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Remote health monitoring for better care, lower costs

The economic and social burden of healthcare is weighing heavily on governments, healthcare providers and citizens, particularly as Europeans age. However e-health tools â such as mobile monitoring applications for patients and their care providers â are enabling care services to be redesigned to be more flexible and effective.

More on FP7 on CORDIS

CORDIS has updated its Towards FP7 Service, a gateway to information on the preparation of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The service now includes even more information on this upcoming programme for research and technological development.

ICMCC announces the first internet portal on information on access to electronic health records

ICMCC announces the first internet portal on information on access to electronic health records. Portal represents the result of a group being set up to raise awareness of patient record access nationally and internationally.

Helping computers identify real meaning

The lightning rise of the internet and the development of advanced search technologies have created the greatest storehouse of information ever seen. Yet the very speed of this growth has brought its own problems. Which content is the wheat, and which the chaff? The METOKIS project aimed to help.

Commission reviews achievements of first half of 2006

It looks as though it will be a busy autumn for the Commission with preparations for the launch of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), and further discussions needed regarding initiatives such as the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Institute of Technology (EIT).

More effective coordination for smart-systems research

Smart systems based on microtechnology and nanotechnology hold great promise for future systems integration, with a variety of potential applications especially in medicine, automotive safety and aeronautics. However lack of coordination among European research institutions, industry and government means that research and product innovation are not advancing as fast as they could.

Defeating the smartcard code-crackers

Smart as they are, the protective codes of smart cards can be cracked using off-the-shelf technology. But the latest secure chips developed by one European team may soon frustrate hackers and thieves. Produced using a new and much faster design process, these chips can withstand more attacks than before.

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Remote health monitoring for better care, lower costs

More on FP7 on CORDIS

ICMCC announces the first internet portal on information on access to electronic health records

Helping computers identify real meaning

Commission reviews achievements of first half of 2006

More effective coordination for smart-systems research

Defeating the smartcard code-crackers

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