Global Centre for ICT in Parliament - News

GR: 81 services for citizens go digital

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:14:52 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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In May 2013, the Deputy Minister of Administrative Reform and Electronic Governance, Mr Manousos Voloudakis, disseminated to all Citizen's Service Centres (KEP) a circular newsletter that provides guidance on the way in which a range of services to citizens – currently 81 – can be handled entir

EU/INT: ENGAGE Platform 2.0 (BETA) released

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:08 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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After the release of the first version of the ENGAGE platform in 2012, the ENGAGE consortium has recently released ENGAGE v2.0 with new and improved features and architecture.

Going Local Italy

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:01:00 +0000

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European Commission e-Government News

Going local Italia 2013 - Roma, 3 giugno e Milano, 4 giugno

HR: Launch of the eCitizens project

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:04:00 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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On 25 April 2013, Milanka Opačić, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Policy and Youth along with the Assistant Minister at the Ministry of Public Administration, Darko Parić, presented the eCitizens project.

SEMIC 2013 - Semantic Interoperability Conference 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:53:00 +0000

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European Commission e-Government News

This event offers an opportunity to explore and discuss how Public Administrations can use semantic technologies to make information exchange more efficient and effective, allowing them to operate at lower costs and provide better services. The conference programme addresses topics such as: Basic data for public services; Open Standards for eGovernment; Data interoperability in the Cloud and on the World-Wide Web; Open Government Data and interoperability; Putting interoperability solutions in a regional or local context. It is organised by the ISA Programme of the European Commission.

Major Cities of Europe - Annual Conference

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:42:00 +0000

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European Commission e-Government News

This conference will bring together Chief Information Officers and ICT managers from local government as well as business leaders. The goal of the event is to find answers to today’s challenges regarding ICT in cities. Participants will showcase key implementations and ideas, share experiences, facilitate debate and exchange views through presentations, roundtables, one-to-one discussions and workshops.

International Conference on Policy Making 2.0

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:58:00 +0000

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European Commission e-Government News

This conference will explore the emerging technologies and trends that are changing the way policy is made. Policy-making 2.0 refers to a blend of emerging and fast developing technologies that enable better, more timely and more participated decision-making in government. The aim of the conference is to cross-fertilize projects to support community building and to learn from each other.

EU: New application of the EC’s Internal Market Information System (IMI) available to Member States

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:58:17 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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According to an announcement made in late April 2013 on the website of the Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations, the latest release of the European Commission’s Internal Market Information System (IMI) has been launched.

DK: Digital communication with the Danish authorities to be made easier for those living abroad

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:58:39 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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The working group of the Steering Committee for eGovernment Strategy has been set up to examine how to make it easier for foreigners who want to move to Denmark as well as for Danes living abroad to communicate with the authorities digitally.

Accessible Copyright Treaty Hits New Roadblock

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:12:37 +0000

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E-Access Bulletin

The World Blind Union (WBU) has reacted angrily to a new setback to long-running work on an international copyright treaty which could improve access to accessible books for blind and visually impaired people.

Great Expectations Of e-Book Access Demonstrations

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:09:06 +0000

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E-Access Bulletin

Accessibility is “rising up the agenda” of the publishing industry as awareness grows of the value of helping people access electronic books in multiple formats, a publishing standards body said this month.

The statement came following a live demonstration of accessible readings from “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens at the London Book Fair in an event organised by the Royal National Institute of Blind People, the Publishers Licensing Society and EDitEUR – the trade standards body for the global book industry.

Location Networking Aims To Help Disabled People Connect

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:56:24 +0000

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E-Access Bulletin

A free smartphone app that can help disabled people find and connect with others in their community and request social support has been launched in the UK.

MiFinder combines elements of social networking platforms with GPS satellite location, allowing users to engage and potentially meet with people nearby them who share similar interests. The app has a range of potential uses – including dating – but is unusual in promoting its use for social support, its owner says.

Erik Weihenmayer, Adventurer: Scaling The Heights Of Possibility

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:52:43 +0000

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E-Access Bulletin

By Andrea Tarquini, translated by Margherita Giordano.

Erik Weihenmayer has climbed Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, and descended Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe, skiing to base camp. Now he is preparing to ride the rapids of the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River in a kayak. Extreme sports always offer extreme challenges, but for Weihenmayer, the level of difficulty is different: he is blind, after contracting retinoschisis at the age of three.

AT: The ‘ELAK im Bund’ electronic file system is now available for judicial administration

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:06:02 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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On 8 April 2013, the ‘ELAK im Bund’ (electronic file system) was launched for judicial administration, thanks to the successful cooperation between the Constitutional Court of Austria and the Federal Computing Centre (Die Bundesrechenzentrum – BRZ, in German).

RO: Galaţi municipality, the first local authority to join the national Point of Single Contact

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:35:57 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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In April 2013, ‘Digital Romania’, the national public centre affiliated to the Ministry of Information Society and the technical operator of the Point of Single Contact, PSC (Punctul de Contact Unic, in Romanian) launched the process of requesting local public administrations to join www.ed

EU: Key deliverable of Falsified Medicines Directive achieved

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:35:40 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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The European Medicines Agency has recently upgraded its EudraGMP database with information on good distribution practice (GDP) in addition to good manufacturing practice (GMP).

UK: Northern Ireland - Transformational Telemonitoring NI Service celebrated by Health Minister and involved stakeholders

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:20:11 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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Experts from across Northern Ireland gathered during the second week of April 2013 to mark the success of the Telemonitoring NI service.

ES: Madrid hospital installs first medication dispensing machine in Europe

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:03:39 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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The General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón in Madrid has recently set up Europe's first dispensing machine for medications.

CH: The ch.ch portal of the federal government launches its revamped version

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:59:31 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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On 14 March 2013, Danielle Gagnaux, the chancellor of Fribourg canton and André Simonazzi, the Federal Council spokesman, launched a revamped version of the ch.ch portal, which provides a quick way of finding information about the confederation, cantons and communes.

Few Council Websites Ready For Mobile Revolution

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:09:18 +0000

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E-Government Bulletin

Only 17% of UK local authorities are creating websites that can be viewed adequately on a mobile device, despite the fact that almost a third of people accessing online council information are now using such devices, according to the Society of IT Management (Socitm). The findings come as part of this year’s “Better Connected” review [...]