EU
Current Situation
Health services gross product
in the EU: 650 billion Euros, approximately
9% of the EGP.
Main Aspects: High risk for patient
safety. Aging of the population. Demand
for high-quality services, for everyone,
everywhere. Need to effectively react
to public health crisis. Important role
as a driver in the evolution of other
markets (ICT and Food).
The Individual has needs (maintaining
health or treating illnesses), and through
his/her choices (Preferences, Rights)
expresses his/her free will (but awareness
is a necessary condition for exercising
individual freedom to decide).
By using all the latest ICT devices
(Mobile phones, PDAs, etc), PIPS helps
the individual by providing all the
information needed at the point of decision
(home, supermarket, restaurant, gym)
in order to make informed decisions
and thus helping him/her to follow GP’s
therapeutical and nutritional instructions
for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Moreover PIPS allows the HC professionals
to have all the medical-scientific knowledge
available for defining a “healthy
plan” tailored to the patient
that includes therapeutical treatment
(if needed), nutrition guidelines and
physical activity planning.
"IST Vision: anywhere
anytime natural access to IST services for
all"
European research activities are structured
around consecutive programmes, or so-called
Framework Programmes. The Sixth Framework
Programme set out the priorities - including
the IST Priority - for the EU's research,
technological development and demonstration
(RTD) activities for the period 2002-2006.
These priorities were identified on the basis
of a set of common criteria reflecting the
major concerns of increasing industrial competitiveness
and the quality of life for European citizens
in a global information society. It aims to
increase innovation and competitiveness in
European businesses and industry and to contribute
to greater benefits for all European citizens.
