Global Centre for ICT in Parliament - News

DE: Internet-based self-help system to be developed for people with mild to moderate depression

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:07:19 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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In April 2012, the Federal Ministry of Health launched a research project, whose aim is to develop and evaluate an Internet-based mental health programme for people with mild to moderate depression symptoms.

South Korea introduces fingerprint technology to prevent corruption

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:29:59 +0000

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Zunia

PPS launched Korea On-line E-Procurement System (KONEPS) in September 2002. KONEPS became a world-class e-procurement system used by 44,000 public organisations and 220,000 suppliers. However, due to the nature of bidding conducted on-line, there were cases reported that bid brokers borrowed the registrants’ certificate and participated in the bid illegally to gain profit when the contract was awarded. Such illegal practices continuously occurred and raised concerns about the reliability of e-bi

EU: ADMS contributes to the transformational government movement

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:59:07 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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On 8 May 2012, at the tGovernment Workshop 2012, the Chair of the OASIS TGF, John Borras and the Chair of the ADMS Working Group, João Rodrigues Frade, presented how the TGF and the ADMS fit into the transformational government movement (tGovernment).

NL: Self-monitoring of suspicious spots and moles with Huidmonitor app

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:19:31 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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In the Netherlands the Melanoma Foundation has created a smartphone app named 'Huidmonitor' (Skin monitor, in Dutch) to easily check suspicious moles and spots on one's skin.

CH: eGovernment action plan - First phase ready to launch

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:17:39 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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The Steering Committee of the Swiss eGovernment programme has approved the first phase of the eGovernment action plan which promotes specific projects, from the geographic map of Swiss eGovernment to procedures for filing tax returns or notifying a change of address.

ES/INT: Spanish eGovernment project wins 2012 United Nations Public Service Award

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:58:35 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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The Spanish project 'Citizen's Total Electronic Access to Public Services' won the second prize of the United Nations (UN) Public Service Award 2012 in the category 'Improving the Delivery of Public Services' for Europe and North America.

SE: New IT support system to help prevent healthcare-related infections

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:04:55 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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Two pilot projects of a four-month duration are being conducted in two Swedish counties namely, Uppsala and Västra Götaland to test an IT tool called the 'Anti-infection Tool,' which is aimed at supporting the prevention of healthcare-related infections in Sweden.

EU/ INT: 17th Conference of the international Porvoo Group - Can legislation and technology ensure the safe handling of electronic identity and personal data in open data networks?

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:02:25 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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The international Porvoo Group met in Brussels, Belgium on 10 – 11 May 2012 to consider questions relating to electronic identity (eID) and data protection.

EU: ECDL Foundation highlights the importance of Digital Skills for Jobs at Festival of Europe Celebrations

Mon, 14 May 2012 06:20:59 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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ECDL Foundation celebrated, on 12 May 2012, the ‘Festival of Europe’ with the European Commission at ‘European Institutions Open Day’ to mark the increasing need for digital skills to support Europe’s growth.

DK: National Action Plan presented at Open Government Partnership High Level Meeting

Mon, 14 May 2012 06:16:39 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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In April 2012, Denmark joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international initiative whose purpose is to promote good governance and strengthen democracy in the participating countries.

EU: eHealth Task Force's recommendations for redesigning health in Europe

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:56:08 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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A high-level group of eHealth experts on 7 May 2012 warned that Europeans will only be able to benefit from the affordable, less intrusive and more personalised healthcare which ICT can bring if agreement is reached on how to use health data.

FI: Milestone of one millionth electronic prescription reached

Fri, 11 May 2012 06:36:09 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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Finland's millionth electronic prescription was issued on Monday 30 April 2012.

Patient empowerment is key for future healthcare, but consider the challenges

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:35:00 +0000

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European Commission e-Government News

The patient is the most underused resource in healthcare, we’ve been told. But the relationship between health professionals and patients is changing: informed and active individuals have great potential in tackling healthcare challenges. “Patient empowerment” is the word of the moment.

No improvement of care without data!

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:30:00 +0000

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European Commission e-Government News

The US-based health plan Kaiser Permanente (KP) is among the forerunners of digitally assisted care delivery in the world. During the last decade, KP has built up a fully integrated care network that allows designing evidence-based care plans and sets standards in terms of transparency and patient involvement.

Semantic interoperability needs political commitment

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:01:00 +0000

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European Commission e-Government News

With the epSOS project, the European Commission has initiated a successful first step towards cross-border interoperability of electronic medical data in Europe. Five European Member States have gone live already. But problems remain that need to be addressed politically rather than technically.

Bungeni Editor featured in the ISA LEOS Project Final Analysis Report

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:39:40 +0000

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Bungeni

Bungeni Editor was featured in the Final Analysis Report of the ISA LEOS Project (Legislative Editing Open Software).

EU: Fostering older people’s digital inclusion is key to Active Ageing

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:03:52 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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ECDL Foundation partnered, on 27 April 2012, with AGE Platform Europe to promote older people’s digital inclusion during the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations and launched an updated ICT Training programme adapted to older people’s needs.

EU: HEIDI health wiki portal has been launched

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:31:44 +0000

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ePractice.eu

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The 'Health in Europe: Information and Data Interface' (Heidi) website was launched on 3 May 2012 by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumers.

Call for papers - European Journal of ePractice issue: eGovernance & Social Media

Wed, 09 May 2012 22:24:00 +0000

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European Commission e-Government News

This issue whose submission deadline is 31 May 2012 aims to tackle questions such as: how should governments themselves use social media, and what are the impacts likely to be? Can these technologies empower users not just to collaborate in service design and delivery, but also to participate in public policy and decision making, as well as in the workings and arrangements of the public sector and public governance more widely? Is there a business case for government in using social media rather than, or in addition to, more traditional tools?

Call for papers - European Journal of ePractice issue: Digital Strategies for Government and Business

Wed, 09 May 2012 22:18:00 +0000

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European Commission e-Government News

This issue whose submission deadline is 31 May 2012 aims to tackle a number of questions, among which: What does it take to transform government by ICT? Or, should the ambitions be lowered? What can realistically be achieved and what cannot? Which strategic frameworks do or should inform the deployment of ICT-based solutions in government?