The use of Information and Communie3zcation Technologies in healthcare (“eHealth”) can empower us to better manage health and disease, improve prevention, enable more accurate diagnosis and treatment and facilitate the communication between healthcare professionals and patients. eHealth can give more equal access to healthcare while facilitating patients’ access to health information. The eHealth Action Plan…
Investment in research and development by companies based in the EU grew by 2.6% in 2013, despite the unfavourable economic environment. However, this growth has slowed in comparison to the previous year’s 6.8%. It is also below the 2013 world average (4.9%), and lags behind companies based in the US (5%) and Japan (5.5%). The…
A deal on new EU rules to reduce plastic bag use was reached between the European Parliament and Council. The new rules oblige EU governments to adopt measures to drastically reduce the use of single-use plastic carrier bags. Commenting on the outcome, Green MEP Margrete Auken, the European Parliament’s lead negotiator for the legislation, stated:…
Can science be fun? How can we communicate, inform or teach scientific topics in a modern, attractive and understandable way? What tools and methods can help us achieve this? Science View invites you to seek for the answers, hear the experts’ experiences and discuss in an open event focusing on “Creativity in Science Communication” that…
