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Successful Telework Implementation and Evaluation at Frankfurt Sparkasse - results from an evaluation by empirica

2012-02-03 16:25:53 - An independent evaluation of the implementation and operation of the telework pilot project at Frankfurter Sparkasse which was carried out by empirica revealed a huge success. This was confirmed by both, teleworkers and employees as well as their superiors and managers.

Call for Papers for HCist 2012 in October (Algarve, Portugal)

2012-02-01 17:02:46 - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies

European-American dialogue on eHealth opportunities at Medica 2011

2012-01-04 12:48:15 - With about 135,000 visitors from around the globe, the MEDICA World Forum for Medi-cine - is the largest and most important European and international exhibition and fair for the health sector. On November 18, 2011, a special session of the MEDICA Media Scientific Forum was devoted to continue the AmericanGerman Dialogue on Globalisation in (e)Health.

VPHOP: THE VPH DREAM IS COMING TO REALITY

2011-12-23 14:14:21 - This week the VPHOP Integrated project announced the completion of its clinical recruitment. This is an important reality check for the VPHOP consortium, which has been able to recruit and investigate with an extensive clinical and instrumental protocol over 200 patients, whose data will be now analysed with the VPHOP hypermodelling technology.

Digesting project experience: "Handbook of Ambient Assisted Living - Technology for Healthcare, Rehabilitation and Well-being" published

2011-12-23 12:02:43 - IOS Press published the "Handbook of Ambient Assisted Living - Technology for Healthcare, Rehabilitation and Well-being" in its Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments series. Among many interesting articles it congtains a chapter on AAL markets that is based on empirca experiences made in various projects.

European-American dialogue on eHealth opportunities at Medica 2011

2011-12-15 15:16:28 - With about 135,000 visitors from around the globe, the MEDICA World Forum for Medicine is the largest and most important European and international exhibition and fair for the health sector.

empirica to lead a large international consortium in a 7 million Euro project to develop services for saving energy in Europe's public buildings using ICT

2011-12-02 15:48:09 - The SMARTSPACES project has been awarded by the European Commission as part of the CIP ICT Policy Support Programme to a large consortium of 26 partners from all over Europe led by empirica to develop and implement ICT-based energy saving services which will enable public authorities in Europe to significantly improve their management of energy in the buildings they occupy. The project will run for three years from 2012 to 2014. www.smartspaces.eu

Quality labels for training fostering e-skills - a new study has been awarded to empirica by the European Commission

2011-12-02 14:59:19 - empirica together with EXIN and an international group of renown experts in this field from all over Europe have started the QUALITY study issued by the European Commission to develop quality labels for industry-based training and certification which at the same time are compatible with the European Commission 2009 Recommendation on a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Training and Education (EQAVET).

The European Commission is asking empirica to develop an e-skills Vision, Roadmap and Foresight Scenarios for the time until 2020

2011-12-02 14:48:45 - The Directorate General Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission has launched a contract with empirica supported by IDC Europe and INSEAD.

Termin-Erinnerung

2011-12-01 16:49:25 - Zum 11. Mal vergibt die Integrata-Stiftung für humane Nutzung der Informationstechnologie den Wolfgang-Heilmann-Preis, der mit insgesamt 10.000,-- dotiert ist und auf bis zu 3 Preisträger verteilt werden kann. Herausragende Vorschläge zum Computereinsatz, die die Verhältnisse in unserer Informationsgesellschaft nachhaltig zu bessern versprechen, können bis zum 10. Dezember 2011 bei der Integrata-Stiftung, Tübingen, eingereicht werden.

Better and more efficient care through ICT-enabled integration - European conference Beyond Silos a big success

2011-11-30 11:41:10 - Integrated care for older people spanning across the silos that separate social and health care in many countries can be both more effective and more efficient than disjointed forms of support. This particularly where integrated care processes are supported through ICT in a meaningful way. This was the common view voiced by all participants in the recent conference Beyond Silos - The Why and How of ICT in Integrated Care Service Provision.

Ten knowledge transfer workshops conducted in 2011 - capacity and skills were key issues

2011-11-17 14:29:43 - In the framework of the Knowledge Transfer Study 2010-2012, empirica successfully conducted ten workshops covering 23 countries in 2011. "Knowledge transfer capacity and skills development were identified as a bottleneck in many of the workshops", says study manager Stefan Lilischkis from empirica. "Professionalisation of knowledge transfer services will be a key issue in Europe in the years to come."

empirica health technology assessment methodology presented at key European Health Informatics conference

2011-11-10 11:34:17 - The leading European scientific eHealth conference, "Medical Informatics Europe - MIE2011, took place in Oslo from August 28 to 31, 2011 and empirica's Dr. Karl Stroetmann and Dr. Rainer Thiel presented a paper on "Assessing Biocomputational Modelling for Transforming Clinical Guidelines of Osteoporosis Management".

Swiss Government opens public consultation on a preliminary draft of the law on the electronic patient record, for which empirica prepared an impact analysis

2011-11-10 11:32:36 - As of 16. September 2011, the Swiss Government (Bundesrat) has opened a public consultation on a preliminary draft of the law on the electronic patient record to be introduced for every citizen. The consultation will end on 20. December 2011.

Competition to reward the best eHealth solution developed by an EU SME.

2011-11-10 11:27:07 - With the endorsement of the ICT for Health Unit at the European Commission, TICBioMed has organized a competition for rewarding the best eHealth solution of 2012 produced by an European SME. The objective of the competition is to support business success of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by giving them visibility together with marketing opportunities to attract customers, partners and external capital.

Future eHealth Leaders Summer Camp application deadline extended to Monday 21 November 2011

2011-11-08 14:26:33 - After receiving a number of requests for additional time, the summer camp organisers have agreed to extend the application deadline to Monday 21 November 2011. If you want to apply please do so at: http://futureehealthleaders.org/2012applications.php.

In 2011, VPH was the topic chosen for the famous Dresdner Palais-Gespräch (Dresdner Palais Symposium)

2011-11-08 11:40:00 - On 02. September 2011, the 18th Dresdner Palais http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_im_Gro%C3%9Fen_Garten Symposium focused on "The Virtual Human - future base for prevention, diagnosis and therapy?" (Der virtuelle Mensch zukünftige Basis für Prävention, Diagnose und Therapie?) http://www.dresdner-palaisgespraeche.de.

Europe prepares more effective single market for prescription drugs- empirica begins study on guidelines for cross-border ePrescription services

2011-10-21 01:55:37 - Empirica has begun work on a study to analyse the feasibility of guidelines for interoperable ePrescription services as part of a wider EC effort to improve the effectiveness of the single market for prescription drugs. Final study results are expected for autumn 2013.

Does Europe need a special innovation policy for services?

2011-10-19 16:43:12 - The service sector plays an important role in the European and other advanced economies. Services typically account for 70-80% of GDP and have been a major source of growth in recent decades. An INNO-Grips policy brief has explored whether and in what ways innovation policy can contribute to the beneficial development of an innovative service industry in Europe, thereby contributing to growth and, ultimately, well-being.

Innovation to Diffusion- Towards successful deployment of eHealth applications presented at the 2nd European Evaluation Methods Concertation Meeting

2011-09-27 13:55:08 - Dr. Karl Stroetmann of empirica GmbH presented initial considerations on the issues and challenges of moving " From Innovation to Diffusion - Towards successful deployment of eHealth applications" at the recent 2nd European Evaluation Methods Concertation Meeting in Brussels, Sept. 08, 2011.

Future eHealth Leaders Summer Camp 2012, Cape Town, South Africa

2011-09-22 17:19:36 - From 21st-25th February 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa, the next Future eHealth Leaders Summer Camp will provide ambitious young eHealth professionals with the opportunity for enhancing personal leadership skills and developing quality professional networks.

Beyond Silos - The Why and How of ICT in Integrated Care Service Provision. European Conference 23 November 2011

2011-09-02 12:48:11 - Unsynchronised social and health care service delivery leads to inefficiencies, duplication of resources, reduced levels of quality of care, and in extreme cases to premature death. Older people are particularly affected by this situation. They often need both types of services, such as support with daily living activities and chronic disease management.

The ASSIST telemedicine assessment tool and method are ready to face real telemedicine projects

2011-09-01 15:52:43 - ASSIST, a study funded by the European Space Agency, has made substantial progress during the last twelve months: The knowledge gained from an in-depth review of 16 assessment frameworks from the areas of telemedicine, eHealth, general public sector investments and others has been consolidated in the ASSIST telemedicine assessment methodology.

"I am more involved in taking care of my health now" - Better care for chronic heart failure patients in the Netherlands

2011-09-01 03:25:15 - Since January 2011, a pilot of ICT-supported, integrated social and health care services in running in Veldhoven in the Netherlands. Patients with Chronic Heart Failure enrolled in the service and involved family members are giving a positive first feedback. They feel both safer and more secure thanks to continuous telemonitoring and low-threshold contact with specialised health professionals, the case managers.

CommonWell at the International Telecare & Telehealth Conference 2011

2011-08-31 15:48:02 - Members of the CommonWell team will attend the International Telecare & Telehealth Conference 2011 on 14 - 16 November 2011 in London to present first outcomes of our pilot trials on integrated social and health care in the UK, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.

Fostering high growth of Europe's innovative SMEs

2011-07-12 15:38:34 - For fostering high growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a policy brief prepared by empirica suggests a comprehensive approach promoting certified coaching, access to equity finance, and internationalisation - and removing incentives to stay small.

empirica expert invited by the Greek government to consult on ePrescription

2011-06-07 12:44:53 - On May 27, 2011, the Greek Ministry of the Interior, Decentralisation and eGovernment organised a national planning workshop on ePrescription: European Best Practices, Lessons Learned and Implementation Plan for Greece. The opening key note on ePrescription in Europe: Concepts, Experience and Strategic Recommendations was given by Dr. Karl A. Stroetmann, Senior Research Fellow with empirica.

Mehr Demokratie durch Informationstechnologie - Aufruf zur Bewerbung um den Wolfgang-Heilmann-Preis für humane Nutzung der Informationstechnologie

2011-05-27 12:27:12 - Zum 11. Mal vergibt die Integrata-Stiftung für humane Nutzung der Informationstechnologie den Wolfgang-Heilmann-Preis, der mit insgesamt 10.000,-- dotiert ist und auf bis zu 3 Preisträger verteilt werden kann. Herausragende Vorschläge zum Themenkomplex Mehr Demokratie durch Informationstechnologie können bis zum 10. Dezember 2011 bei der Integrata-Stiftung, Tübingen, eingereicht werden.

empirica developed and presented a Virtual Office Environment (VOE) model and blueprint for selected groups of people with disabilities in Qatar

2011-05-16 14:11:35 - ictQATAR - the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology and MADA- Qatar Assistive Technology Center in Qatar had asked empirica to develop and present a VOE model and blueprint for selected groups of people with disabilities in Qatar. The overall objective was to help increase the employment levels of people with special needs and disabilities in Qatar by using new forms of work organization and employment based on ICT such as teleworking and virtual office environments.

empirica wins European Union project on Reform of Financing Secondary Healthcare in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2011-04-28 11:15:55 - Reform of Financing Secondary Healthcare in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a project to enhance the efficiency of health care services in Bosnia and Herzegovina by implementing a system of provider payments that would create incentives for cost containment and improve provider performance.

ASSIST's telemedicine assessment tool showcased at ARTES Applications Workshop

2011-04-21 12:41:52 - For the first time the ASSIST project showcased its comprehensive telemedicine self-assessment tool at ESA's application workshop. It raised quite a lot of interest among the 187 participants attending the workshop on April 5th at the European Space Agencys (ESA) ESTEC facility in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

World Health Day 2011 on antibiotics resistance

2011-04-07 16:26:58 - Today is World Health Day (WHD) 2011. The theme of this year's WHD is antimicrobial resistance, which is a lead topic of the European Union supported research project DebugIT. The project builds IT tools that can have significant impact on surveillance and control of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistances in Europe.

First technology impact assessment of VPHOP produces promising results

2011-03-29 11:49:52 - The central aim of the VPHOP project is to improve the current management of osteoporosis by predicting the risk of bone fracture much more accurately than presently possible. For impacting on the clinical practice, research and development of the predictive technologies alone will not suffice; therefore VPHOP also ensures the provision of empirical evidence about the clinical and socio-economic benefits.

Making integrated social and health care provision a reality - CommonWell pilots started

2011-03-02 03:38:31 - [Bielefeld, Malaga, Veldhoven, Milton Keynes. 1 February 2011] - In four countries in Europe, CommonWell's integrated social and health care services are now being piloted to determine how integration improves the efficiency and quality of services and ultimately the quality of life of older people and people with chronic disease. The pilots are the culmination of two years of development and implementation work carried out by the project consortium and expectations are high.

eHealth moves ahead in Europe: Reports on eHealth strategies and implementations in 30 countries in Europe available

2011-02-23 18:11:28 - European countries on their journey towards national eHealth infrastructures - evidence of progress and recommendations for cooperative actions is the title of a just released synthesis report on eHealth in Europe. The EC sponsored eHealth Strategies study has pre-published an online version of this report, which is available at the study website. In addition, more than 30 individual reports detailing policy actions and deployment are available.

empirica expert presents on Legal eHealth Challenges in National eHealth Strategies at CPDP 2011

2011-02-14 15:10:43 - empiricas Senior Research Associate Dr. Karl Stroetmann presented an overview of the status quo and progress made on privacy and data protection issues in national eHealth strategies at this years Conference on Computers, Privacy & Data Protection (CPDP) which took place from January 25 to 27 in Brussels, Belgium.

empirica joined the Virtual Physiological Human Network of Excellence as Associate Member

2011-02-10 17:46:45 - With the recent signing of a membership agreement, empirica, a leading European eHealth Institute in Bonn, Germany, has joined the Virtual Physiological Human Network of Excellence (VPH NoE) as Associate Member and takes a further step in intensifying its cooperation with the global community of biomedical researchers. Along with the VPH NoE, empirica will play an increasing part in supporting and advancing European research in biomedical modelling and simulation of the human body.

empirica eHealth expert joins the IT @ Networking Awards 2011 expert panel of judges

2011-02-01 14:59:46 - empirica's Senior Research Fellow Dr. Karl Stroetmann was asked to join as one of seven experts the prestigious IT @ Networking Awards 2011 expert panel of judges. The two-day competition took place at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Brussels from January 19 to 20. Organised by the European Association of Healthcare IT Managers and the European Association of Hospital Managers, this distinguished event recognises innovators in healthcare IT and medical technology from around the world.

SmartPersonalHealth satellite workshop at the Continua European Symposium 2011

2011-01-11 17:04:39 - The two-day symposium starting on 17 January in Brussels will explore the options of personal connected health systems in areas such as chronic condition and health management, independent ageing, and wellness.

Thinking through the role of innovation in times of economic crisis

2010-12-29 14:43:02 - Thinking through the role of innovation in times of economic crisis: is there a case for anti-cyclical innovation policy?

Blueprint Developed by empirica for ictQATAR to Showcase Benefits of Work-from-Home Model to Businesses and Employees

2010-12-16 00:00:00 - The work-from-home model is still a relatively new concept in Qatar, however as the ICT infrastructure in the country rapidly improves, it is an option the Supreme Council for Information and Communication Technology, ictQATAR, encourages local businesses to consider.

EuroFound publishes Working Paper by WRC and empirica about Reconciliation of Work and Informal Care

2010-12-08 10:22:26 - The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, has published a report authored by WRC and empirica on the basis of a study on Company initiatives for Workers with Care Responsibilities for Disabled Children or Adults.

"Evaluation of the Implementation of the Communication on e-Skills for the 21st Century" results available

2010-10-29 13:23:25 - The study "Evaluation of the Implementation of the Communication on e-Skills for the 21st Century" provides an overview of national and European policies and initiatives dealing "ICT user skills" (digital literacy) and "ICT practitioner skills" and "e-business skills". The study has been carried out against the background of a growing shortage of highly qualified ICT practitioners, which is, in turn, acting as a barrier to economic growth.

Comparative analysis of eHealth in Austria

2010-10-28 00:00:00 - A recent article by the eHealth Strategies team looks at eHealth in Austria from a European perspective

The empirica study report on "Role of Creativity and Innovation in School Curricula in the EU27" has been published.

2010-10-25 16:36:07 - The empirica study report on "Role of Creativity and Innovation in School Curricula in the EU27: A content analysis of curricula documents" has now been published

Knowledge Transfer Study to examine implementation and impact of related Recommendation of the European Commission

2010-10-18 02:18:56 - Until March 2013, empirica will coordinate a study about the implementation and impact of a Recommendation from the European Commission on the "management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities and Code of Practice for universities and other public research organisations".

empirica and the Work Research Centre, Dublin have been awarded and started the second phase of the Work+Care project

2010-10-05 05:27:17 - empirica and the Work Research Centre, Dublin have been awarded and started the second phase of the Work+Care project for the EuroFound

Europe is the global leader in nation-wide implementation of eHealth solutions

2010-09-23 00:00:00 - "Europe is leading the rest of the world in advancing towards modern eHealth infrastructures and implementations" was the conclusion of Dr. Karl Stroetmann of empirica Consultants at an eHealth Strategies Symposium in Brussels.

The European Commission DG INFSO & Media has awared a contract on "eCareBench" to empirica

2010-09-15 00:00:00 - The European Commission DG INFSO & Media has awared a contract on "eCareBench - Coping with an ageing population - Learning from good eHealth and telecare practices" to empirica

empirica to co-organise eHealth Workshop on EU-US cooperation in Washington, DC

2010-09-13 00:00:00 - On November 12, 2010, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) will convene a stakeholder meeting of the ARGOS eHealth Consortium in conjunction with its annual conference in Washington, DC, which empirica is co-organising. Funded by the European Commission, DG External Relations, the ARGOS eHealth Project contributes to establishing a “Transatlantic Observatory for Meeting Global Health Policy Challenges through ICT-Enabled Solutions”.

eHealth Strategies in European Countries: Study validation workshop On Sept. 16, 2010 in Brussels

2010-09-08 05:15:13 - On Sept. 16 the European Commission and empirica, in cooperation with the Belgium Presi-dency of the EU, will present the final results of the eHealth Strategies study to a wider public.

International study on the the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities started by empirica

2010-07-30 05:06:02 - International study on the the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities started by empirica

Sparkasse Frankfurt and empirica signed a contract on the provision of telework consulting services

2010-07-30 05:00:02 - Sparkasse Frankfurt - a large German savings bank - and empirica signed a contract on the provision of telework consulting services

Study on Social Impacts of ICT in Europe published by the European Commission

2010-07-21 00:00:00 - The European Commission (EC) has published the results of a in-depth study on the social impacts of ICT, based on available research evidence from Europe and beyond. empirica's focus in the project was on exploring the impacts of the Internet, mobile telephony and other ICTs on sociability within community and family. empirica also authored a report on differences in social impacts of ICT between Europe and selected non-European countries (Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, USA).

New publication by the European Commission on securing benefits from interoperable Electronic Health Record

2010-07-09 09:44:26 - New publication by the European Commission on securing benefits from interoperable Electronic Health Record and ePrescribing systems

First European Convergence Workshop on a pan-European eHealth Infostructure take place at EFMI-STC in Reykjavik 03.06.10

2010-05-18 12:00:20 - The first European Convergence Workshop aiming at the design of a pan-European eHealth Infostructure will take place at the 10th International Special Topic Conference of the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI - STC), Reykjavik, Iceland, 3rd of June 2010.

eHealth in Switzerland

2010-05-05 00:00:00 - Recommendations to sucessfully meet implementation challenges in a federal context

Invitation to an event on 'Challenges and Issues in Health Care Information Management'

2010-04-15 05:35:44 - The European FP7 Research Project DebugIT 'Detecting and Eliminating Bacteria UsinG Information Technology' (www.debugit.eu) is delivering first results.

Establishing the European Virtual Physiological Human Institute

2010-03-30 18:08:29 - To provide strong support for both the European Union Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) research initiative and the global "Physiome" community, the process to establish a European VPH Institute has now officially started.

The Swiss Medical Informatics journal publishes article with empirica insights on the Swiss eHealth strategy

2010-03-30 17:23:39 - empirica researchers Karl Stroetmann, Alexander Dobrev, JÃ¶rg Artmann and Rainer Thiel report on the results of their critical review of the Swiss eHealth strategy, with a special emphasis on progress in the financing and incentive structures sub-project.

empirica participates in Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) cooperation project with Stanford University

2010-03-30 00:00:00 - The unique EU-funded transatlantic cooperation project NeuroMusculoSkeletal (NMS) Physiome recently had its official kick-off on January 27th, 2010....

Interoperable eHealth is Worth it - Securing Benefits from Electronic Health Records and ePrescribing

2010-03-16 00:00:00 - Health information systems can help make our healthcare systems economically sustainable. The recent EHR IMPACT study shows the importance of interoperability in this quest, as well as what needs to be in place in order to realise the potential.

empirica presents study results "ICT and eHealth use among General Practitioners in Europe" at the European Conference

2010-03-10 12:31:28 - empirica presents the results of the study on "ICT and eHealth use among General Practitioners in Europe" at the European Ministerial eHealth Conference 2008

Improving digital literacy is crucial to Europe's future. Study provides the relevant baseline and foresight data

2010-03-03 12:36:30 - The three Commissioners and DGs published this joint article in PARLIAMENT MAGAZINE. It includes very stimulating messages and also referes to a recent empirica study on "Monitoring e-Skills Supply and Demand in Europe"...

Experts Warn of ICT Labour Shortage and Loss of Competitive Edge in Europe by 2015

2010-03-03 03:48:13 - 3 March 2010 - Europe is suffering from a chronic shortage of digital skills in all sectors. Recent studies released by empirica and IDC EMEA Government Insights reveals the EU labour market may face an excess demand of 384,000 ICT practitioners by 2015.

DIGITALEUROPE and BITKOM Press Conference at eSkills Week at CeBIT fair on 2 March 2010

2010-03-03 00:00:00 - 3 March 2010 - Europe is suffering from a chronic shortage of digital skills in all sectors. Recent studies released by empirica and IDC EMEA Government Insights reveals the EU labour market may face an excess demand of 384,000 ICT practitioners by 2015.

eResearch2020 Workshop held on 24.02.2010. Study findings welcomed by European Commission and eInfrastructur community

2010-02-25 12:55:27 - The findings of the empirica-led study eResearch2020 â€“ The Role of eInfrastructures in the Creation of Globel Virtual Research Communities - were welcomed by the European Commission and members of the global eInfrastructure community in Brussels yesterday.

empirica hosts workshop on Company Initiatives for Working Family Carers

2010-02-11 00:00:00 - Within the context of a study on “Company initiatives for workers with care responsibilities for disabled children or adults”

empirica joins in new European effort to promote personal health systems interoperability

2010-02-05 00:00:00 - The European Commission (EC) has selected empirica Communication & Technology Research along with the industry’s global Continua Health Alliance, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) -Europe, and The Centre in Brussels for supporting its Smart Personal Health systems initiative

The CULTUREMAP study led by empirica and the European Commission will organise a workshop

2010-02-05 00:00:00 - The CULTUREMAP study led by empirica and the European Commission will organise a workshop

Study "e-Skills for the 21st Century" has been commissioned to empirica

2010-01-28 00:00:00 - The study will perform an evaluation of the implementation of the Communication on "e-Skills for the 21st Century".

ValuePlus project presents key results at Swedish presidency conference

2009-12-11 02:48:38 - Under the patronage of the Swedish presidency, the ValuePlus project has presented key outcomes of its research on patient invovlement in EC-funded research projects.

New emprica study now available on the European Commission's web site

2009-12-09 00:00:00 - New emprica study now available on the Europen Commission's web site: "Web accessibility in European countries: level of compliance with latest international accessibility specifications, notably WCAG 2.0, and approaches or plans to implement those specifications"

empirica's research acknowledged in recent US report on Health IT adoption in the USA and beyond

2009-08-14 03:02:20 - A recent US report sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and carried out by the Institute for Health Policy (IHP) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Partners Health System highlights the state of Health IT adoption in the USA.

Final Report of the NewGlobal study published: ICT-based Collaborative Working Environments and Globalisation.

2009-07-24 00:00:00 - The NewGlobal study has explored how collaborative working environments (CWE) based on ICTs can be deployed for enabling successful globalisation strategies of European companies and how they can foster exploitation of business opportunities for global value creation.

eAccessibility in the EU countries and beyond

2009-01-09 04:02:09 - The MeAC study recently published 28 eAccessibility Country Profiles, providing an overview of relevant policies and levels of eAccessibility actually achieved in 25 EU countries, Australia, Canada and the United States of America. The Profiles are based on the information gathered by the MeAC study team over the past three years.

EU project CommonWell launched to improve quality of life for older people

2009-01-07 04:03:10 - EU project CommonWell launched to improve quality of life for older people and support independent living though integration of health and social care

Understanding and measuring transformative use of ICTs in Europe's regions: Final Report

2009-01-05 10:19:38 - The TRANSFORM project, coordinated by empirica, explored the conditions for transformative use of ICTs by European regions. It also looked into the ways in which such use can be measured and benchmarked.

SOPRANO's "Second phase prototype testing"- First tests successfully held

2009-01-05 00:00:00 - empirica is currently managing usability tests of AAL components developed within the SOPRANO project. The usability tests belong to the second phase of prototype testing with future SOPRANO users.

The ICT & Ageing project publishes Preliminary Findings

2008-12-05 04:09:28 - On the occasion of the e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference in Vienna/Austria (30 Novâ€“2 Dec, 2008) the ICT & Ageing project, coordinated by empirica, presents a new report on the conditions for development of ICT & Ageing markets in Europe.

Empirica's research in the eInclusion domain features prominently in new EC information campaign.

2008-10-17 00:00:00 - Three projects with empirica lead or participation feature among others in a new e-inclusion brochure edited by the European Commission.

Further eAccessibility Country Profiles published

2008-08-26 05:45:33 - About two months ago, the MeAC study team published a first set of ten Country Profiles. Now, a further ten Profiles were added, covering Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Malta and Poland. Again, the Profiles provide an overview of relevant policies and levels of eAccessibility for each country.

EU workshop on Fostering Global Collaboration of European Companies

2008-08-13 05:46:23 - The high-level workshop, organised by the NewGlobal project on 16 September, 2008 in Brussels, will gather together experts and policy-makers to discuss strategies for fostering global, ICT-based collaboration by European Companies.

EU Workshop on Market Barriers for Uptake of ICTs for Independent Living and Active Ageing at Home

2008-07-01 05:50:36 - As part of the ICT+Ageing study, empirica will organise an expert workshop on "Market Barriers for Uptake of ICTs for Independent Living and Active Ageing at Home" to take place at the European Commission, DG Information Society and Media, on 22 July 2008.