Small Chips with Big Potential: New EU Recommendations for Bar Codes
Europeans should be able to have control over smart chips, a worldwide market set to grow five times over in the next decade, while still being able to easily use them to make everyday life simpler. There are already over 6 billion smart chips, microelectronic devices that can be integrated into a variety of everyday objects from fridges to bus passes.
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simon - Open Source Language-Independent Speech Recognition System
simon, developed as an open-source platform under the General Public License (GPL) has the aim to serve as an advanced and state of the art speech recognition system (SRC) for people with locomotor and cognitive dysfunctions.
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EU Project Empowers Elderly to Live Independently
Researchers in the EU-funded PERSONA (Perceptive spaces promoting independent aging) project are drawing on a range of advanced technologies to empower the elderly and support them in their efforts to maintain both their independence and a good quality of life.
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180 Million People Now Have a European Health Insurance Card
As the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) initiative nears a five year milestone, the European Commission has today announced new statistics showing that the number of cards in circulation has topped 180 million. The number of Europeans holding the card has increased every year since the programme's introduction in 2004.
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Call for Papers: International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC)
The mission of the International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC) is to be a prime source for the advancement of knowledge, application, and practice in the interdisciplinary areas of biomedicine, healthcare, telemedicine, and medical communications. IJEHMC addresses innovative concepts and critical issues in the emerging field of e-health and medical communication.
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Telemedicine to Transform European Healthcare
European healthcare is threatened by soaring costs and limited resources. Market tests demonstrating that telemedical services can cut costs and improve treatment are now being implemented across the continent. If you are injured in a car crash or suspect you are having a stroke, quick diagnosis and treatment by top specialists could be critical to the outcome. Wouldn't it be great if you could get that state-of-the-art care wherever you are, without having to be rushed to a clinic able to handle the case?
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Over £220 Million to Boost Innovation in the NHS
A £220 million fund will be made available to encourage innovation within the UK's NHS, Health Minister Lord Darzi announced today, during an event at the Science Museum in London to mark the launch of 'Innovation for a Healthier Future', a series of initiatives to nurture and reward innovation within the NHS.
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