Funding Programmes
Putting the User at the Heart of Education

This is an update on a recent Usability workshop held by Ben Showers and Torsten Reimer as part of their work on the Usability and Adaptability of User-Interfaces.
Background
As universities and academic institutions increase the focus and investment on improving the ‘student experience’, so the ‘user’ needs to find their way into the heart of everything [...]

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Learning through technology; learning about technology

Launch of eSafety label project on Safer Internet Day, 7 February, Brussels, Belgium

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Safer Internet Day 2012, linking up generations for a safer digital world

On Safer Internet Day tomorrow, 7th February, more than 100 events in 30 European countries will encourage children, their families and teachers, to discover the digital world together. This is the ninth annual Safer Internet Day, celebrated in more t…

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Unleash your imagination in the European e-skills week project passion competition

Where will e-Skills take you? How do you see the Digital Revolution transforming Europe? Put your creativity to the test today and win a cash prize. And chance to launch your career. Tell us a story. Create a campaign.

Demonstrate how e-Skills can he…

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Video of the universAAL project

The universAAL project is producing an open platform that provides a standardized approach making it technically feasible and economically viable to develop AAL solutions. The video explains how this platform works. UniversAAL is a project partialy fu…

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Workshop on IT for Disabilities

Assistive Technology (AT) and accessible ICT can help people with disabilities and older adults enable a more independent life, better participation, more inclusion and improved services and support. The workshop aims of exchange and disseminate achie…

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Bridging Research in Ageing and ICT Development (BRAID): Final Trends Analysis Report Released

This market trends analysis looks at key barriers to entry for these technologies, including outlining trends in new technology incubation and development, and how technologies move effectively and efficiently from incubation to the marketplace, and h…

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2nd International Doctors 2.0 & You Congress

The 2nd Congress, under the High Patronage of the French ministry of health, will gather together 450 international supporters of health 2.0 and social media services to share ideas and best practices, increase cooperation and optimize the learnings. …

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