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e-Inclusion Newsletter - 13/09/2012

13 September 2012

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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
ICT Proposers' Day 2012

26 September 2012 - 27 September 2012 Warsaw, Poland

This event will offer a networking platform to build quality partnerships for participating in the new ICT Work Programme for 2013. Presentation of project ideas, first-hand information from European Commission officials, guidance on how to submit a successful proposal and much more will be provided during the event. The on-line networking features, available on the event's website, allow participants to log on to the website, create their profiles, find out about Workprogramme objectives with the possibility to leave comments, submit or browse presentations, find out about project ideas and start networking with other proposers. Registration is open until 20 September.

NEWS ARTICLE
Social media gives helping hand to fall-prone elderly

(3 September 2012) A lot of older people wear alarm systems that contact emergency services directly if they suffer a fall. In that situation the person is often in pain and maybe in shock, so if the alarm is sent to many, help can get there quicker. Researchers are therefore working on a way to connect fall alarms to social media. FARSEEING is an EU-funded project, bringing together 11 partners to work on falls in older people and cost savings in this area. Based on the data collected so far the researchers say it is possible to predict a person's next fall with greater accuracy and therefore warn them to sit or lie down when they could be in danger. The team is now also working on a prototype social network that can help raise the alarm in such situations, instead of sending an alert only to the formal care services.

See also: FARSEEING Website

NEWS ARTICLE
Last call for the European Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations Awards - submission deadline extended to the 16th September 2012

(27 June 2012) As part of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012, the European Commission is launching the European Year 2012 Awards in order to celebrate organisations and individuals that promote active ageing through their activities. Have a look and participate. The submission deadline has been extended to the 16th September 2012.

NEWS ARTICLE
Using the European Social Cohesion Funds - 1.2 Million Euros allocated to Integrated Care and early discharge in Malta

(28 August 2012) The Maltese Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) proposed project on early discharge (with the objective at reducing the number of patients in the corridors of Mater Dei Hospital) has been approved. As such, the EU is ready to fund Malta 1.2 million euros from the European and Structural Cohesion Funds (ESF) for this project, which aims at: implementing integrated care systems promoting continuity of care based on proactive and personalised community/home-based care; improving the health status and quality of life of the targeted population; and supporting the long-term sustainability and efficiency of the healthcare system in the region targeted. Such project has already been adopted by five European countries and MUMN is in contact with other European countries (namely Spain and Greece) who like Malta, are applying to such project. MUMN is a member of the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), itself a member of the steering group of the European Innovative Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, the committee that drafted the Strategic Implementation Plan of the Partnership. The EFN has been advocating for the use of Structural Cohesion Funds (SCF) to advance nursing and healthcare systems. The EFN General Secretary stated that "Malta puts now flesh on the bones! As such the European Innovative Partnership starts getting a meaning for the people working in the field. Nevertheless, this is just the start of a challenging multidisciplinary process."

NEWS ARTICLE
W3C/WAI Symposium on Text Customisation - call for contributions

(27 August 2012) The W3C WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) is calling for contributions to the online symposium on Text Customization for Readability. This symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, and users with disabilities to explore the needs of people with low vision, dyslexia, and other conditions and situations that impact reading. It promotes new research, ongoing research, and analysis of past research related to text customization for readability. The goal is to encourage user agent developers, standards developers, policy makers, web designers, and others to provide specific functionality in mainstream web products by helping them better understand and implement text customization. The Symposium is developed with support of the EC-funded WAI-ACT Project. Deadline for abstract submission is 24 September 2012.

See also: WAI-ACT Project

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Easy-to-Read on the Web - Online Symposium

3 December 2012

The W3C WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) organises this online symposium on Easy-to-Read on the Web. It aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, content authors, designers, and developers, and users with disabilities to explore the needs of people with cognitive disabilities or low language skills. It is intended to encourage the development of better guidance, support, and tools for developers, designers, and users, and to inform researchers, standards developers, and policy makers on how to better address easy-to-read on the Web. A call for papers has been launched (deadline: 12 October)

See also: Call for Papers

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
e-Inclusion & digital public services

25 September 2012 - 25 September 2012 Cambridge, UK

The conference will present the Digital Agenda for local and regional governments and demonstrate the use of digital platforms to empower employment policies and social inclusion. Good practice and new business models in e-Government will also be discussed. This will also be the final conference of the DIEGO-project, which will be presented as an effective method to promote inclusion through the use of new technologies in public administrations

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
2nd AALIANCE2 Stakeholder Workshop

27 September 2012 Eindhoven, The Netherlands

AALIANCE2 Project is a Coordination Action funded in the FP7-ICT-2011.7, which focuses on the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) solutions based on advanced ICT technologies for ageing and wellbeing of elderly people in Europe. One of its main objectives is to build consensus upon research priorities in the AAL roadmap and Strategic Research Agenda for the upcoming decades. This second workshop will focus on five enabling technologies, i.e. sensing, reasoning, acting, interacting and communicating, and in particular on how these technologies could support people, or should be developed to do so, according to previously described AAL activities and scenarios. The workshop objectives are to probe and build on the contents of the first AALIANCE Roadmap, published in March 2010, to design a new improved and enriched AALIANCE2 Roadmap.

Contact: Dr. Filippo Cavallo f.cavallo(at)sssup.it
See also: The workshop is held in the context of the AAL Forum.

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
AAL Forum 2012 – Tomorrow in sight: from design to delivery

24 September 2012 - 27 September 2012 Eindhoven, The Netherlands

The Forum disseminates knowledge of, experience with and results of AAL-related products among governments, researchers, developers, policymakers, suppliers, financiers and last but not least end-users. The Forum also stimulates new collaborative ventures that unite European organisations and stakeholders. This includes establishing relations with European programmes, especially the Joint Programme Initiative (JPI) More Years, Better Lives and the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. Recent developments include the prominent participation of various European regional authorities and the focus on regional policy for Ambient Assisted Living. Around 1200 participants from across Europe are expected, including users and care organisations. Visiting tours will take participants to discover the Smartest Region of the World 2011 (Eindhoven region) and its way of approaching the demographic change. The venue for this year's forum is the UFO-shaped Evoluon in Eindhoven.

See also: Registration form

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
IA (Innovation Alzheimer) Workshop 2012: "Intersection between ICT & Health - Defining guidelines

30 October 2012 Monaco

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most important health challenges worldwide. In Alzheimer's disease and related disorders none of the classical scales fully capture the complexity of the disease. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), provide innovative ways of assessment and are also important for the development of non-pharmacological strategies for the management of behaviour and cognition. The overall aim of this second workshop is to bridge the gap between the worlds of ICT and Health.

See also: Other projects funded by the EC in ICT for Health

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Now open for registration: Goldenworkers workshop: ICTs for the Employment of Older Workers: Towards an European Road Map

2 October 2012 Rome, Italy

Changes in the demographic profile in the EU countries will also impact on labour market by posing challenges that need to be tackled namely: adjusting the economy and workplaces to an ageing labour market, labour shortages as the numbers of working age persons decreases, need for increased numbers of trained healthcare professionals, potential intergenerational conflicts etc. As Commissioner Andor stated at the recent First Conference on European Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, the European Commission set "an ambitious employment target under the Europe 2020 strategy as well as the European Employment Strategy, namely to reach an employment rate of 75% for the population group aged 20 to 65. This target will be achieved only if an increasing proportion of older people is "active and healthy aging" and is encouraged to remain active to work longer and retiring later by engaging in volunteer work after retirement and by leading healthy and autonomous lives". ICT can support the achievement of the above target as it can provide older workers with unique opportunities and respond to their needs for being active, socially included and healthy. The Goldenworkers project has identified the gap analysis between the ageing at work needs and current technological solutions already available on the market and those available in the close future. A Roadmap has been developed in order to identify the main research themes for ICT for Ageing at Work Europe should invest most in the near future. During the workshop the main building blocks of the Research Roadmap for ICT and Ageing at work will be discussed with key experts from policy, academia, industry sectors.

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Active and healthy ageing at the OPEN DAYS - European Week of Regions and Cities

8 October 2012 - 11 October 2012

The OPEN DAYS – European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.

See also: Registration page to the OPEN DAYS.

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REPORTS AND STUDIES
Denmark to adopt Continua guidelines on telemedicine

16 August 2012

According to a study released in May by the European Commission's Joint Research Center, Denmark – along with England and Scotland – is seen as a pioneer in the use of telemedicine in standard patient treatments. The study further pointed out that the future success of telemedicine and telehealth programs depends on a number of factors, including funding for mainstreaming, an integrated governance model, stakeholder engagement and a strong set of legal and clinical standards. Denmark's decision to base their telehealth system on Continua Guidelines underscores the importance of using industry standards from the start.

See also: SIMPHS study

REPORTS AND STUDIES
Executive summary of The Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All project for its first year

3 September 2012

The Assistive Technologies and Inclusive Solutions for All project, in short ATIS4all, is a European Thematic Network partially funded by the Programme ICT-PSP (Information and Communication Technology - Policy Support Programme) as part of the EU's Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme. The main objectives are dynamizing the exchange of knowledge and expertise about Assistive Technologies and inclusive solutions, and sharing information among key actors and end users, by means of an open and collaborative portal. The executive annual summary provides up-to-date information about the progress of the ATIS4all thematic network.

REPORTS AND STUDIES
Summary of the 1st meeting of the European Digital Champions

11 September 2012

On Monday 25 June, 14 Digital Champions met for the first time in Brussels. The meeting was chaired by Vice-President Neelie Kroes. They heard from Martha Lane Fox, the UK Digital Champion, about her work since her appointment in 2009 and how she is working with government, civil society and the private sector to get British citizens and businesses on line. Neelie Kroes wrote on her blog about the meeting: "It was a real mix of talents and experiences. And great to have so much energy in one room. And there are inspiring initiatives, and inspiring experiences people already brought to the table. For those of you whose governments haven't yet appointed one – make sure you let your governments know what they're missing out on, and feel free to suggest them some names!" Following Martha's presentation, the Digital Champions discussed how they were going to contribute to the growth and job agenda in their own countries. They were able to share experiences and develop common priorities, as well as explain how they were organising themselves to meet the Digital Agenda opportunities in their own countries. Until now, 17 countries appointed their Digital Champions.

See also: More on the Digital Champions

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