•Consolidation of an open source modular Health Information Sharing Platform supporting organizational interoperability among actors and clinical decision support
•Runtime support, a software environment providing services for the execution of AAL applications •Development support,
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
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
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
and their underlying software-based service platforms, are a prerequisite for the use and uptake of innovative business models
%saving in the energy consumption of servers and network devices in comparison with a traditionally managed data centre and an additional
servers are turned off and automatically restarted when load increases http://www. fit4green. eu Funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7
technologies (hardware and software) that allow for electronic communication, data collection and processing in distributed networks (e g.
music, software; may add an extra mode Delivery may be reorganized to decrease transport demand; but if time
the long term outlook is indeed bleak Looking at some of the problems in more detail, we note that some 60%of the public
Enterprise-wide collaboration software Overview The Secretaria Municipal de Saã de de Belo Horizonte (SMSA-BH), reorganised its
Doctors use the software's instant messaging capability to consult with each other for quick questions or opinions in a secure real-time environment.
Irish Software Assocation isoft Lincor Solutions MANITEX Silicon & Software systems (S3 Slã¡inte Technologies System Dynamics
WP/14/79 European Productivity, Innovation and Competitiveness: The Case of Italy Andrew Tiffin  2013 International monetary fund WP/14/79
Compliance and eï €ectiveness in HF and CAD closed-loop management. In: Proceedings of Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Box 2. 4. Open source health ICTS...64 Box 2. 5. The progressive introduction of interoperability provides a
CAD Canadian dollar CCHIT Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology CDM Chronic disease management CITL Center for Information technology Leadership
CAD 4 400 (Canadian dollars) to CAD 3 966 per patient Reducing operating costs of clinical services
systems or between versions of the same software. It must also be gathered consistently if it is to permit effective secondary analysis of health data
%of the region†s rural private physician†s offices through a CAD 1. 2 million
an average of CAD 4 400 (Canadian dollars) to CAD 3 966 per patient. In Canada, a relatively modest investment in IT has led to a major rapid change
software/hardware, and patient management systems provided over the web via an application service provider (ASP
MAEHC reports hardware and software costs of approximately USD 30 700, plus another USD 12 100 for support
and certified a panel of five vendors from which primary care physicians must purchase their EMR
hardware and software start-up costs of approximately USD 15 500 plus an annual fee of almost USD 4 000 the first year, rising to almost USD 6 000
One the basis of advice from an expert panel, in 2008 Desroches and colleagues defined
Software & implementaion 17 200 9 091 Annual support/License 5 600 3 709 (1st year
between CAD 255 and 415 per month. At higher prices, interest dropped off dramatically Improved efficiency, better access to medical information and faster chronic patient data
Low=CAD 255 Med=CAD 415 High=CAD 575 Low=CAD 415 Med=CAD 575
High=CAD 690 Low=CAD 7 200 Med=CAD 11 200 High=CAD 15 200
Source: Keshavjee et al. 1998 2. 4. Cross-system link-ups remain a serious problem While health care organisations are equipped increasingly with
ICT products and systems, linking them remains a serious problem Information systems in separate health care business entities must be able to
exchange clinical information on patients, i e. be interoperable, if value is to be attained as a result of introducing ICT in clinical settings.
Consistent CHAPTER 2. WHAT PREVENTS COUNTRIES FROM IMPROVING EFFICIENCY THROUGH ICTS? †61 IMPROVING HEALTH SECTOR EFFICIENCY:
THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES Â OECD 2010 implementation of standards and appropriate organisational changes are
necessary to facilitate this process Different computer systems are said to be interoperable when they can exchange data with and use data from other systems.
Simply converting data from a paper format to a digital format is not enough to ensure
These EMR software platforms were largely incompatible with each other, and were not interoperable. They had to be modified to
the development of open source health care software with several initial successes. Open source software is developed with an open code that is made
available, at no cost, in the public domain to download and change as needed and again share with the community.
health records systems, open source could provide a possible reference point 1. The term â€oeopen standard†as used here refers to the nature of the standard†s
and software. It does not necessarily imply freely available or royalty-free. The term â€oeopen standard†is coupled sometimes with â€oeopen source†with the idea that
if it does not have a complete free/open source reference implementation available 64 †CHAPTER 2. WHAT PREVENTS COUNTRIES FROM IMPROVING EFFICIENCY THROUGH ICTS
Making open source software such as EHRS available as an option for physicians offers significantly lower upfront costs.
mean free software for everyone, nor it necessarily implies higher guarantees of reliability and quality than commercial products.
source software depends on the community of developers who participates in its development (California Health care Foundation, 2006.
for more open source development of EHRS (see Box 2. 4 Even when standards are available,
Box 2. 4. Open source health ICTS Examples of open source software that have been developed and are being widely
deployed, include EMR software such as OSCAR, Freemed, Vista and other software such as Medline, Epi-X and others.
To this effect, a 2002 NHS Information Authority paper on â€oeopen Source Software and the NHS€ concluded:
â€oeopen source health care applications would provide healthy competition to the existing closed source commercial market, encouraging
More recently in the United states, the success of the open source Vista EHR software developed by the US Veterans Administration,
implementations of open source technologies for their own use. In another sign of increasing support for open source software, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information
Technology (CCHIT) has created recently three separate pathways to electronic health records certification. The first is still the traditional route for most commercial products but
the other two pathways were created with open source developers in mind, making their software potentially eligible under incentive programmes with funding guidelines calling for
such certification CHAPTER 2. WHAT PREVENTS COUNTRIES FROM IMPROVING EFFICIENCY THROUGH ICTS? †65 IMPROVING HEALTH SECTOR EFFICIENCY:
California Health care Foundation (2006), Open source Software: A Primer for Health care Leaders, ihealth Reports Center for Democracy & Technology (2008), â€oecomprehensive Privacy and
Smith, C. 2002), â€oeopen Source Software and the NHS: White paper National Health Service Information Authorityâ€, available at
encourages incremental compliance by software suppliers with the National e-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) standards and specifications, with
Most practices had computer software and hardware to perform administrative and clinical functions, and most (78.3
A total of CAD 108 million was committed for 2006-12 to be disbursed gradually over the duration of the programme.
web-based software developed by the B c. Health Ministry with a Health Canada†s Primary Health care Transition Fund grant.
MOA time is compensated at CAD 20/hour as an expense to the GP Direct payments to spur use of the CDM Toolkit
since the inception of the programme in 2003, received a onetime payment of CAD 7 500
/telephone follow up management fee at a rate of CAD 15 (payable up to a maximum of four
whose patient panels consist of at least a minimum threshold of low-income individuals and families who
costs associated with in-office installation of EHR software/hardware which are more significant than those incurred for an ASP-based EMR by
USD 1. 10 CAD 86 †CHAPTER 3. ALIGNING INCENTIVES WITH HEALTH SYSTEM PRIORITIES IMPROVING HEALTH SECTOR EFFICIENCY:
actually negative at CAD 1. 5 billion, having reached a positive cash flow by year seven and
CAD 20 billion This is further supported by a 2007 study by Pricewaterhouse Coopers of nearly
Meetingâ€, Powerpoint presentation at AHRQ Annual Meeting, Bethesda Maryland CHAPTER 4. ENABLING A SECURE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION †97
as well as meeting software and hardware compatibility requirements. However though the MAEHC had done an extensive job researching the vendors and making final
•Certification addresses the full range of products †open source, self -developed, modular, and other vendor.
open source developers, often don't understand why they need to go through the expense of detailed certification processes and possibly
5. http://healthit. hhs. gov/portal/server. pt/gateway/PTARGS 0 11113 881027 0 0 18/CA SUMMARY 071409. pdf, accessed January 2010
http://healthit. hhs. gov/portal/server. pt? open=512&objid=1269&&pageid=1650 1&mode=2&in hi userid=11113&cached=true, accessed January 2010
software failure •Working with stakeholders to update the Vendor Conformance and Usability Requirements (VCUR) for physician's offices.
system that ranged from an estimated CAD 133 in Canada as of 2009 to CAD 570 per
2009, exchange rate CAD 1. 10; 8. Source: Department of health and Ageing, Australia; 9 2009-10, exchange rate AUD 1. 19;
2010, exchange rate CAD 1. 10; 12. NAO, through December 2015, exchange rate GBP 0. 61 13.2007
/portal/server. pt? open=512&objid=1149&mode=2, accessed 9 june 2009 George, D. and N. Austin-Bishop (2003), â€oeerror Rates for Computerized
promising potentialâ€, Powerpoint presentation to OECD Expert Meeting on ICT in the Health Sector, Paris
Centre for Software Practice (UWA Centre) provided dedicated technical support under a not-for-profit partnership agreement
most practices had the computer software and hardware to perform administrative and clinical functions, and most (78.3%)had speed a high internet connection.
Australia (UWA) Centre for Software Practice The goals of the project were to achieve •Secure messaging and increased collaboration between health
UWA Centre for Software Practice had been a critical, if not major factor in the successful implementation of the project, both for the enthusiastic
extensive expertise in software development 132 †ANNEX A. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES IMPROVING HEALTH SECTOR EFFICIENCY:
The CDM â€oeself-evaluation†toolkit is based a web software developed by the B c. Health Ministry.
Physician Connect began in 2004 with a CAD 1. 2 million Primary Health care Transition Fund (PHTCF) grant.
services for people with complications is approximately CAD 776 million each year. By 2016, direct health care costs to treat patients with diabetes in
CAD 1. 38 billion In addressing the challenges posed, the Physician Connect effort has created a value proposition for all key stakeholders.
coupled with practice management software to link all clinical and administrative practice functions in one seamless health
traditional in-office installation of software/hardware and installation through an external application service provider (ASP.
accessed through the central search engine which can locate and extract the data from local databases.
panels and as hosts for peer reviews. This has extended the community of users beyond the
Outlook Economics (d) Mckinsey e Gas ï ï ï ï ï Food & beverage processing ï ï ï
d) Outlook Economics (2014, unpublished), AUS-M. Distribution services includes wholesale and retail trade transport, and postal and warehousing.
than 7 per cent of value add in 2011-12 (Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency 2013). ) Technology and communication will continue to facilitate the provision of legal
wall panels; and a range of other building-related products By virtue of operating in all States and Territories
software globally. The firm†s applications and consulting services help to administer financial products for the investment, superannuation
and its software is used to manage more than A$2. 5 trillion in assets Further proposals
advanced activities such as software development and business consulting. Successful entrepreneurs often start small and then grow their businesses
of China†s food demand to 2050, conference paper, 44th ABARES Outlook conference Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences.
Outlook Economics. 2014 unpublished. Aus-M. Canberra: Outloook Economics Palangkaraya, A.,Spurling, T, . & Webster, E. 2014).
of the Expert Panel. Canberra: Commonwealth of australia World bank. 2014a). ) World bank Data. Retrieved August 2014, from Gross capital formation
There are also search engines that help to find courses, for example the Course Locator (there is a charge) http://www. thecourselocator. co. uk
The district was seeking a â€oehealth check†of their technology systems for hardware, software and network infrastructure as well as IT policies, procedures and organisational structure.
Software tools to hold a brainstorming session Conceptdraw MINDMAP, Conceptual Map software Brainstorming forms The forms of brainstorming are:
classical brainstorming and advanced brainstorming Classical Brainstorming is the brainstorming until now discussed. Advanced brainstorming is a better
ï Brainstorming software tools: brainstorming toolbox, software to generate conceptual maps ï Creative thinking techniques:
random word technique, random picture technique, False Rules technique, scamper method, analogies, role play, Alexander technique more info
For example the chat room software"msn messenger"(free from Mi -crosoft) can be very powerful in allowing people in remote sites to have online conversations
Microsoft Net meeting-another free software application-is a simpler alternative Video: One of the best ways to transfer knowledge is through the use of stories.
panel television technologies. The advantages and disadvantages of each are added (the advantages using positive and the disadvantage negative numbers.
ï Product Engineering where product plans are transformed into blueprints or CAD-drawings then into prototypes and ultimately into real parts and components
and software into one product which monitors all energy inputs and costs, providing instant access to
physical models from Computer-aided design (CAD) data. These"three dimensional printers"allow designers to quickly create tangible prototypes of their designs, rather than just two-dimensional pic
A software package"slices"the CAD model into a number of thin (0. 1 mm) layers,
1. Create a CAD model of the design 2. Convert the CAD model to STL format
3. Slice the STL file into thin cross-sectional layers 4. Construct the model one layer atop another
CAD Model Creation: First, the object to be built is modeled using a Computer-aided design (CAD software package. Solid modelers,
such as Pro/ENGINEER, tend to represent 3-D objects more accu -rately than wire-frame modelers such as Autocad,
and will therefore yield better results. The designer can use a preexisting CAD file or may wish to create one expressly for prototyping purposes.
This process is identical for all of the RP build techniques Conversion to STL Format: The various CAD packages use a number of different algorithms to rep
-resent solid objects. To establish consistency, the STL (stereolithography, the first RP technique) for -mat has been adopted as the standard of the rapid prototyping industry.
to convert the CAD file into STL format. This format represents a three-dimensional surface as an
The preprocessing software slices the STL model into a number of layers from 0. 01 mm to 0. 7 mm thick,
Each PR machine manufacturer supplies their own proprietary preprocessing software Layer by Layer Construction: The fourth step is the actual construction of the part.
Baxi sent its CAD files to the AMSYS Sunderland sintering facility by e-mail. Once these had been
Instead designs will be downloaded from CAD and sent direct to the bureau saving time and money in the process
-puter software can be tested, furniture can be tested, store environments can be tested, dog food can be tested, airline service can be tested,
The units are measured carefully and CAD drawings produced. The aim is to achieve as close a shape to the original as possible.
and CAD drawings made Prototypes of the new design are made and these are tested thoroughly, both for their physical dimen
strategies are supported by sophisticated software programmes such as MRP, MRPII, ERP, etc What is a production strategy
basic Excel spreadsheet that was in use for some time and was a conglomeration of personal theo -ries, formulas,
The spreadsheet was handfed data from manual tyre counts. The new system will automate data collection to allow better manage
software architecture that abstracts the functionality according to the business requirements. Each tier of the solution addresses a unique responsibility.
These include computer software; any drawing, map, chart or plan; photographs and films; architec -tural works;
Is your SME using music, pictures, or software products owned by others in any of its publications, brochures, databases or websites?
company own the rights to any computer software? If you answered â€oeyes†to any of the above, then
For example literary works include software, and artistic works include any drawing, map, chart or plan. The only absolute requirement is that the work
Its activities are focused on the software and the Internet business. It develops, implements and distributes software management systems in
the field of accounting, logistics, process tracking, communication, human resources and CRM. Enter -prise S. also offers web solutions including application provider, web hosting, web and application
documents, software and web pages produced by the company. Finally the registration of his prod -ucts'trademarks remains on his list of things to do next
A typical example is the use of a commercial software prod -uct Exclusive License A license is said to be exclusive
example if a software vendor fails to deliver sufficient quantities of its products to a distributor, the
-ing of software and systems for industrial processes as well as automation and IT integration in organ
control and monitoring of industrial processes, internet/intranet software and technology and systems engineering The competitive environment of the applied research in ICT sectors is highly dynamic and subject to a
-tion to software programmes Eidon has been granted 15 patents, protecting original systems resulting from different R&d contracts
Therefore, when software intensive solutions are involved, Eidon relies on copyright protection Eidon†s original software is protected by copyright.
Access rights to software, based normally on an exclusive license model, do not usually include access to the source code,
which may be granted only in exceptional cases and can be made subject to separate agreements Eidon†s standard R&d contract is an interesting mix of different IP tools,
e g. a software product or Internet service would best be adver -tised on the Internet on related websites, through email campaigns or dedicated computer literature or
either away"by the search engines or too variable to be useful (e g. planet or planets
*The wildcard tells the search engine to match all characters after it, preserving keyword slots and increasing coverage by 50%or more
way to ensure the search engines evaluate your query in the way you want, from left to right â€
"ï issue query to full Boolean search engine or metasearcher-full-Boolean engines give you this
and standard search engines never find it. Traditional search engines cre -ate their indices by spidering or crawling surface Web pages.
To be discovered, the page must be static and linked to other pages. Traditional search engines can not"see
"or retrieve content in the deep Web-those pages do not exist until they are created dynamically as the result of a specific
Because traditional search engine crawlers can not probe beneath the surface, the deep Web has heretofore been hidden
these findings in perspective one has to consider that the search engines with the largest number of Web pages indexed (such as Google) index no more than sixteen per cent of the
when they use such search engines Internet searchers are therefore searching only 0. 03%--or one in 3, 000--of the pages avail
Tetra pak Processing UK used the latest Rockwell Automation PLC€ s, networks and software resulting in a significant improvement of the performance of Tetra pak Processing UK's food processing plant
Planning Software System Better stock man -agement Better warehouse management Larger product rota -tion (First in, First
ï Sirius Concepts Ltd provides diagnostic software for economic and business advisors, includ -ing TNAS for start-up businesses, rural businesses and social enterprises
www. sircon. co. uk/sirius-software/your focus. asp ï Trainingzone is one of the UK's most popular site for corporate training professionals with
The most widely used and well known search engines "Innosupport: Supporting Innovation in SMES "-12.1. Literature searches
search engine, then to select the most suitable databases and further to look into these databases for
The most widely used and well known search engines ï http://www. google. com ï http://www. alltheweb. com
Powerpoint presentation Design of documentation for the customer Rhetorical skills Negotiation skills Technical skills for searching for information
6-Implications and Research Outlook...23 7-Summary...25 LIST OF ANNEXES References BARRIERS TO INNOVATION IN SMES
are discussed in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 entails general implications and research outlook The final chapter (7) contains a brief summary
software firm SAP in India was reported at 8, 000 euros per annum in 2004, while the
several incidences of intercultural nuisances in Indo-German software development work Fabian and Schmidli (2005) report similar problems in Sino-Swiss projects
6-Implications and Research Outlook As the discussion above has demonstrated, global innovation activities, especially, the
OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris
Where appropriate, a Panel Review will be organised remotely Applicants can provide during the electronic proposal submission up to
and report intangible assets (ICT skills, organisation, software and networks, intellectual property rights) so that new and small firm assets can be
areas such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, software and new materials) but also play an increasingly important role as innovation agents
The rapid growth of software and business method patenting also increases small business costs and the likelihood of infringement.
the design of the survey itself, the panel used by Parisi, Schiantarelli and Sembenelli is
Although the Mediocredito-Capitalia survey is not a panel itself, it contains repeated observation for a number of firms enough to allow a dynamic framework.
we end up with an unbalanced panel of 9, 674 observations on 7, 375 firms, of which only 361 are present in all three waves
out of 361 firms in our balanced panel, 34%invest in R&d in every period under examination.
of the observations are balanced in the panel. Therefore, the use of fixed firm effect models was not feasible due to the resulting small sample size and limited information
Evidence from a Panel of British Manufacturing Firmsâ€, Institute for Fiscal Studies, working paper N. W93/19
Evidence from a Panel of Manufacturing Firms in France Germany, and Italyâ€, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol
, electronics and software. SMES that focus on the middle or end of the life cycle may be specialized equipment suppliers
and engineering tools (CAD), prototypes, customization, etc Further, SMES often have an inadequate knowledge of their competitors and their products
and eventually the entire car interior including door panels and dashboards. These companies now have much more leverage over their customers, the
For example, software service providers may offer homogeneous products that are produced not or consumed simultaneously and manufacturers increasingly offer products that are accompanied by services, such as repair
solved at a franchisee†s location are fed into the software package which has been devised by Chemstation
software and framework in place to interpret the results and distribute the data The database also builds barriers against competition.
with a 24/7 help desk and self-diagnostic software where applicable Up to this point, the firm†s business model need not shift dramatically,
the cheese taster above with a computer program. Apart from very limited domains, this approach has been largely unfruitful
Biotechnology, electronics and telecommunication, industrial software applications, new materials WK1 10 their turnover Source: Clarysse and Duchã ne, 2000.
newly emerging industries like biotechnology and computer software (Audretsch, 1995. One answer is that knowledge inputs come from third-party firms
and accounting management software systems that enhance organisational and management capabilities, while at the same time reduce the high costs associated with managing SMES
NC, CAD-CAM, and related technologies. According to several surveys of the Italian clusters, they facilitated the diffusion of new technologies through
-ups are in information technologies--software, Internet, and telecommunication software. Because these firms are focused more on providing a service and face much shorter development times, these companies
do not follow a clear technological innovation trajectory and are thus not easy to evaluate by public
World Sustainable Development Outlook 2009: The Impact of the Global Financial crisis on the Environment, Energy and Sustainable
listed different types of incentives that drive the firm to use open source management. A variety of novel concepts have been introduced into the innovation literature as relates to the
Outlook 2009, The Impact of the Global Financial crisis on the Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development, World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD), Part
Open source biopharmaceutical innovation†a mode of entry for firms in emerging markets. Journal of Business Chemistry 6 (1), 11†30
How open source software works: â€oefree†user-to -user assistance. Research Policy 32 (6), 923†943
OUTLOOK, Doi: 10.1038/nrd2131, Advanced Online Publication published 18th august, pp. 1†7 Neale, W c. 1984.
OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012, Highlights 8 Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011, Research and Innovation Union Scoreboard, EU 2012
Expert Panel public grants Lw Sil Trust fund public VC R&d card vouchers SCCISME public-private VC
Expert panel report. 2009. Link •Innovation to strengthen growth and address global and social challenges.
•OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012. Link •PERIA Good Practice Report. Link
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