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Since the last edition, the COVID-19 virus has swept through Europe causing great loss and severely disrupting European health and care services and general everyday life as we know it. It has also had a
particularly strong impact on the segment of the population that we, as a community, strive to assist and protect, older adults. We would like to thank all of the professionals across Europe and the world who are helping to fight this virus.
Stay safe. Stay at home.
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Europe fights back against COVID-19
Europe and the world are currently facing the huge challenge of fighting the spread of COVID-19. Many of the organisations involved in the EIP on AHA are in the frontline of the war against this
virus. The aim of the spotlight this month is to showcase some of the different ongoing initiatives that have been launched or have re-focused their efforts in response to the pandemic.
This is not an exhaustive list of initiatives. If you are aware of an ongoing initiative in your region/territory, please contact us on
we4aha@funka.com.
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Due to the ongoing impact COVID-19, the deadline for the EIP on AHA 2020 Twinning programme has been extended. Jointly promoted together with the DigtialHealthEurope project, the twinning scheme
aims to reduce any risks related to investing in innovative digital ICT solutions by financing the exchange of knowledge/partial adoption or full adoption of digital health solutions.
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Federico II University Hospital, on behalf of Campania Reference Site, submitted a proposal to the 2019 WE4AHA Call for Twinnings, for the implementation of knowledge sharing activities with the
Center for Gastrology of Leuven (Belgium), aimed at transferring their gastrological approach to malnutrition. A scale-up strategy has been developed to guarantee the adoption and sustainability of the solution in the Campania region.
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In 2019, University College Cork (Ireland) were one of five applicants to be awarded the WE4AHA Call for Twinning grant to transfer knowledge of digitally enabled innovative solutions for health
care to other European partners. Partnering with other European organisations, they shared knowledge on a screening instrument for mild cognitive impairment (Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment Screening Tool).
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Do people in the healthiest countries live the longest? And do people living the longest enjoy healthy older years? The reply to both questions is "no" and the phenomenon is known as the "health
longevity paradox": countries with the highest life expectancy have relatively low health scores, with a low healthy life year expectancy.
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TESTA, a data communication network service supported by ISA², facilitates the cross-border exchange of health data between EU countries. Thanks to TESTA, Europeans can get their medication in another
EU country, and in case of emergency while travelling abroad, doctors can give better care by accessing the patient's past health records.
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Chronic disease management costs the EU healthcare system EUR 700 billion annually. Approximately 50 million people in Europe live with multimorbidity (the presence of 2 or more chronic health conditions).
ProACT is a European initiative that aims to advance home-based patient chronic disease and multimorbidity self-management via a digital integrated care system.
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Cáritas Coimbra hosted, on 11-12th March, the Hands-on SHAFE consortium meeting, a project that aims to promote social inclusion and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in communities. Hands-on
SHAFE will offer online training programmes in informal learning contexts and practical tools to improve people's skills.
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As part of We4authors, a European Pilot on web accessibility for web authoring tools producers and communities, Funka has analysed the main results of the prototyping and testing of accessibility
features in different authoring tools.
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Deadline extensions on a number of key European funding programmes:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of European funding programmes have extended their deadlines:
New deadline 04/06/2020:
New deadline 17/06/2020:
New deadline 18/06/2020:
New deadline 24/08/2020:
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Over the five-month programme, startups will receive online and in-person training, 1-on-1 mentorship meetings, as well as incubation and acceleration services. The whole programme culminates at
a Flagship tech event where you'll have opportunities to showcase your business, secure investments, create partnerships, and network!
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The objective of this call is to support the design and delivery of Master programmes specialised in digital domains to be disseminated via the Digital Skills and Jobs Core Service Platform. These
programmes will target advanced digital skills development to address the lack of highly specialised digital skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Have a chance at receiving free legal and technical assistance for your PCP / PPI procurement of high impact ICT solutions (e.g. Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Big Data and
virtual/augmented reality) or ICT solutions contributing to the European Green Deal! Due to the situation regarding COVID-19 the focus of the call has been widened.
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With the COVID-19 crisis, we have entered drastic times that require innovative and radical solutions. While taking up the challenge, higher education institutions and industries across the globe
have been breaking barriers and collaborating to address the COVID-19 crisis and support global economic and social well-being.
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In response to the crisis-driven circumstances that individuals and organisations face, ISPIM has opened a Special Call for Contributions on Crisis driven Innovation. ISPIM invite submissions from
all sectors of the Innovation Management Community that can help people and organisations respond to the political, social, economic or technological problems stemming from the coronavirus crisis.
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The European Commission is launching two calls under the 2020 EU Health Award: Vaccination: rewarding NGOs, schools and kindergartens promoting vaccination in children (0-18 years old) and healthy
lifestyles: rewarding cities and schools promoting healthy lifestyles for children (6-18 years old).
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Molecules is an international peer-reviewed open access semi-monthly journal published by MDPI. In a newly published special issue, they are requesting the submission of scientific manuscripts on
iminosugars.
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The European Commission, in close collaboration with EU member states, will host a pan-European hackathon to connect civil society, innovators, partners and buyers across Europe to develop innovative
solutions to overcome coronavirus-related challenges.
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Funka Accessibility Days is northern Europe's largest conference on accessible ICT. We are proud to welcome some of the world's leading experts on web accessibility to the beautiful city of Stockholm,
Sweden, 1st - 2nd September.
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EWHA2020 is a joint initiative of the AAL Programme, EIP on AHA & JPI MYBL whose overall objective is to foster a more comprehensive European vision on active and healthy ageing while bringing forward
the contributions of AAL, EIP on AHA and JPI MYBL for a continued R&D agenda on active & healthy ageing. Call for workshops and more information about the joint initiative in the coming weeks!
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The European Commission - DG Connect, together with the German Presidency and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, is proud to bring you ICT 2020: Leading the Digital Age in Cologne,
on 1 - 3 December 2020. Apply now to become one of the more than 100 exhibitors showcasing the very best of the last 7 years of EU-funded Research and Innovation in ICT.
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