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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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Capgemini is platinum sponsor of the 3rd annual event in Barcelona, Spain

Following the success of the last two World Health Care Congresses - Europe in 2005 and 2006, we are pleased to once again be the premier sponsor and host of the World Health Care Congress – Europe 2007.

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Agfa HealthCare's ORBIS information system will enable St.-Jozef hospital to optimize patient care

Agfa HealthCare announced yesterday it has been chosen to provide the St.-Jozef hospital, a medium-sized healthcare provider in Izegem, Belgium, with its ORBIS hospital and clinical information system, which manages the entire patient flow through all hospital departments.

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CORDIS gateway to FP7

In anticipation of the final approval of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) by the European Council, CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service, has launched a new FP7 service. The new web service provides the latest state of play as the EU's new research and development (R&D) programme moves into its implementation phase. It will then develop into a fully-fledged support service for all potential participants and interested parties.

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FP7 Funding Academy, Budapest

European Funding Academy
7th Framework Programme
Five Week Programme On Project Development And Management

• 29 January - 25 February 2007 (eLearning - 4 weeks)
• 26 February - 2 March 2007 (Workshop - 1 week)

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CORDIS launches new Guidance and Support section

A new 'Guidance and Support' section has been published by CORDIS, the EU's official information service on research, technological development and innovation, in order to further improve the help for users to make the most of CORDIS services.

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The FP7 Coach: Vehicle to Success

When seeking funding for their research, many researchers and research managers write proposals to the European Commission each year. Typically, the total amount asked for in response to a Call exceeds the monies available by a factor of 5 to 10, depending on the Programme. Roughly this implies an average success rate of 10%-20%.

A great deal of information is available and easily accessible through the Internet - mostly free of charge. This information is published either directly by the Commission services or by associations, universities, and consultants.

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