internet trust and security, much faster internet access and better investment in research and development. Some are particularly close to concrete issues faced by
their identities and personal data when they interact in the networked digital society Our stakeholders include public authorities, universities, research centres, industry
Ultimately, ICT should enable users to better manage their health and lifestyle, with improved quality of services and reduced healthcare costs
Managing health data Up to 50%of European adults search online for health information. The need for
as well as to personal health data, is essential. The same is true on the research side
where access to wide sets of health data for scientific purposes is vital for making
Access to healthcare data helps researchers to produce more accurate, faster tests on medicines to be launched on the market.
develop new ways of using existing clinical and biomedical data sources to detect EU-ADR
It then applies text mining, epidemiological and other computational techniques to assess and detect †signalsâ€
The euheart project is building computer models of the diseased heart to personalise and optimise the selection of the most indicated treatment in several cardiovascular
and a patient data protection framework, to facilitate the semantic interlinking, sharing and reusing of different EHR repositories
of epilepsy-relevant multi-parametric data. The specificity of each patient and the need for constant adjustment of the treatments will be addressed through a
data capture system to provide the patients with daily valuable Euheart Euheart uses clinical data from various sources,
such as medical imaging, measurements of blood flow, blood pressure and electrocardiography. Computer models integrate heart behaviour and the aorta at molecular, cellular, tissue and organ level.
These models also incorporate knowledge about how the cardiovascular disease disturbs the correct functioning of the heart at these levels
The project combines clinical and basic neuroscience research with advanced data analysis medical management tools and telecommunication to develop novel applications for the
management of epilepsy It will deliver non-intrusive personal health system (PHS) for monitoring and early diagnosis
Thanks to a multimodal sensor information system, designed to be modular and minimally obtrusive, disease-relevant parameters of Parkinson†s†patients will be captured.
healthcare professionals with the necessary electronic patient data. The result is a service infrastructure enabling the exchange of patient data †Patient Summaries and eprescriptions
†across borders. 23 different European countries participate in this Large scale Pilot http://www. epsos. eu Funded by the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP) â€
to manage issues such as integration, patients†involvement and user perceptions, as well as transferability of knowledge and results pooled by the project to other regions in Europe
The attitude of the end user is key to allow the diffusion of telehealth services. The
and help build confidence in the users and overcome the barriers to their full acceptance of the new systems
The pilot was carried out in three different sites †Spain, Greece and Norway †where it developed insights into local structural and operational barriers to overcome for
•Consolidation of an open source modular Health Information Sharing Platform supporting organizational interoperability among actors and clinical decision support
professionals and users to deploy ICT more widely in areas that will allow people to
Europe (end users, public authorities, industry, healthcare professionals and others cooperate on concrete actions to improve older people†s quality of life,
houses with automatic systems for lighting, temperature control, multimedia and many other functions †are designed for this purpose,
such as tele-care, tele-medicine and elderly-friendly videoconference), which help to prolong independent living
is designed also to keep users socially engaged via video, sensors, and mobile communications The services were tested in six pilot sites across Europe over the last 24 months of
the project. The final results showed that the services were accepted well by the trial participants, whose majority experienced an increased sense of security
DREAMING integrated familiar devices-such as blood pressure cuffs, mobile phones and TV-in a single platform. The system is based on a â€oebox†installed at the user†s home and
connected to the network. Key information on the environment where the person lives and on his/her clinical parameters are sent to a Contact Centre
resulting in new user-driven innovations. The project succeeded in creating an innovative Living Lab structure to produce better
Independent living is also at the core of the Rosetta project, which specifically addressed people with progressive chronic disabilities, helping them to keep their
•An advanced awareness and prevention service, e g. smart cameras to monitor users†activities •An early detection system to monitor behaviours
The developed system was tested in field trials with users in Belgium, The netherlands and Germany in the period 2011 †2012 to evaluate the user friendliness of the
system, as well as the impact of the system on the quality of life of the elderly people with chronic disabilities and their caregivers
The Excite project has evaluated user requirements for robotic solutions employing the Giraff platform, a mobile telepresence device that connects the person in the
Thanks to the videoconference facility, the elderly can request help or receive â€oevirtual visits†by caregivers, family and friends
•A safety-oriented framework derived through extensive usability and user acceptance •Mechanisms to enable the robot to be operated tele,
developers and users Some of the solutions presented above give an idea of the extent to which robotics
•Runtime support, a software environment providing services for the execution of AAL applications •Development support,
The project†s methodology is to involve the end users †the elderly and their caregivers †in
far generated by cyclic on site user validations on a pan-European scale. The longitudinal
Only 20%of the elderly are active internet users. They can communicate more and better using devices they are more familiar with, such as TV screens and remote
controls. The T-Seniority pilot project developed a solution based on DIGITAL TV specifically tailored for elderly people.
Using a TV SET people can obtain information, contact public services and receive care via tele-monitoring.
The TV-conferencing facilities enable them to stay in touch with their carers family members and their local community.
been implemented and currently used in sites in Spain UK and France, reaching more than 1750 users as well as
successfully serviced outside of the project†s framework in two locations in Spain Moreover, the solution is targeted also on the US market which presented business
several user trials in different sites throughout Europe The project also resulted in a comprehensive rehabilitation programme that can be
detection and prevention, targeting elderly users living independently at home. The usability, accessibility and acceptability of the final prototype have been tested with
and issue warnings for the users, reducing the burden of the assistance for the former
users/patients across different countries, cultures, age groups and fall risk factors Going beyond the pilot schemes, a group of 30 consortia, members of the
The GUIDE (â€oegentle user interfaces for elderly peopleâ€) project is creating a software framework and design tools which allow developers to efficiently integrate accessibility
services can automatically adapt their user interface to the specific impairments and preferences of elderly users.
The project is now (Autumn 2012) entering its validation phase and the software framework is being showcased at events around Europe such
as IFA 2012, a leading trade show for Consumer Electronics and Home appliances I-DONT-FALL
next-generation user interface technologies, such as gesture interaction, voice control avatars, second screen multi-touch devices and gyroscopic remote controls
GUIDE puts a dedicated focus on the emerging Web & TV platforms and services (Connected TVS, Set-Top Boxes, etc..
These platforms have the potential to become the main media terminals in the users†homes, due to their convenience and wide acceptance
information) of public authorities†websites has remained pretty stable over the past years, there has been a steady increase in the â€oeinteractive†use of these services
The objective is to empower users to actively contribute to the production of egovernment services or even policy-making.
Concrete goals include the registration of data with governments only once, the EU-wide use of national electronic identities (eid), the
which addresses these challenges by ensuring that public sector websites are fully accessible by 2015. The Plan is requesting Member States to formally agree on
access public egovernment services in other Member States, in full respect of data protection and privacy rules
user friendly way PEPPOL and Openpeppol The PEPPOL project allows any company in the EU to communicate electronically with any
projects intended to fill the gaps in Europe†s energy, transport, telecommunication and ICT networks for the 2014-2020 period.
Connecting existing systems will allow communication and data exchanges based on the development of common technical standards in the field of
•User identification and authentication •Provision of supporting electronic documents •Syndication of data and edirectories
•A Secure delivery and data tracking exchanges http://www. eu-spocs. eu Funded by the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP
-Competitiveness & Innovation Programme (CIP Duration: 2009-end 2012 28 eid, ejustice and ehealth. The funding from CEF would link up Member Statesâ€
Effective transmission of individual data between national authorities must therefore be a priority. The European Civil Registry Network project
) in electronic form via internet in a fast, secure and certified way. It was very important to collaborate closely
1 http://ec. europa. eu/budget/reform/documents/com2011 0665 en. pdf ECRN The project†s main objectives were
Thanks to ICT-particularly social media-more and more citizens are able to take direct part in political debate.
The project addresses the specific topic of immigration, giving users the opportunity to contribute to policy drafting
the platform widget is made available also on social media channels and mobile devices Puzzled by Policy Users can compare graphically their views on immigration with national and EU immigration
policies, as well as with the opinions of relevant stakeholders. The platform is customised for Greece, Hungary, Italy and Spain, where the users can refer to their national language
as well as engage in debates in English http://www. puzzledbypolicy. eu Funded by the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP
-Competitiveness & Innovation Programme (CIP Duration: 2010-2013 30 In a similar vein, the Immigrationpolicy 2. 0 project uses state-of-the-art ICT
technologies (including Web 2. 0 and social networking) to pilot a range of citizen -centred services (e g. searchable inventories on national migration policies and related
legislation). ) The key objective is to facilitate citizens†involvement in immigration policy development, granting access to policy information
•Data repositories •Search Services •Knowledge Harvesting and Content Extraction Services •A Governmental Management and Modelling Service (GMMS
more intelligent services by using and combining data integrated seamlessly through the Cloud The Open-DAI project (2012-2014) will test the efficiency and added value of
data collected by public authorities and agencies. It will allow them to model and deploy services,
on the internet. Information currently available is segmented often and isolated in a non-user friendly manner.
The OASIS project (2012-2015) will facilitate this search by grouping online services in a unified portal, using cloud architecture and following
a user-centric approach. It will also help public administrations to make better use of customer and businesses information and better adapt public e-services to the
accessible, user friendly, efficient and less expensive for the taxpayer 33 Living in a secure and
to the benefits brought by the Internet, smartphones, and the visible and invisible computing power around us.
ICT services and devices have become an integral part of our way of life and even of our culture
The Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE) recognises that the Internet has proved to be remarkably secure, resilient and stable.
Only 12%of European web users feel completely safe making online transactions. 38%of users had concerns with the
safety of online payments and have changed their behaviour because of concerns with security issues: 18%are less likely to buy goods online and 15%are less likely
to a wide range of evolving threats (lack of privacy, loss of data, malfunctioning of the network due to a cyberattack.
•security of networks †the internet has become a critical information infrastructure, encompassing IT systems and networks across the globe.
Commission will establish a network of Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTS), also for European institutions
•trust in technology †74%of EU Internet users in 2012 think that the risk
who start using Internet from the age of 7, need quality content online to stimulate their imagination and help them
and tools for using the Internet safely and responsibly. A combination of policies is required to deliver a Better Internet
for Children. The â€oestrategy for a Better Internet for Children†proposes a series of actions to be undertaken by the Commission, Member States and the
whole industry value chain To meet those objectives and to keep our society secure and provide citizens with the
electronic transaction in the internal market to boost the user convenience trust and confidence in the digital world
The Internet has evolved significantly over time, and people have come to depend on it for a number of activities such as voice and video communications, social
Trust is the core of social and economic activity in the Internet, and is the basis of economic transactions
social connections, and communication between people and organisations. As we increasingly rely on broadband networks, it is extremely important to make them
on the Internet. Ranging in style from large-scale worms to phishing attempts, cyber attacks have evolved to unprecedented levels of sophistication.
Current trends in Internet applications such as Web 2. 0, cloud computing, and the Internet of things are bound to bring more pervasive data collection, longer persistence
of collected data, higher and more heterogeneous traffic volume. All these factors make network management an evolving environment that
becomes more challenging every day The DEMONS project seeks to build a novel cooperative network monitoring and mitigation
and vulnerabilities of the Current and Future Internet •create an active research roadmap in the area, and
this infrastructure by applying novel distributed systems technologies and leveraging their native scalability and fault tolerance characteristics.
In doing this, the project will put special emphasis on privacy, trust, and legal issues arising from collecting
and exporting data across operator domains and multiple jurisdictions. These issues have prevented previously other security solutions from being deployed widely and
Trust, privacy and identity in the digital economy The information society has deeply and irreversibly transformed our society.
interactions such as social networks and forums, individuals are leaving a lifelong trail of personal data The number of transactions performed electronically is rising fast.
Every day people use the Internet for purposes ranging from accessing information to electronic commerce and e-banking, to interactions with government bodies.
As securing these transactions requires strong authentication, electronic authentication tokens and mechanisms have become common
or identify a user have not been designed to respect the users†privacy. They reveal the identity of the holder even though the
conventional biometric techniques, such as fingerprints and facial recognition, are rather vulnerable to direct attacks Attacks are performed by falsifying the biometric
Today, tens of millions of users rely on the internet to do business and access a wide
and their underlying software-based service platforms, are a prerequisite for the use and uptake of innovative business models
The Future Internet will provide an environment in which a diverse range of services are offered by a diverse range of suppliers.
Users are likely to unknowingly invoke underlying services in a dynamic and ad hoc manner. Moving from today†s static
Thus, the applications that end users see may be composed of multiple services from many different providers. The consequence is that the end user may have little
guarantee that a particular service or service supplier will actually offer the security claimed The ANIKETOS project will help to establish and maintain
The project is addressed to all service users, developers and suppliers. It will •provide solutions for security engineering
and trust management on the Future Internet •develop an integral framework to support secure interoperation and manage
electrical counters that record consumption, generate data, give advice and work bi-directionally), near-zero energy buildings and more energy-efficient transport
research and innovation projects to improve the energy efficiency of data centres and investigate how ICT could reduce energy and water consumption in sectors other than
developed Energy Life, a web-based solution for mobile phones which makes users become aware of the power consumption
of their home appliances in real time, with the overall target of reducing power consumption in households by 15
%The SAVE ENERGY project uses a serious game (virtual computer game used for professional training purposes) with an engaging virtual
environment for users to gain awareness, understanding and experience associated with energy saving attitudes. The main objective of SAVE
ENERGY is to make use of ICT to transform the behaviour of users Beaware Energy Life is equipped with ambient interfaces allowing measurement of energy
consumption of home appliances, helping users to monitor their consumption via mobile phones and adopt energy-saving behaviours.
The solution uses gaming and learning tools and provides real-time feedback and advice for energy savings
buildings are equipped with sensors, meters and control devices to monitor overall energy use. The real time data gathered is then centralised
and used to generate an action plan for reducing energy use via the †serious game†interface and real time information
data they need to optimise their energy-related policy and investment decisions at national, regional and organisational level
energy consumption through a web-based platform http://esesh. eu/project /Funded by the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP
energy sectors and communication and computing capabilities which are widespread in normal houses and working environments
Reducing the energy consumption of Data centres In the era of information and data deluge, data centres play an increasingly critical
role in every aspect of our socioeconomic activity. While there is an insatiable need for more computation and storage power, the energy consumption in data centres
poses an â€oeenergy wall†that must be addressed to be able to advance to more powerful data centres.
Moreover experience has shown that up to now only a holistic approach leads to the most efficient and sustainable solutions.
decision on the data centres location all the way up to the technologies used in the various systems, and the reuse of the heat that is produced by them
for data centres exploring two different approaches GAMES aims at developing innovative methodologies for individual Green, Real-time
dissemination of data in which the mechanical, lighting, electrical and computer systems are designed for maximum energy efficiency and minimum environmental
efficiency in data centres by up to 25 %The FIT4GREEN project applies power optimization by spreading load across multiple data centres.
It enhances existing deployment strategies by moving computation and services around a federation of data centres sites.
The project expects to provide at least 20 %saving in the energy consumption of servers and network devices in
comparison with a traditionally managed data centre and an additional 30%saving due to reduced cooling needs
FIT4GREEN The project aims to save energy in data centres, and works with existing logistics. It has
been designed to work for any data centre, Computing style, Monitoring and Automation frameworks, and also federated data centres
The project dynamically tunes the amount of computing resources to the workload, unused servers are turned off
and automatically restarted when load increases http://www. fit4green. eu Funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7
Duration: 2010-2012 GAMES The project will adopt an innovative approach, taking into account the interrelations
between different layers (business/applications, infrastructure, facility) and their effect on energy consumption It will deliver a methodology and toolset for the holistic design and operations monitoring
of green IT service centres, trading-off Quality of Service, performance, virtual and physical resource allocation and overall energy efficiency
based on the powers of computers and telecoms, can make a major difference to these figures For example, the European Commission†s ecall system saves lives by having the car
unconscious and transmits a set of data, including the exact location of the crash site
ecall is to be introduced in all new models of passenger cars and light-duty vehicles and will be supported across the EU as well as Iceland, Norway and Switzerland by
safety for all road users, reduced congestion and shorter and more predictable journey times, is possible.
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showing where digital economies flourish. The study examines the factors contributing to the success of these regions and highlights the fact that even smaller ones can succeed,
Ecommerce Europe welcomes the presentation of the study, but stresses that the findings should be evaluated critically and
Ecommerce Europe stresses that with digital issues, an integrated approach is needed Tweettweet 0 0
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ICT Innovation and Sustainability of the Transport Sector William R. Black*and Marina van Geenhuizen
technologies (hardware and software) that allow for electronic communication, data collection and processing in distributed networks (e g.
and in value webs for particular manufacturing industries By adopting ICT, households and businesses increase their geographic reach and potential for
speeds up data retrieval, processing and steering, and reorganizes value chains and their spatial pattern
Similarly, the capability of a videoconference being a substitute for a conference that requires several people to travel to a single meeting place is quite
Videoconferencing technology will undoubtedly improve over the coming years in terms of visual quality, more user friendly systems, and
distributed modes, the latter enabling participation in such conferencing from one†s computer as opposed to a videoconference room,
but this might not change the basic limits The idea of a substitution for motor vehicle travel is represented also well by teleworking or e
-working (also known as telecommuting in the US)( table 2). In theory this would decrease the amount of travel time since the provision of a reasonable level of technology would allow the
new travel demand due to successful social networking E-working (at home or tele-center) Reduces travel needs for individuals concerned
E-office (internet, e-mail, portable computers, tele-servicing Possibly reduces travel during work. May cause increase of
long distance travel because of more on the move-move working options E-meeting (tele-and videoconferencing) Reduces travel needs to a limited extent,
cannot substitute key -meetings (evaluation, preparation of major decisions, kickoff meetings, etc; maybe just adds an extra mode
value chains, value webs and models of remote diagnostics and monitoring (van Geenhuizen 2005; Kenney and Curry, 2001;
disintermediation) to the transformation of value chains into value webs. The latter are sets of fluid congregations of businesses coming together on the Internet to create value for customers
Whether freight transport demand increases or decreases following the changes in value chains depends upon the underlying strategy of these changes and connected physical production, e g
music, software; may add an extra mode Delivery may be reorganized to decrease transport demand; but if time
Configuration of value webs Influence on transport demand depends on underlying optimization, e g transport costs, production and delivery time, best available product quality
greater distance from key suppliers (customers)( web-based companies •Causal relations between ICT use
to new business models (like network and web-based models; similarly, determining the role of ICT in different segments of the population,
but these are linked not with data on transport behavior; also, disaggregate data at the level of
regions or cities is often not available. This situation may be explained by a lack of awareness
among statisticians of the urgency to provide such data. Concerning households, the lack of statistics means a need for a smart mix of large-scale surveys,
Private car users Public transport users Freight transport users Drivers†behavior: route selection, driving speed reaction in driving, reduction of driving tasks
Passenger behavior in public transport: mode choice and route selection Quick first aid after accident Freight: routing and load matching
Layer 3. Vehicles moving through the system Trains, cars, busses, vans bikes, vessels, etc Owners of private vehicles
in-vehicle (mobile), and whether it concerns private or public transport or both (table 4 Black and Van Geenhuizen
No available data, but seems effective No available data; seems effective in time but maybe longer journeys
Congestion relief Video Surveillance and Response (fixed)( public private Variable Message Signs (VMS fixed)( public, private
Monitors obstacles in the road network and sends help (persons and freight Give information on changing
No available data, but seems effective Overall travel time reduction by 1-2%in regular congested areas
No available data Reduces variation in acceleration by 40-50 %EU Reduces fuel use of 8
No available data, but seems effective Fatality reduction Accident Sensors (in-vehicle private Extended Viewing Systems
No data available, but seems effective No data available, but seems effective Substantial decrease of
speed, but compensation US Reduce fatality and heavy injury up to 30-38 %dependent on road type
Geographic positioning systems (GPS) in conjunction with geographic information systems GIS) offer the possibility of decreasing the amount of time spent on search behavior by
geographic information system for an area and a very reliable global positioning system (GPS), it would be possible to have small delivery vehicles programmed to deliver groceries, mail, and
databases and GPS technologies in general are in most cases not accurate enough to be used in
messages), Advanced Traveler Information systems, Adaptive Cruise control, Intelligent Speed Adaptation, Congestion Free Zoning and Lanes, and Dedicated Short Range Communications
advanced applications, mobile (in-vehicle) applications are being integrated with the fixed applications to arrive at a better fine-tuning of the systems
Upon arrival at the problem site, the objective is to remove the obstacle to flow and
Advanced Traveler Information systems Personal information systems may take different forms and may be in-vehicle for car drivers and
portable for passengers using public transport. Based on real-time information, the best route and connections (in public transport) are given.
More recent data are available for the EU 15 where there were 35,905 fatalities in 2003 (ERF, 2005.
into an onboard computer system and used to make it nearly impossible for the vehicle to crash
Vehicle Radar Warning, Blind spot Information systems and Night View Systems, and applications that serve both congestion relief and reduction of fatalities, i e.
Blind spot Information systems and Night View Systems A number of accidents occur due to blind spots. To prevent such accidents,
systems that monitor speed, braking performance and weather conditions, and automatically adjust the amount and type of lighting as a warning (active lighting
system,(1) high costs for users and operators compared with the perceived benefits,(2) risk of
Advanced Traveler Information systems mobile)( private Advanced Drivers†Assistance (ADAS)( cruise control, speed adaptation)( in-vehicle)( private
applications less expensive for users, need to focus on those applications that don†t suffer from
Internet. In: Leinbach, T. R. and Brunn, S d. eds. Worlds of E-commerce: Economic Geographic and Social Dimensions.
Internet Adoption, Urban Systems and Sustainable Transportation: Evidence from The netherlands and the United states. STELLA Focus Group 2 Synthesis meeting, Budapest, 22-23 april 2004.
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