DRAFT Report of the Unit ICT for Health in collaboration with the i2010 sub-group on eHealth (formerly known as the eHealth working group) and the eHealth stakeholders' group has been published.

This strategy brochure explores the potential of Information and Communication Technologies for Health and the need for a new landscape in European healthcare.

The European Commission has been supporting research activities in ICT for Health for the last two decades. This has placed Europe in a leading position in the use of regional health networks, electronic health records in primary care and deployment of health cards.

Sixth Research and Development Framework Programme 2002-2006

This booklet presents a compilation of the research projects managed by the ICT for Health Unit of the Information Society and Media Directorate General.The projects are funded under the Sixth Framework Programme for Research Development and Demonstration (FP6). It also explores in brief detail the proposed and potential future directions of the ICT for Health Unit, particularly under the umbrella of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).