May 10-11 2006, Brussels
In March 2000, the European Union agreed on a political vision aimed at making the EU the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010. The 'Lisbon Strategy' has reached half time with mixed results, leading to a renewed strategy focusing on 'delivering stronger and lasting growth and creating more and better jobs'. The revitalised strategy relates strongly to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), specifically in the i2010 vision â radically modernising and deploying the EU policy instruments to encourage the development of the digital economy â and in the upcoming Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for research and technological development (2007-2013).
InterComponentWare AG (ICW) presents its concept for the networked future of the European healthcare system at the stand of the Austrian EU Council Presidency at the European eHealth Conference, which will take place in Malaga from May 10 to 12. Besides the health ministers of the 25 Member States, the acceding and the EFTA countries, high-ranking delegations representing the healthcare, information and communication technology industry are invited. 
Europe INNOVA, the flagship initiative driving European innovation, is placing its activities in the spotlight with a new web portal. This will provide policy makers, innovation intermediaries and enterprises with an insight into sectoral innovation analysis and networking in Europe.