An important success factor for meeting the challenges of health and social care in a sustainable, cost-effective way is to address these through mid- to long-term strategic approaches that not only make use of the latest inventions and innovations but that also help steer the development of new solutions. 
ICMCC (International Council on Medical & Care Compunetics) planned to publish a book on Digital Home Care by early 2009. This book will cover all aspects of Digital Homecare, e. g. technologies; clinical applications; social, ethical and legal aspects; and future trends. 
Under the Framework Programme 7 ICT Challenge 5 the European Commission has granted 7,1 million euros over the next four years to a consortium of 13 partners joined in developing DIAdvisor™ - a unique tool for people with diabetes to better predict and thereby control their blood glucose level. Discover new insights on wise decision-making, sources of financing, and good practices for securing success and sustainability of eHealth investments. In order to give stakeholders the opportunity to learn from existing experience, the Financing eHealth study examines investments in eHealth across Europe.