DocumentCode
1754318
Title
Some EU IST/ICT projects as a source for transfer of know how on e-Health to Africa
Author
Soltes, Dusan
Author_Institution
Fac. of Manage., Comenius Univ., Bratislava, Slovakia
fYear
2010
fDate
19-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
8
Abstract
The paper deals with some aspects of potential transfer of know how from some EU projects under the former IST 6FP and current ICT 7FP as accumulated from our research and development activities in the particular problem area of the implementation of the EU Lisbon strategy on e-Europe regarding e-Health as one of the key sectors not only in the EU but also within its African counterpart i.e. the African Union and their member states. The paper presents also some ideas on the potential implementation of the particular know how in Africa thanks mainly to the ongoing mobile phone revolution in the continent.
Keywords
mobile handsets; telemedicine; Africa; EU IST project; EU Lisbon strategy; ICT 7FP; ICT projects; IST 6FP; e-health; mobile phone revolution; Africa; Gold; Law; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Mobile handsets; Portals; ICT-Information and Communication technologies; IST-Information Society Technology; e-Europe; e-Health; e-Information portal; e-Medical records; e-Prescription; mobile phone revolution in Africa;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IST-Africa, 2010
Conference_Location
Durban
Print_ISBN
978-1-905824-15-1
Type
conf
Filename
5753060
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