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Portugal to monitor public health through a national open data portal
The National Health Service in Portugal (SNS – Serviço Nacional de Saüde) has set up an open data portal whose goal is to provide a dashboard to monitor the health of Portuguese people. Called…
NEWSCreated: 23/02/2016Updated Date: 23/02/2016
European collaborative portal on Assistive Technologies and inclusive solutions
Launch of the European collaborative portal on Assistive Technologies and inclusive solutions There is a growing concern throughout Europe about the difficulties faced by the organisations involved in…
NEWSCreated: 14/06/2013Updated Date: 14/06/2013
European survey on training and usage of Assistive Technologies
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…
NEWSCreated: 30/06/2012Updated Date: 30/06/2012
PT: Interconnection of healthcare services in Algarve Region
Algarve, the southernmost region of Portugal, is the first to progress this far in the use of SAM. The aim is to provide GPs and hospital specialists with a useful and efficient tool for recording…
NEWSCreated: 31/05/2012Updated Date: 31/05/2012
Survey report – ICT training and learning experiences of people with disabilities
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…
NEWSCreated: 14/04/2012Updated Date: 14/04/2012
PT: Hospital in Porto to switch 3000 PCs to open source office suite
The office suites are identical and the migration does not require much investment or training, says Joǎo Oliveira, IT administrator at the hospital. He estimates that the migration will take about…
NEWSCreated: 04/04/2012Updated Date: 04/04/2012
PONTE - a Valuable Tool in Drug Repositioning Research
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…
NEWSCreated: 29/03/2012Updated Date: 29/03/2012
Hospital in Porto to switch 3000 PCs to open source office suite
The Sǎo Joǎo Hospital in the Portuguese city of Porto will replace its existing proprietary suite of office tools with OpenOffice, a free and open source alternative, according to a report published…
NEWSCreated: 23/03/2012Updated Date: 23/03/2012
ATLEC to boost uptake in Assistive Technology by People with Disabilities
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…
NEWSCreated: 13/03/2012Updated Date: 13/03/2012
PT: English-language database on health R&D projects launched
The Health Cluster Portugal (HCP), a private non-profit association supported by members from business, academia, hospitals and local authorities, introduced the Science and Technology Resources…
NEWSCreated: 03/11/2011Updated Date: 03/11/2011
ICT4Ageing Well 2015
The International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health aims to be a meeting point for those that study and apply information and communication…
EVENTCreated: 05/05/2015Updated Date: 05/05/2015
8th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices (BIODEVICES 2015)
The purpose of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices is to bring together researchers and practitioners from electronics and mechanical engineering, interested in studying…
EVENTCreated: 16/04/2014Updated Date: 16/04/2014