Austria is still on track to have the NIF finalised at the end of this year. Updates will follow soon.
Standardisation
Last update: 23/08/2012
Call for Papers: W3C/WAI Symp…
The W3C WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) invites you to contribute to the online symposium on Text Customization for Readability. Submission date: 24 September 2012 Symposium date: 19 November 2012 This symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, and users with disabilities to explore the needs of people with low vision, dyslexia, and other conditions and situations that impact reading. We invite research and position papers of about 1,000 words. We encourage you to submit new research, ongoing research, and analysis of past research related to text customization for...
Standardisation
Last update: 30/06/2012
European survey on training a…
ATLEC (Assistive Technology Learning Through a Unified Curriculum - www.atlec-project.eu) is currently conducting a European survey on the training and usage of assistive technologies (AT). ATLEC focuses on training people with disabilities in being aware of and being able to use assistive technologies, whilst also creating the job profile of an ICT AT trainer, therefore giving people with disabilities another route into employment or self-employment. Recent surveys with AT users and specialists throughout Europe have highlighted and confirmed that the lack of appropriate or sufficient…
eHealth
Last update: 28/06/2012
Mailinglist Registrierung
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Im Zuge des Wechsel auf Joinup werden die bisher verwendeten Mailinglisten deaktiviert. Stattdessen wird die Mailing Liste moa-idspss@joinup.ec.europa.eu auf Joinup betrieben. Hierzu ist es notwendig sich separat zu registrieren. Hierzu sind folgenden Schritte durchzuführen: 1. Gehen Sie auf: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/moa-idspss/home und melden Sie sich mit Ihrem JoinUp Benutzer an. 2. In der rechten Spalte der Projektseite sehen Sie nach der Anmeldung unter der vorher genannten URL den Link "Subscribe Mailing List". Bitte beachten…
eIdentity and eSignature
Last update: 16/05/2012
Austrian government moves its…
The Austrian government's open source development website, eGovLabs, on Thursday 24 May will move their key open source software projects to the European Commission's Joinup platform. The move should make it easier for other public administrations in the EU to re-use the applications and to collaborate in development. The applications moved to Joinup include for example Mocca (Modular Open Citizen Card Architecture), an electronic signature application to manage eID cards. The application is interoperable with the eID cards of Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein…
Open Source Software
Last update: 14/04/2012
Survey report – ICT training…
ViPi released the ViPi Stakeholder Survey – Consolidation and comparative analysis of findings, including the Research Methodology & State of the Art. Both can be downloaded in accessible pdf format. The survey was devised in the early stages of the ViPi project in order to gain data about the ICT training and learning experiences of people with disabilities, the organisations representing them, trainers, policy makers and intermediaries. The report comprises the survey analysis findings related toICT training, Community needs, relevant methodologies, pedagogical approaches, available training...
eHealth
Last update: 29/03/2012
PONTE - a Valuable Tool in Dr…
In a year's time researchers from across Europe will have easy access to valuable new technology designed to simplify and accelerate the clinical trials process. With the upcoming release of the platform prototype in April 2012, the wider research community will have the exciting opportunity to test run and review the tools that the platform will offer. More details on www.ponte-project.eu The PONTE platform will help find new uses for existing drugs. It will offer vital assistance throughout each stage of the process – from the moment an idea is generated through to the selection of…
eHealth
Last update: 23/03/2012
Security and costs keep Austr…
For the past seven years, the Nuhr Medical Center in the Austrian town of Senftenberg has been relying on open source servers for its email, file and print services. The main reasons are better security and lower costs, explains the open source IT service provider, Siedl. The health centre renewed its Linux servers last year and is now using Zarafa for email and collaboration and Linux Univention Server for managing user rights, access to files and security policies (directory services). The centre also relies on a mix of open source and proprietary tools to monitor the network security…
Open Source Software
Last update: 16/03/2012
EU: VERITAS project releases…
VERITAS (Virtual and Augmented Environments and Realistic User Interactions To achieve Embedded Accessibility DesignS) aims to develop, validate and assess tools for built-in accessibility support at all stages of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and non-ICT product development, including specification, design, development and testing.The goal is to ensure that future products and services are being systematically designed for all people including those with disabilities and functional limitations as well as older people. Furthermore, VERITAS plans to promote its results to the...
eGovernment
Last update: 13/03/2012
ATLEC to boost uptake in Assi…
Recent studies throughout Europe [e.g. ACCESSIBLE, AEGIS (FP7 projects), and KA3 project ImPaCT in Europe] with over 1000 end-users and Assistive Technologies (AT) specialists, indicate that lack of training is one of the core barriers towards effective usage of Assistive Technology (AT) by people with disabilities. This lack of training is subsequently also recognised as a main barrier for people with disabilities gaining employment in the regular labour market. Alongside various European initiatives that address training the trainers and professionals who work with people with disabilities…
eHealth
Last update: 13/03/2012
VERITAS project – the video –…
VERITAS (Virtual and Augmented Environments and Realistic User Interactions To achieve Embedded Accessibility DesignS) presents its first video on accessible design, introducing simulation based and virtual reality testing at all stages of product design and development in the automotive, smart living spaces (buildings & construction, domotics), workplace, ehealth and infotainment applications areas. VERITAS aims to develop, validate and assess tools for built-in accessibility support at all stages of ICT and non-ICT product development, including specification, design, development and…
eGovernment
Last update: 28/02/2012
AT: Medical Association hopes…
In the letter, ÖÄK President Walter Dorner reaffirms its agreement in principle with an electronic data exchange in the medical field, but stresses at the same time that the present draft of the law "needs a thorough revision, to which ÖÄK wants to contribute". ÖÄK believes that there are still many unresolved, technical, organisational, financial and legal issues. In addition, in its current form the ELGA project is deeply unpopular with the medical profession. Dr Dorner reports that a survey of Vienna doctors found that 95 % of respondents were opposed to the present draft of the law.ÖÄK…