The citizens of Bologna (city and province) have recently been able to activate their electronic health records (EHRs) and thus manage their health data easily via the Internet.

The first Greek website targeting patients with asthma, 'myasthma.gr', was officially launched on 7 April 2012.

The first Greek online community designed by diabetics for diabetics, glykouli.gr, has recently been launched as a user-friendly interactive platform.

On 4 October 2011, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published a literature review aimed at providing an overview of research studies on online

Five new online Danish patient networks have been set up, it was announced on 8 July 2011. These new networks enable patients and their relatives to interact directly with health professionals and especially with other patients with the same medical condition.

The General Directorate of Health (Direcção-Geral de Saúde - DGS, in Portuguese), has put forward the 'Health 2.0: Quality and Innovation in the National Health Service' project aimed at identifying the main requirements in health innovation.