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Dear Reference Site coordinators

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EIP on AHA Newsletter, Issue Feb 2020

News

I2M:
Ten Recommendations to Boost Innovation in Healthcare

Conclusions from the participatory workshop on the Successful Adoption of Healthcare Innovation organised by the WE4AHA project.

Making
the Digital Transformation of Health and Care for the Ageing Society sustainable: assessing cost-effectiveness

The European Blueprint on Digital Transformation of Health and Care for the Ageing Society reflects the common policy vision of European policy makers, civil society, professional organisations
and industry. The Blueprint has focused on the identification of heath and care needs of the population using a "personas" approach.

I2M:
These are the selected companies for the Matchmaking Sessions

The call received 36 applications from 13 different countries. The evaluation was made by I2M partners in the context of the WE4AHA project and healthcare organisations, based on the evaluation
criteria published in the call: solution fit to the need, experience and excellence. The successful applicants will attend the matchmaking sessions with healthcare organisations on the 24th of February 2020.

The
EIP on AHA Twinning Scheme further strengthens collaborations between regional innovation systems

From the north of Finland to the north of Italy, two Reference Sites from the EIP on AHA network, Oulu and Trento, had the chance to cooperate within the EIP on AHA Twinning support scheme 2019
that was organised in the context of the WE4AHA project.

An
Andalusian delegation visits the Basque Country to learn about the political framework and experiences regarding social and healthcare

In 2019, Andalusia and Basque Country regions were awarded Reference Sites with four stars and also granted with the "recognition of excellence" by the EIP on AHA. A partnership between the two
regions through the EIP on AHA Twinning scheme has led to the transfer of knowledge on innovative solutions for Active and Healthy Ageing.

Artificial
neurons point to revolutionary treatment of heart disease

The research team of the CResPace project has recently announced a futuristic and ground-breaking achievement in the field of bio-electronics. Brain cells for the first time have been accurately
reproduced in a silicon chip, opening new avenues for the treatment of several severe conditions.

Finland
to invest in the future skills of Europeans - training one per cent of the EU citizens in the basics of artificial intelligence

During 2020-2021, Finland will provide European citizens with free access to a successful online course, the Elements of artificial intelligence. The course will be made available in all the official
EU languages. This initiative by the Finnish Presidency aims to respond to the challenges posed by the transformation of work and to reinforce the digital leadership of the EU.

Broadband
good practices from the 2019 European Broadband Awards

This brochure features the winning projects from the 2019 European Broadband Awards, which recognise innovative ways of achieving the Gigabit Society objectives. In order to support the development
of more such projects across the EU, this brochure showcases these projects' good practices.

Get involved

I2M:
Get to know the Adoption Awards finalists and vote for the Public Choice Award

Here are the three finalists that will present their adoption case on 25 February 2020 in Barcelona during 4YFN.

Entry
for the 2020 Procura+ Awards is now open!

Following up on the success of the 2019 Procura+ Awards, applications are now being accepted for the 2020 edition, where the most dynamic, forward-looking and innovative procurement initiatives
will be rewarded. The closing date for applications is 31st March 2020.

RITMOCORE
Buyers Group issues the invitation to tender

The buyers group published the contract notice on 16th January 2020 in both the Official Journal of the European Union and the procurement platform of the Catalan Government.

Funding opportunities

Health
Ageing with the Support of Digital Solutions (Active and Assisted Living Programme)

The aim of the Call is to support innovative, transnational and multi-disciplinary collaborative projects. The AAL Call 2020 is open to developing ICT-based solutions targeting any application area(s)
within the AAL domain. The solutions need to be embedded in the strategies of the participating end-user organisations, service providers and business partners.

Supporting
deployment of eHealth in low and lower middle-income countries in Africa for better health outcomes

The aim is to support the coordination of a registry of relevant existing e-Health solutions describing their services and potential for low and lower middle-income African countries or regions
together with a roadmap and strategic implementation plans building on the requirements of end-user communities and policy makers in the target countries.

Digital
diagnostics - developing tools for supporting clinical decisions by integrating various diagnostic data

Proposals should develop tools, platforms or services that will use information provided by most relevant diagnostic means for a particular area, resulting in an accurate, detailed, structured,
systemic and prioritised assessment of the health status in a patient.

Towards
a Health and innovation Cloud: Capitalising on data sharing initiatives in health research

The successful project should bring together data-intensive EU health research initiatives to design an implementation roadmap /strategic agenda for a one-stop shop, a HRIC FAIR data portal respecting
legal and ethics requirements.

Coordination
of clinical research activities of the European Reference Networks (ERNs)

This activity will aim at enhancing research and innovation capacity of the ERNs in view of achieving the goals of the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC) for bringing new diagnostic
tools and therapies more efficiently to the patients and for developing methodologies to assess the impact of diagnoses and therapies on rare disease patients, taking into account sex and gender differences where relevant.

Events

The
Digital Health & Wellness Summit 2020, 24-25/02/2020, Barcelona, Spain

DHWS was developed by the European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) to bring health and care expertise to digital health startups, SMEs, technology and telecommunications businesses.

D4
action group meeting 3-4/03/2020, Trieste, Italy

On behalf of the Central European Initiatives and the coordinators of Action Group D4, we have the pleasure to invite you for the next Action Group meeting on March 3-4th in Trieste Italy.

Health
Valley Event, 10-12/03/2020, Nijmegen, Netherlands

The three days will be focusing on the following topics: Meet & Match the Region, Exploring Life Sciences & Medtech, Taking care of future health.

Funka
Accessibility Days 1-2/04/2020, Stockholm, Sweden

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 April.

Spotlight on

The EIP on AHA community continues
to grow - 26 Regional and local organisations are awarded Reference Site status

As a result of the Extended 3rd call for Reference Sites 2019 launched in October 2019, 26 regional and local organisations have been awarded "Reference Site" status, increasing the total number
of Reference Sites to 102!

The Reference Site status has been granted to those organisations who have shown excellence in the development, adoption and scaling up of innovative practices for active and healthy ageing. These organisations have demonstrated the existence of comprehensive
strategies to advance innovation and to understand and address the challenges of delivering health and care services to the ageing population. They successfully bring together a wide range of stakeholders based on a "Quadruple Helix" model that includes representatives
from industry, civil society, academia and government authorities at a regional and local level. These collaborations drive structural change far beyond the scope any one particular organisation could achieve on its own, helping to create an environment for
other regions across Europe to learn, transfer and adapt knowledge to local realities, with regional, social and economic development as the long-term objective.

However, this is only the beginning. The EIP on AHA provides a framework for continuous improvement and the involvement of new relevant stakeholders to enable any Reference Site to maintain and further improve its status. The process for becoming or making
progress as a Reference Site incorporates an Improvement Tool which Reference Sites can use to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement, as well as develop an implementation plan. This will allow Reference Sites to continually challenge and benchmark
themselves to ensure they are at the forefront in strategy and policy development and therefore contributing to the economic growth in their region and across Europe.

List of awarded Reference Sites 2019

This newsletter is produced by

Funka within the framework of the WE4AHA project.

Disclaimer: Views and opinions expressed in the newsletter do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the European Commission or any of the individual EIP on AHA partners.
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