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- Proceedings of the 5th European eAccessibility Forum
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(23 May 2011) Despite the political resolve on eAccessibility and the increased interest expressed by the private sector, few studies on the actual economic implications of eAccessibility have been made. In this context this Forum addressed the following topics: Costs of accessibility and inaccessibility; Social and/or economic benefits; eAccessibility and competiveness; Making eAccessibility profitable; Employment of people with disabilities.
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- Call for abstracts for the "Young Researchers' and PhD Workshop – Research on Innovative Solutions for Elderly" at the Ambient Assisted Living Forum (AAL) Forum 2011
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(26 May 2011) Young scientists are invited to submit an abstract for the "Young researchers and PhD workshop". There will be 5 different tracks: 1. Computing and Serious Games ; 2. Social inclusion, mobility and networking ; 3. Ambient Assistance & Robotics ; 4. Innovative developments: Neurotechnologies ; 5. A fifth miscellaneous track will embrace all the subjects which are not included in the other four tracks. Submission Deadline is 30 June 2011 The AAL Forum 2011 will be held at the Grand Hotel Tiziano e dei Congressi in Lecce, Italy, on September 26-28th 2011.
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- Registration to the 3rd annual AAL Forum now open
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(30 May 2011) The third annual conference of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme will take place on 26-28 September 2011 in Lecce, Italy. The objective of the event is twofold: on the one hand the conference aims to show the significant progresses made by the AAL JP projects and its practical implications on the daily life of seniors. On the other hand, considerable attention will be dedicated to the most recent EU initiatives, like the pilot European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. The AAL Forum will bring together industry stakeholders, researchers, entrepreneurs, end-users and
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- Spending for seniors to double or more by 2050
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(30 May 2011) Spending on long-term care in OECD countries is set to double, even triple, by 2050, driven by ageing populations. Governments need to make their long-term care policies more affordable and provide better support for family careers and professionals, according to a new OECD report. "Help Wanted? Providing and paying for long-term care" says that half of all people who need long-term care are over 80 years old. And the share of the population in this age group in OECD countries will reach nearly one in ten by 2050, up sharply from one in 25 in 2010. This percentage will reach 17% in Japan and 15% in Germany by 2050.
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- Adoption by the Council of the conclusions on the European eGovernment action plan
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(1 June 2011) On 27 May the Council adopted conclusions on the European eGovernment action plan for the period 2011-2015. The aim of the action plan is to promote the take-up of eGovernment (electronic government) services at local, regional and EU level, in order to make them more accessible and available for citizens and businesses throughout the EU regardless of their country of origin.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Hack4Europe! - Europeana hackathon roadshow
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7 June 2011 - 11 June 2011 London, Barcelona, Poznan, Stockholm
A "hackathon" is an event where programmers meet to do collaborative computer programming. Europeana will host hackathons in 4 European cities, stimulating the use of its cultural heritage metadata. Europeana holds metadata on over 16 million cultural heritage objects. Each hackathon will last one or two days and will bring together up to 30 developers. Hackers will be encouraged to try out their ideas for creative reuse of the Europeana content based on the Europeana Application Programming Interface (API) and Linked Open Data and build applications supporting innovation, economic growth and social inclusion in Europe. Best prototypes will be awarded prizes by Europeana during the hackathon days and presented by European Commissioner Neelie Kroes at the Digital Agenda Assembly on 16 -17 June in Brussels.
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- Support for companies developing Ambient Assisted Living solutions to achieve the market breakthrough - follow the workshop online
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7 June 2011 Brussels, Belgium
The underlying motivation for the workshop is the potential for significant economic and social impact from the introduction – on a wide scale – of innovative AAL solutions. While this potential has been recognized for some time, breakthroughs in terms of widespread availability and deployment of solutions have yet to be achieved. The EU and the AAL Association have funded activities in this area for some years, and some of these are now at a stage in their development where direct hands-on involvement of development companies is the best way to make sure that this work produces results that are effective and applicable in real industrial settings. The workshop is directed at companies whose business involves the development of software components or complete solutions for AAL (Ambient Assisted Living). The participation of SMEs is particularly welcome. The workshop is organised by the AAL Open Association, the European Commission – ICT for Inclusion unit, and supported by the AAL Association. Registration to the workshop has now closed but you can follow it online.
See also: Webstreaming
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- eHealth Week 2012 - WoHIT Exhibition and sponsor opportunities
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7 May 2012 - 9 May 2102 Copenhagen, Denmark
eHealth Week 2012 will take place in Copenhagen from May 7th to May 9th. The Ministerial Conference will celebrate its 10th anniversary and the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition its 6th edition. It is now hailed as the largest annual pan-European eHealth event, bringing together Policy makers, industry partners and providers, government and regional decision makers, healthcare professionals, users and patients associations. eHealth week/WoHIT 2012 is the place to be if you want to reach these audiences across Europe. Complete information about exhibiting and other opportunities is available in the Exhibitor Guide.
Contact: Exhibition and other opportunities, contact
See also: eHealth Week
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