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This 90 minutes session, scheduled from 2:00 to 3:30PM, will be aimed at informing industry players and standardization bodies about the project’s progress, outcomes and applications as well as engaging discussions with the participants.<br /><br />STORK 2.0’s Industry Meeting will be available to the visitors of the World eID Congress and will not bear any additional cost to the conference delegate rate.<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5417160#comments Fri 07 Jun 2013 12:38:31 +0100 Vassiliki Zalavra 5417160 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5417159<p>With the aim of further promoting the project’s sustainability, STORK 2.0 has recently created two new entities to the project: the Member States Special Advisory Group as well as the Industry Special Advisory Group.<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5417159#comments Fri 07 Jun 2013 12:30:31 +0100 Vassiliki Zalavra 5417159 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5417141<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5417141#comments Thu 06 Jun 2013 02:50:04 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5417141 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5417137<p style="text-align: justify;">The annual Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Forum 2013, is taking place between 24 and 26 September in Norrköping, Sweden.<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5417137#comments Thu 06 Jun 2013 12:48:07 +0100 Eirini Souri 5417137 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5417136<p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong>26th Bled eConference</strong> takes place between 9-13 June, 2013 in Bled Slovenia.<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5417136#comments Thu 06 Jun 2013 12:36:13 +0100 Eirini Souri 5417136 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5417135<p>A white paper from the Stoltenberg II Government to the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) on the Digital Agenda for Norway has now been published. 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So far, we have <strong>ten new Universities</strong> that have joined our Super Portal and there are still quite a few other institutions that have expressed their interest in joining this platform!</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416515#comments Fri 10 May 2013 02:55:55 +0100 Gregory Liogaridis 5416515 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416471<p>On June 21 2013, the ISA Programme of the European Commission will host the <strong>3rd Semantic Interoperability Conference - SEMIC 2013</strong>, in Dublin, Ireland. <br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416471#comments Thu 09 May 2013 11:14:17 +0100 Eirini Souri 5416471 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416464<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.imentors.eu/"><strong><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">iMENTORS</span></strong></a><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> is a project designed to map the entire e-infrastructure landscape of Sub-Saharan Africa. http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416464#comments Thu 09 May 2013 09:58:15 +0100 Athina Vrakatseli 5416464 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416438<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416438#comments Wed 08 May 2013 02:42:05 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5416438 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416437<p style="text-align: justify;">A very interesting paper has been published within the <strong>Journal of Information Technology &amp; Politics</strong> (Vol. 10, Issue 2 (2013)) regarding the relationship between <em>internet use including digital media and political participation</em> over time using ANES data from 1996 - 2008. </p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416437#comments Wed 08 May 2013 01:02:19 +0100 Eirini Souri 5416437 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416415<p style="text-align: justify;">In many ways it’s easier than it’s ever been to learn about and interact with the institutions and communities around us. 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Winners receive a share of $5 million in funding and support from Knight’s network of influential peers and advisors to help advance their ideas. http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416415#comments Tue 07 May 2013 07:39:22 +0100 Eirini Souri 5416415 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416409<p>Advanced Seminar, 6th –7th June 2013, Berlin</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416409#comments Tue 07 May 2013 01:37:56 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5416409 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416332<p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong><em>Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (JTAER)</em></strong> is planning a special issue on Innovation through Open Data.<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416332#comments Fri 03 May 2013 03:20:50 +0100 Eirini Souri 5416332 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416323<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416323#comments Fri 03 May 2013 01:55:36 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5416323 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/comments/8392<p>The given link is pretty much informative and i read out future of digital society. 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Damages done to public institutions and their budgets can be enormous ranging from financial loss, reduction of organisational performance, reputation, credibility and public confidence.<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416242#comments Tue 30 Apr 2013 02:54:58 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5416242 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416241<p>The 1st&nbsp;International Summer School on Open and Collaborative Governance will take place from 1-6 July on the beautiful Greek Island of Samos.</p><p>This event will give students, researchers and practitioners an opportunity to get leading edge training on information and communication technologies for governance. Open data, social media, policy modelling and related systems and services will be in the agenda for a week, supported by high-caliber tutors representing academia, industry and administration.</p><p><b>Who should attend?</b></p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416241#comments Tue 30 Apr 2013 02:07:43 +0100 Zoi Konstantinou 5416241 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416232<p>This edition of the iMENTORS newsletter gives you more in-depth insights into current issues in the world of e-infrastructure, research infrastructure, national /regional research and education networks, ICT and data.<a href="http://www.imentors.eu/newsletter/3/index.html"> Read it online! </a><br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416232#comments Tue 30 Apr 2013 09:54:22 +0100 Athina Vrakatseli 5416232 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/comments/8390I invite you to read what says Ulrich about the future of digital society. http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5343831#comments Sat 27 Apr 2013 06:27:59 +0100 HENRIOT Marc Pierre 5343831 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/comments/8388<p>This issue top story is an interview with Mr. Ulrich Boes -the Founder of URSIT Ltd. and a Member of the Foresight Methodology Team within the project. You can find also more information about the project partner organizations - University of Macedonia, Research Committee (UOM), Greece as well as Bulgarian Association of Software Companies (BASSCOM). The newsletter is available <a href="http://forsee.eu/newsletters/newsletter6/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5343831#comments Fri 26 Apr 2013 03:39:03 +0100 Sirma Krusteva 5343831 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416135<p>Botswana Speaks Parliamentary Initiative has launched its pilot phase.<br />The participative platform is now live!<br /><br />Constituents from Nata/Gweta, Boteti North, Maun West or South East South, can use U-Speak to share an issue, an opinion or request information to their Member of Parliament. Also, they can submit an issue via the online platform or send it via SMS!<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416135#comments Fri 26 Apr 2013 12:44:08 +0100 Vassiliki Zalavra 5416135 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416112<p>The European Journal of ePractice has now launched its latest call for papers on EU-US Cooperation on eHealh issues!</p><p>Relevant details are now available @ http://www.epractice.eu/node/5416054.</p><p>Submit your papers (15-35 pages) or articles (7-10 pages) today, including references at vassilia.orfanou@eurodyn.com</p><p>Looking forward to your submissions and yet another interesting issue!</p><p>The ePractice Communication team</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416112#comments Thu 25 Apr 2013 05:57:14 +0100 Vassilia Orfanou 5416112 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416106<p>European workshop – How to Develop, Plan and Manage an EU Funded Project Successfully<br /><br />16th – 17th May 2013, Berlin, Germany<br /><br />The current architecture of European Funds and direct grants offers a wide range of funding opportunities to support innovative projects. However, funding is often not used effectively or it may be denied due to poor planning. For EU funded projects the European Commission requires the use of Project Cycle Management (PCM).<br /><br />&nbsp;<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416106#comments Thu 25 Apr 2013 02:23:41 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5416106 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416105<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416105#comments Thu 25 Apr 2013 02:01:07 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5416105 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416060<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416060#comments Wed 24 Apr 2013 02:55:15 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5416060 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5416041<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch> <o:TargetScreenSize>800x600</o:TargetScreenSize> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5416041#comments Tue 23 Apr 2013 10:57:45 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5416041 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415992<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415992#comments Mon 22 Apr 2013 02:46:00 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415992 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415987<p>Frank Leyman, STORK 2.0 partner and International Relations Manager in FEDICT, presents STORK 2.0 at the "Trust in the Digital World" Conference on April 18th, 2013. http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415987#comments Mon 22 Apr 2013 01:40:47 +0100 Vassiliki Zalavra 5415987 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415986<p>The Italian web portal “<a href="http://www.impresainungiorno.gov.it//">impresainungiorno.gov.it</a>” (“Impresa in un Giorno” = “a Company in a Day”) offers a wide range of eGovernment services to Italian businesses, and is also the Italian Point of Single Contact (PSC) for foreign businesses looking to expand their activities in Italy. As such, it provides information and services in compliance with the EU Services Directive. It also offers the experimental PSC interoperability services developed in the Large Scale Pilot project SPOCS. http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415986#comments Mon 22 Apr 2013 01:36:29 +0100 Vassiliki Zalavra 5415986 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415888<p>The Spanish Minister of Equality announced that will develop a strategy of ICT Accessibility at the awards ceremony of DIscapnet. It could be an opportunity http://laciudadaccesible.ideal.es/tecnologia/tics/3146-la-ministra-de-igualdad-anuncia-que-el-gobierno-elaborara-una-estrategia-global-de-accesibilidad-a-las-tic.html</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415888#comments Thu 18 Apr 2013 09:47:36 +0100 Circe Serra 5415888 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415853<p>The Greek Innovation Expo 2013 will take place between the 16th and 19th of May 2013 in Athens, Greece. The event will identify, present and provide a showcase of the Greek innovation. Operators, researchers and companies will be gathered to be updated, to exhibit, to communicate, to create and collaborate all together.<br /><br />The exhibition focuses on four main areas: Researh, Design, Technology and Innovation. The purpose of the event is to gather in the same area all public and private operators involved in the entire production process of new technologies and innovation.</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415853#comments Wed 17 Apr 2013 06:02:57 +0100 Eirini Souri 5415853 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415841<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415841#comments Wed 17 Apr 2013 02:32:19 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415841 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415840<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415840#comments Wed 17 Apr 2013 02:32:01 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415840 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415790<p>The European Commission in June plans to publish a survey explaining <em>why Europe’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector has too few women</em> despite a projected deficit of 700,000 skilled workers by 2015.<br /><br />Some 7 million people work in the European digital sector, which creates around 120,000 new jobs every year, but women comprise 30% of the workforce and many of them are in junior roles.<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415790#comments Tue 16 Apr 2013 11:01:36 +0100 Eirini Souri 5415790 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415780<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-GB</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415780#comments Tue 16 Apr 2013 09:25:17 +0100 Athina Vrakatseli 5415780 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415777<p>Accoring to Techtrendsng, a memorandum of understanding (MoU), a document describing a bilateral agreement, was signed recently between <a href="http://www.ei4africa.eu/" target="_blank">eI4Africa</a> and <a href="http://www.imentors.eu/" target="_blank">iMENTORS</a> &nbsp;indicating an intended common line of action. http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415777#comments Tue 16 Apr 2013 08:20:36 +0100 Athina Vrakatseli 5415777 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415746<p><strong><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415746#comments Mon 15 Apr 2013 02:41:05 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415746 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415741<p style="text-align: justify;">e-SENS (Electronic Simple European Networked Services) project is a new Large Scale Pilot&nbsp;(LSP) co-funded by the European Commission within the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP), under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP). The consortium is composed of 22 beneficiaries representing 18 EU countries, as well as Norway and Turkey.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">e-SENS was launched on 1 April 2013 within the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP), under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP).</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415741#comments Mon 15 Apr 2013 01:53:58 +0100 Zoi Konstantinou 5415741 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415704<p>R Erdem Erkul <font size="3"><font face="Calibri">did an interview with Prof <b>Darrell West</b> about “ <b>Technology &amp; e-government today and in the future</b> “ </font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415704#comments Sun 14 Apr 2013 11:54:39 +0100 R.Erdem ERKUL 5415704 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415634<p>The 1st International Workshop on Personalization in eGovernment Services and Applications (PEGOV2013) will be held in Rome, Italy, June 10-14, 2013 in conjunction with the 21st Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization - <a href="http://www.dia.uniroma3.it/~umap2013/">UMAP 2013</a>.<br /><br />The main goal of the workshop is to stimulate the discussion around problems, challenges and research directions about personalization in e-Gov and, more generally, in defining user-centered services.<br /><br />Find more <a href="http://pegov.disco.unimib.it/">here</a>.</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415634#comments Fri 12 Apr 2013 12:48:45 +0100 Eirini Souri 5415634 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415578<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415578#comments Thu 11 Apr 2013 02:44:14 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415578 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415577<p style="text-align: justify;">There is a need, especially at local level, for raising citizens’ awareness as citizens do not know what their public administration can and are doing for them.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">SEED&nbsp;is a European project which can be an answer to some of these challenges, providing digital services served from the cloud that can help to inform and educate citizens and contribute to leverage the use of digital services, that citizens&nbsp;ignore that exist.</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415577#comments Thu 11 Apr 2013 02:39:08 +0100 Zoi Konstantinou 5415577 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415571<p>An article was published yesterday on Daily News announcing the launch of the platform and the training for MPs. <br />Four MPs, Mr Rayner Makosha, Mr Tawana Moremi, Mr Slumber Tsogwane and Mr Odirile Motlhale from the constituencies Nata/Gweta, Maun West,&nbsp; Boteti North and South East South respectively as well as citizens from the constituencies will participate in the project.&nbsp;</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415571#comments Thu 11 Apr 2013 12:20:25 +0100 Athina Vrakatseli 5415571 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415556<p>Mmegi published yesterday an article on the fact that the Parliament of Botswana has launched the Botswana Speaks website, a pilot participatory initiative that will allow the public to interact with their elected representatives online and via Short Messasing System (sms).<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415556#comments Thu 11 Apr 2013 07:57:13 +0100 Athina Vrakatseli 5415556 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415544<p>A memorandum of understanding (MoU), a document describing a bilateral agreement, was signed between eI4Africa and iMENTORS indicating an intended common line of action. The two projects have a common interest in a close cooperation in order to achieve their respective objectives and promote the adoption of consolidated standards in the e-Infrastructure with the ultimate aim of boosting RTDI (Research, Technology Development and Innovation) in Africa.</p><p></p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415544#comments Wed 10 Apr 2013 02:14:56 +0100 Athina Vrakatseli 5415544 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415535<p style="text-align: justify;">With more than half of Spain's and Greece’s young people jobless, those with in-demand digital skills are increasingly seeking work in stabler Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.<br /><br />Thousands of young Spanish and Greek professionals are leaving their homeland in search of employment. The result is a mass exodus of young, educated Spaniards – a brain drain, the likes of which has not been seen <em>since the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939.</em><br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415535#comments Wed 10 Apr 2013 11:38:04 +0100 Eirini Souri 5415535 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415534<p style="text-align: justify;">Following the success of FutureGov Forum Queensland in 2012, where the state’s key IT decision makers highlighted key development priorities, Queensland’s newly appointed Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, the Hon Ian Walker, shares some of the key challenges and opportunities facing the State. Among these are plans to consult widely with the industry and drive future ICT reforms. <br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415534#comments Wed 10 Apr 2013 11:24:30 +0100 Eirini Souri 5415534 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415480<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415480#comments Tue 09 Apr 2013 03:12:10 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415480 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415479<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415479#comments Tue 09 Apr 2013 03:12:00 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415479 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415460<p style="text-align: justify;">The Special Technical Community (STC) on eGovernment of the IEEE Computer Society (CS) published an interview with Pilar Conesa on Smart Cities and eGovernment.<br /><br />Pilar Conesa is the Smart City World Congress Director and the Founder and Director of anteverti, a consulting company focus on Smart Cities advisory. <br /><br />Enjoy a 10-question insightful interview concerning&nbsp; Smart Cities and eGovernment.<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415460#comments Tue 09 Apr 2013 10:37:34 +0100 Eirini Souri 5415460 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415459<p style="text-align: justify;">The <strong>2013 World Forum for Democracy</strong> "<em>Rewiring democracy - reconnecting citizens and democratic institutions in the information age</em>" will be held on 27-29 November 2013, in Strasbourg, France.<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415459#comments Tue 09 Apr 2013 10:20:20 +0100 Eirini Souri 5415459 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415451<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-GB</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415451#comments Tue 09 Apr 2013 08:17:33 +0100 Athina Vrakatseli 5415451 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415450<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-GB</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415450#comments Tue 09 Apr 2013 07:51:37 +0100 Athina Vrakatseli 5415450 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415405<p>The Parliament of Botswana, eGovlab at Stockholm University and Gov2u are happy to invite you to a Public Lecture on the Botswana Speaks Parliamentary Initiative that will take place on April 10th, 2013 from 10:00 to 16:00 in the Library Auditorium at the University of Botswana, Gaborone.<br /><br />No registration needed – Attendance free of charge.<br /><br />The agenda will follow soon.<br /><br />Should you have any questions or should you need any details, please contact us at: communication@botswanaspeaks.org<br /><br />See you in Gaborone!</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415405#comments Mon 08 Apr 2013 01:21:22 +0100 Vassiliki Zalavra 5415405 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415404<p><strong>You come from Nata/Gweta, Boteti North, Maun West or South East South?</strong><br /><br />Use <a href="http://www.botswanaspeaks.org/component/uspeak/?Itemid=585">U-Speak</a> to share an issue, an opinion or request information to your Member of Parliament. You can either submit an issue on the online platform or send it via SMS!<br /><br />Botswana Speaks gives a chance to Members of Parliament from those four constituencies to receive input and to reply directly to you via the online platform or via SMS!<br /> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415404#comments Mon 08 Apr 2013 01:09:46 +0100 Vassiliki Zalavra 5415404 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415400<p style="text-align: justify;">There is a new interesting eParticipation project from Chicago IL, USA that worths our attention. Uproar Chicago is a civic project that aims to create a "community-curated audio collage about Chicago violence". <br /><br />Citizens can call a phone number and leave a voicemail with their thoughts. The input will be compiled into an audio collage to be shared with the mayor and the public. <br /><br />Find more about <a href="http://uproarchicago.wordpress.com/">Uproar Chicago</a>.</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415400#comments Mon 08 Apr 2013 12:37:20 +0100 Eirini Souri 5415400 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415399<p style="text-align: justify;">"<em>Building E-Justice in Continental Europe: The TéléRecours Experience in France</em>" is an interesting paper on the complexity of developing and implementing ICT in the justice sector.<br /><br />The paper is a case study on the development of an e-filing system, TéléRecours, in the French administrative justice sector. <br /><br />Read &amp; download full paper <a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2212115">here</a>.</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415399#comments Mon 08 Apr 2013 12:26:14 +0100 Eirini Souri 5415399 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415337<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>REGISTRATION is now OPEN</b>&nbsp;for the upcoming ePractice event EU-<st1:country-region>US</st1:country-region> eHealth/Health IT Cooperation Assembly to take place during eHealth Week in <st1:place><st1:city>Dublin</st1:city>, <st1:country-region>Ireland</st1:country-region></st1:place> this year. The event will take place on&nbsp;<b>Wednesday 15 May 2013</b> at Convention Centre Dublin in the frame of eHealth Week with registration and access to this workshop being free for registered ePractice members.</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415337#comments Fri 05 Apr 2013 04:04:08 +0100 Zoi Konstantinou 5415337 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415270<p>A new site has been launched as part of the European FP7 project ‘Personal Health Systems Foresight’ with the objective to provide a forum for long-term coordination and strategic guidance across different PHS areas of application such as chronic disease management, life-style management, independent living and emergency services.<br /><br />Our aim is to bring these different streams closer together through sharing, commenting and assessing visions on PHS. <br /><br /><strong>Why participate?</strong> <br /><br /></p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415270#comments Wed 03 Apr 2013 12:46:31 +0100 Totti Könnölä 5415270 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/comments/8364Many thanks for such a presentation. http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415162#comments Sun 31 Mar 2013 07:06:52 +0100 HENRIOT Marc Pierre 5415162 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/comments/8363<p>FORSEE Project ”Futures Workshop” was held on the &nbsp;March 21st in Sofia, Bulgaria, and gathered innovation and digital content experts from all 8 partner countries. It was followed by the 5th Project Meeting on March 22nd. Main topic of these events was the future of research, development and innovation &nbsp;of digital content in the SEE region. The participants introduced their visions about the most influential factors and their impact on the development of digital content.</p><p></p><p>An online survey aiming at validation of the оutputs oф the “Futures Workshop” has been prepared. As a next step it will be distributed to a wide audience of respondents, including FORSEE partners, who will be asked to share their opinions, predictions, expectations, suggestions etc. regarding the future of digital content.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>More pictures from the Workshop are available <a href="http://forsee.eu/index.php?t=1509" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5343831#comments Sat 30 Mar 2013 05:26:45 +0100 Sirma Krusteva 5343831 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415132<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415132#comments Wed 27 Mar 2013 04:59:23 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415132 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415129<p>The 9th issue of the MyUniverity newsletter was published on March 27, 2013.</p><p>Readers can be informed about the latest news of the project, the new Universities that have already joined or plan to join our Super Portal, our collaborations with other projects, as well as news and upcoming events in the Higher Education area.</p><p><a href="http://myuniversity-project.eu/index2.php?option=com_communicator&amp;task=view&amp;Itemid=12&amp;id=12" target="_self" title="Read the MyUniversity newsletter - Issue 9">Read the MyUniversity newsletter - Issue 9</a></p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415129#comments Wed 27 Mar 2013 03:42:45 +0100 Gregory Liogaridis 5415129 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415128<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415128#comments Wed 27 Mar 2013 03:41:53 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415128 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5415074<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>DE</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5415074#comments Mon 25 Mar 2013 03:19:24 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5415074 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5414964<p style="color: #666666; font-size: 13px;">Also in 2013, there will be some good occasions to exchange about eParticipation &amp; youth, in particular from a research perspective.&nbsp;</p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5414964#comments Wed 20 Mar 2013 05:17:06 +0100 Nadine Karbach 5414964 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5414961<p><!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--></p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5414961#comments Wed 20 Mar 2013 03:32:19 +0100 Asya Ognyanova 5414961 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/5414958<h1 style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.discapnet.es/Castellano/areastematicas/tecnologia/DRT4ALL/EN/DRT4ALL1013/Paginas/Callforpapers.aspx"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Call for papers for DRT4all &nbsp;</span></a>is open until May 1st 2013. http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5414958#comments Wed 20 Mar 2013 12:21:31 +0100 Circe Serra 5414958 at http://www.epractice.eu/en http://www.epractice.eu/en/blog/comments/8354<p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The survey involved the 27 EU countries and also non-EU countries such as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal">ICMPacknMove,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.icmpacknmove.com/"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">packers and movers in delhi</span></b></a></p> http://oriol/neteprac/en/blog/5290021#comments Wed 20 Mar 2013 05:57:21 +0100 icm karthi 5290021 at http://www.epractice.eu/en