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- Pitch your idea – discover investment opportunities at the Ambient Assisted Living Investment Forum. Deadline for submitting applications is 2 August 2010
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(5 July 2010)The Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Investment Forum aims to stimulate more innovation and investment in AAL by bringing together innovative ICT enterprises in the Ageing Well market with potential public and private investors. A key activity will be a matchmaking session where innovators can pitch their smart solutions to potential investors. The AAL Investment Forum is not just the place to raise capital, it is also an excellent place to 'reality check' a business case. Investors know what works and what doesn't. You can bounce ideas off of them, and identify the trends, risks and successful strategies in the AAL market. The Forum takes place on 14-15 September 2010 at the Odense Congress Centre.
- PRESS RELEASE
- €6.4 billion for smart growth and jobs – Europe's biggest ever investment in research and innovation
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(19 July 2010)Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn announces today nearly € 6.4 billion of European Commission investment in research and innovation. The package, the biggest ever, will advance scientific boundaries, increase European competitiveness and help solve societal challenges such as climate change, energy and food security, health and an ageing population. Around 16,000 participants from research organisations, universities and industry, including about 3,000 SMEs, will receive funding. The package is an economic stimulus expected to create more than 165.000 jobs. Grants will be awarded through "calls for proposals" (invitations to bid). Many calls will be formally published on 20th July. There is a €1.2 billion boost to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) research, which will help deliver the Commission's commitment in the Digital Agenda for Europe to maintain the pace of yearly increases in ICT funding.
Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn's opening remarks
See also: Frequently Asked Questions
- NEWS ARTICLE
- €90 million available for research in future internet to make Europe's systems smart and efficient
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(20 July 2010)The EU is investing in the future of the Internet to ensure it will be able to support increasing demands from citizens, businesses and governments. The European Commission today made available €90 million under the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership.
See also: More on future Internet
- NEWS ARTICLE
- World leading entrepreneur, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil comes to Ambient Assisted Living Forum as a Keynote Speaker
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(23 July 2010)Ray Kurzweil, one of the leading inventors of our time and described as "the restless genius" by the Wall Street Journal, will be attending the Ambient Assisted Living Forum as a keynote speaker from 15 - 17 September in Odense, Denmark. The Ambient Assisted Living Forum (AAL FORUM) is the yearly conference of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme, which aims to invest around €700 million in products and services between now and 2013.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- ePractice workshop on Digital Literacy
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12 October 2010 Brussels, Belgium
This workshop aims to encourage good practice sharing in the area of Digital competences of intermediaries and social actors working in the field of economic, social and/or digital inclusion of groups at risk of exclusion such as the elderly, disabled, migrants, youth, unemployed and low educated people.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- ePractice workshop on Inclusive eGovernment
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13 October 2010 Brussels, Belgium
This workshop aims to encourage the sharing of good practice in the area of Inclusive eGovernment. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: eGovernment policies targeted at groups at risk of exclusion; User segmentation in eGovernment services; Inclusive eGovernment in healthcare; Multichannel delivery services; eGovernment services: the 'value chain' dimension; Design, production, delivery, access and use of inclusive eGovernment services; "Inclusive by design" versus specific assistance - tailored services; Marketing, targeting and promotion of eGovernment services for specific disadvantaged groups.
- CALL FOR TENDERS
- Study on implications from future ICT trends on assistive technology and accessibility (SMART 2010/0077)
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(Deadline: 25/08/2010) The subject of the contract is a study that will analyse and explore the relationships between the emerging ICT landscape and the development and provision of assistive technologies and e-accessibility, within a perspective of 10 years.
Contact: infso-h3@ec.europa.eu
See also: FAQ - CALL FOR TENDERS
- Benchlearning study on the economic and social impact of e-inclusion policies (SMART 2010/0078)
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(Deadline: 25/08/2010) The objective of the e-inclusion benchlearning study is to review and analyse practices in relation to public policy actions, undertaken by public administrations, agencies or other actors making use of ICT to support and empower vulnerable socio-demographic groups.
Contact: infso-h3@ec.europa.eu
See also: FAQ - CALL FOR TENDERS
- Study SMART 2010/0038: Broadband Internet Access Cost
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(Deadline: 19/09/2010) This study is intended to provide price data on broadband Internet access costs. Its aim is to provide a comparison between and within member states and third countries and to monitor the development of prices. It covers the 27 Member States of the EU plus a number of third countries. Its results will be used for the benchmarking exercise of the Digital Agenda.
Contact: carlos.perez-maestro@ec.europa.eu
See also: Contract Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union
New in the Library
- REPORTS AND STUDIES
- How do satellite communications help tackle grand societal challenges?
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30 April 2010
The Integral SatCom Initiative European Technology Platform (ISI) released an innovative paper to identify the research topics in satellite communications that could help in addressing grand societal challenges. It is the first one produced by a Technology Platform on interdisciplinary cooperation for societal challenges. The key words to remember: smarter systems for culture and knowledge management, healthcare, transport, mobility, environmental information, energy grids and broadband for all.
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