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Standards Developers Urged to Support Older and Disabled People

Thu, 28/11/2013 - 18:02 — Anonymous
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E-Access Bulletin

People working on technical standards for mainstream products and services must be more aware of the needs of older and disabled people, delegates at eAccess 13 heard in a closing session in speakers raised key points for the future of accessibility.

UK Standards Hub launches challenge on Persistent Resolvable Identifiers

Thu, 04/04/2013 - 11:15 — Anonymous
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EU/US: DG CONNECT and the US Department of Health and Human Services step up cooperation in eHealth IT

Wed, 27/03/2013 - 15:00 — Anonymous
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The European Commission's Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) have agreed on a roadmap to strengthen transatlantic cooperation in eHealth and health information technologies (IT), it was announced on

Publication of the Core Business Vocabulary as RegOrg on the W3C standards track

Wed, 09/01/2013 - 18:26 — Anonymous
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The Core Business Vocabulary has now been formally published on the W3C standards track as a First Public Working Draft. It has been revised and renamed into Registered Organization Vocabulary (RegOrg) and it is now and extension of the broader Organization Ontology.

Publication of the Core Business Vocabulary as RegOrg on the W3C standards track

Wed, 09/01/2013 - 18:26 — Anonymous
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The Core Business Vocabulary has now been formally published on the W3C standards track as a First Public Working Draft. It has been revised and renamed into Registered Organization Vocabulary (RegOrg) and it is now and extension of the broader Organization Ontology.

Personalisation Is Key To Draft E-Learning Standard

Wed, 05/12/2012 - 11:52 — Anonymous
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E-Access Bulletin

Public comment is being invited on a newly updated accessibility standard for students and learners, which focuses on personalising digital learning resources as a method of maximising accessibility for each learner.

ISA Member State representatives endorse key specifications for e-Government interoperability

Wed, 30/05/2012 - 07:41 — Anonymous
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23 May 2012 - During a round-table meeting in Brussels, the Coordination Group of the Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations (ISA) Programme has endorsed four open specifications for e-Governme

ISA Member State representatives endorse key specifications for e-Government interoperability

Wed, 30/05/2012 - 07:41 — Anonymous
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23 May 2012 - During a round-table meeting in Brussels, the Coordination Group of the Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations (ISA) Programme has endorsed four open specifications for e-Governme

FSFE awards Slovak Commission for Standardization

Fri, 30/03/2012 - 09:29 — Anonymous
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FSFE awards Slovak Commission for Standardization

Fri, 30/03/2012 - 09:29 — Anonymous
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EU/DE: Commissioner Kroes replies to Munich: "Standards in IT procurement will tackle the problem"

Thu, 01/03/2012 - 14:40 — Anonymous
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Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice President responsible for the Digital Agenda, wants public authorities to include IT standards in their procuring of software and IT solutions. She says this will tackle the problem of IT vendor lock-in "at its origin".

EU: Draft guide on ICT standards and procurement aims to reduce vendor lock-in

Mon, 30/01/2012 - 18:25 — Anonymous
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"The appropriate use of standards will help alleviate lock-in", says a draft guideline prepared for the European Commission, on the link between ICT standardisation and public procurement.

EU: Helping public authorities procure ICT based on Standards - Survey open

Wed, 25/01/2012 - 09:17 — Anonymous
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A short online survey has been launched on behalf of the Information Society and Media Directorate General of the European Commission to gather views on possible ways in which public authorities could be helped to procure ICT goods and services that are based on greater use of Standard

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