Information Society
3 April 2013
eHealth Stakeholder Group members
In 2012, following a call for expression of interest, the European Commission selected 29 members to participate in its eHealth Stakeholder Group. Members of the group, appointed for a period of three years, are expert...[more]
2 April 2013
The Netherlands: 2013 work plan: Digitally Skilled & Digitally Safe
The Dutch program Digitally Skilled & Digitally Safe aims to enhancing the digital skills of the labor force: future employees, working people and jobseekers of 15 – 64 years of age in order to enhance the capacity for...[more]
2 April 2013
SEMIRAMIS delivers a complete solution to ease the administrative burden of mobile citizens
European citizens are becoming increasingly mobile, and upcoming opportunities are growing for students and citizens alike. One major issue in helping mobility is decreasing the administrative burden linked to moving; how...[more]
29 March 2013
Mind-controlled exoskeleton to help disabled people walk again
Every year thousands of people in Europe are paralysed by a spinal cord injury. Many are young adults, facing the rest of their lives confined to a wheelchair. Although no medical cure currently exists, in the future they could...[more]
29 March 2013
The network of the future, beyond theory
Nearly a decade ago, as the internet began to morph from a web of information into a web of connected people and things, European researchers saw not only theoretical possibilities but a chance to reinvent the network of the...[more]
29 March 2013
Making 'the cloud' greener
As the world becomes increasingly digital, demand for data centres is booming ― and so too is their energy consumption. Data centres worldwide produce around half the volume of emissions of the global aviation industry and...[more]
27 March 2013
Impact assessment accompanying the document proposal for a regulatioin of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks - COM(2013)147 final - SWD(2013)74 final
The Digital Agenda for Europe, one of the flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, underlines the importance of broadband connectivity for European growth and innovation and for social inclusion and employment. The...[more]
27 March 2013
eHealth: Experts attempt to create legal clarity
During eHealth Week 2013 in Dublin (13-15/5) the European Commission is organizing a workshop on legal issues surrounding cross-border eHealth deployment.[more]
27 March 2013
Report on the public consultation on eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020
A public consultation gives stakeholders the opportunity to give their opinion on an important European initiative like the eHealth Action Plan. This public consultation was launched on 31 March 2011 and closed on 30 May 2011.[more]
27 March 2013
Cooperation platform for the separate sale of roaming services
The cooperation platform for market players and relevant stakeholders monitoring the implementation of the structural measures introduced by the new Roaming Regulation (A.K.A. the Forum) will convene on 22 April...[more]