Little by little Web 2.0 movement is being approached by theory and empirical data. As an example of empirical data approachs, OECD has launched Participative Web and User-Created Content. Web 2.0, wikis and social networking The concept of the “participative web” is based on an Internet increasingly influenced by intelligent web services that empower users… Read more »
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Shaping Policies for Creativity, Confidence and Convergence in the Digital World. OECD Ministerial Meeting
On 17-18 June 2008 in Seoul holds OECD Ministerial Meeting: The Future of the Internet Economy The Internet is a key infrastructure for global economic growth and social development. Three major trends – Convergence, Creativity and Confidence – are influencing the policy environment for the Internet Economy. Each of these trends reflects significant shifts in… Read more »
International Seminar: New technology applications to prevention and assistance of addictions
I have been invited by Government of La Rioja, through the Regional Ministry of Health, to participate in the International Seminar “Aplicación de las nuevas tecnologías a la prevención y asistencia en adicciones (“New technologies applications to prevention and assistance of addictions” (26th and 27th, June) located at CIBIR, the Biomedical Research Centre of La… Read more »
Health and Web 2.0 in the Information Age videos available at YouTube
I’m glad to announce that Health and Web 2.0 in the Information Age videos are available at YouTube. Health in the Information Age by Rita Espanha Health and Web 2.0 by Michael Hardey Health and Web 2.0: initiatives from Catalonia Government by Joan Guanyabens Enjoy them! Thanks again to those who made this conference possible…. Read more »
Health Commons from Science Commons
Ismael Peña, a colleague at Open University of Catalonia and a friend of mine, has been working on issues relative with Open Access, Open Science, Open Educational Resources, Open Source Software, etc. His post titled Introduction to the open paradigm sum up the main features of Open movement. Talking about “paradigm” is a tricky question… Read more »
Health and Web 2.0 in the Information Age Conference: from empirical data to Web 2.0 trends
First of all I would like to thank Gustavo Cardoso, Miquel Angel Mayer and indeed Rita Espanha and Michael Hardey for the marvellous working days we had in Barcelona. It was a honour to have the opportunity to share during three days thoughts, reflections, past researches and ideas about health and the Internet. I’m sure… Read more »
Health and Web 2.0 in the Information Age Conference
I’m pleasure to announce “Health and Web 2.0 in the Information Age Conference” on 15th May at Barcelona Biomedical Research Park. The speakers are: Prof. Rita Esphana (CIES-ISCTE – OberCom, Portugal) – “Health in the Information Age” Prof. Michael Hardey (Hull/York Medical School – SIRU, UK) – “Health and Web 2.0” The conference is sponsored… Read more »
Internet, Health and Society. Implications for health promotion in Catalonia
Yesterday, I was invited by Cristina Iniesta, Hospital del Mar Manager Director and Health Promoting Hospital Network Coordinator, to present the results from Internet, Health and Society in Catalonia in one of the network meetings at Hospital Sant Joan de Deu. The aims of the presentation were: (1) to analyse in what way and to… Read more »
Health in the Information Age – A Saúde na Era da Informaçao
On 23th and 24th of April I was at Lisbon invited by Gustavo Cardoso and Rita Espanha to the presentation of the research project Health in the Information Age supported by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Brief description: The first objective of the study is to analyse in what way and in what measure the ICT’s, especially… Read more »
Prof. Dr. Reinhold Haux papers: A decade of ICT development in health care
Lately I’ve been reading some papers from Prof. Dr. Reinhold Haux. I’m really impressed with his career. In 1996 he published with other colleagues A systematic view on medical informatics: Medical informatics is defined as the scientific discipline concerned with the systematic processing of data, information and knowledge in medicine and health care. The domain… Read more »