and broadband Internet made available to all EU citizens. Commission presents its e-Inclusion initiative to Council, calling on Member States to support a number of key actions, including an awareness campaign for 2008 "e-Inclusion, be part of it!" e-Accessibility legislation, similar to that of the USA, is also under consideration.

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Amigo - Ambient Intelligence for the Networked Home Environment

Traditionally home automation, consumer electronics, mobile communications and personal computing were strictly separate domains all having their own industrial companies, with their own business plans, standardization efforts and form factors. By introducing the networked home, also called the connected home, this traditional separation of activities is no longer valid.

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Cardiff University Project Heralds New Approach to IT in Healthcare

Healthcare@Home, the research project led by Cardiff University in partnership with IBM has developed a new approach to the use of information technology in healthcare. The project delivers an open-standard framework for earlier detection of disease that allows healthcare providers globally to "plug and play" a wider range of technical solutions to deliver more 'personalized' and cost-effective services to their patients. The government’s Technology Strategy Board is commending the project as an example of best practice.

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Germany - The Electronic Health Card

With the introduction of the new card approx. 80 million people with statutory and private health insurance, 21,000 pharmacists, 123,000 registered doctors, 65,000 dentists, 2,200 hospitals as well as the private and statutory health insurance providers will be connected to each other. A project on this scale is unique in Europe and represents an enormous technical and organisational challenge. That is why the Electronic Health Card will not be able to do everything from the outset. It will be gradually expanded with new functions.

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World of Health IT 2008 Conference and Exhibition - Call for Papers

All proposals for the Call for Papers must be submitted online by Thursday, 31 January, at 17:00 CET (Central Europe Time). This unique event is designed to connect leading health information and communication technology experts from Europe and beyond in educational sessions, vendor exhibitions, interoperability demonstrations, exchange of experiences and networking sessions, and other professional development opportunities.

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Collexis Holdings, Inc. Acquires SyynX Solutions GmbH, Expands Application Portfolio

Collexis Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CLXS) has acquired its long-time development partner, SyynX Solutions, a privately-held software company based in Cologne, Germany. SyynX Solutions will remain as a subsidiary of Collexis Holdings – with the amendment "a Collexis company", and will take care of existing customers and drive Collexis' business in Europe.

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CompuGROUP uses Medica 2007 for the Successful Ex-pansion of Its Customer Base

CompuGROUP Holding AG, a leading Euro-pean provider of eHealth solutions, is looking back on a very successful Medica 2007: The manufacturer of information systems for doctors was able to win more than 300 new customers during the world's biggest healthcare fair in Düsseldorf. Moreover, many existing customers took the opportunity to collect information on new versions of their information systems for doctors or extensions for it.

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New Details of ERC's Advanced Grant Scheme Announced

The European Research Council (ERC) has released new details of its Advanced Grant scheme, which will provide research funding to Europe's very best researchers. As explained by ERC President Fotis Kafatos, the application process and evaluation methodology have been refined since this year's launch of the Starting Grant scheme.

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Interoperability: Key to international business - The role of ICT Standards

CEN, CENELEC, ETSI and ANSI have combined to organise a conference on Interoperability, to be held in Warsaw (Poland) on 6-7 February 2008. The Conference will provide an international platform for business and technical decision makers and other stakeholders to exchange views and anticipate necessary interoperability developments in standardization that will help market-driven solutions.

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ESR Opens Registration for MIR Winter Course

Management in Radiology, a subcommittee of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), has started registration for its next Winter Course, the Society announced Wednesday. Aimed at administrators of radiology departments, the event will be held from 10-12 January 2008 in Bad Gastein, Austria. Around 60 participants are expected from all over the world.

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