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4th Heidelberg Innovation Forum: Call for Papers open

The call for papers for the next Heidelberg Innovation Forum "Europe's innovative convention for the commercialisation and financing of IT research projects" is now open. The central theme of the fourth Heidelberg Innovation Forum on 24/25 April 2007 will be "IT Solutions for Innovative Industries".

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Vote for the Best 2006 eTEN Communicating Project!

As part of the eTEN programme's effort to reach out and to increase the eTEN website's impact, 12 eTEN projects of the month have been showcased in 2006.

You are now invited to elect the best communicating eTEN Project of the Year 2006.

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Council approves FP7

The Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7) cleared its final hurdle on 18 December when it was adopted by the Council. The programme will start on 1 January 2007.

The decision was widely expected following an agreement on a common position between the Parliament and Council in November. The common position meant that the decision could be adopted by the Environment Council without discussion.

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Call for organisations to propose FP7 independent experts

The European Commission has published a call for proposals for organisations to propose lists of prospective independent experts to assist the Commission's services in connection with the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

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Call for individuals to establish database of FP7 experts

The European Commission has published a call for proposals for the establishment of a database of independent experts to assist the Commission's services for tasks in connection with the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

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TietoEnator's EPR solution integrated with speech recognition gives cost savings

The clinical staff at the Norwegian hospitals of Sykehuset Telemark and Sykehuset Buskerud have a more effective daily life due to a new speech recognition solution delivered by Sykehuspartner in cooperation with TietoEnator and Max Manus AS. The new workflow is much simpler and faster, and gives substantial cost savings. The solution is the first in its field for clinical use in Norwegian hospitals.

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eTEN Programme in the coming 2007 year

The previous eTEN 2006 call for proposals was the last for the eTEN Programme. From 2007 onwards, support to electronic services in areas of public interest will be provided by the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP), a component of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), which will run until 2013.

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Germany sets out research priorities for its EU Presidency

Germany has said it plans to use its Presidency of the EU to extend European cooperation in the fields of education and research.

"Education and research are important sources of inspiration for social development in Europe - and the source of future prosperity," said German Minister for Education and Research, Annette Schavan. Germany will hold the EU Presidency for the first half of 2007, before handing over to Portugal.

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Walletex Enters Portable Medical Records Market

Complete medical history on a USB flash card that fits in a wallet
Walletex Microelectronics Ltd. announces its cooperation with a growing number of web-based Electronic Health Records solution providers who are using the newly patented credit-card size Wallet Flash™ USB memory device that allows convenient storage and transport of medical data.

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The World Health Care Congress Europe 2007

The World Health Care Congress Europe 2007 is presented for the 3rd consecutive year with lead underwriting support from Capgemini and will take place on 26-28 March 2007 at the Fira Palace Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
Register today and save 400€!

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