Wireless information system helps doctors communicate

The Kosice Children’s teaching hospital started a six-month Mobile Point of Care trial. The result was a reduction in time spent on administration tasks, elimination of duplicate examinations or prescriptions and reduced waiting periods.

Innovations in eHealth can improve medical care & increase efficiency: Foundation Trust set to boost patient care with content management system.

Healthcare is one of the biggest challenges facing our societies, economies and governments over the coming decades. At a personal level almost everyone has an experience, not only about healthcare, about healthcare innovation. At the organizational level, the private sector has a key opportunity to contribute to transform and innovate in the healthcare field.

Hospital district connects systems and improves communications

Developed economies are already finding it hard to maintain standards of healthcare within existing budgets. Now payers are facing a huge dose of extra cost as, building on advances in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, imaging, diagnostics and other fields, medical technology is delivering the potential for new treatments and diagnostics. eHealth – the application of information and communications technologies to the healthcare sector – stands out as a way to improve service and raise efficiency. As EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou noted in December 2008: “Investment in health pays future dividends.”

Greening the Dublin data center

A new in-car software application helps drivers reduce CO2 emissions

 
Car Manufacturers have made tremendous progress in reducing vehicle emissions. Today’s cars create far less pollution and emit far less carbon dioxide compared with those built a decade ago.

Europeans rate water quality of beaches , lakes and rivers using the Internet

Eye on Earth is a partnership created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft that allows Europeans to understand and rate the quality of the water they swim in. It also provides a tool for communities that can be used in their claim for cleaner water.

Europeans rate the air quality using the internet

Through Eye on Earth, a repository for geographical environmental information created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft, Europeans can see and rate the air quality with an online application called AirWatch.

'Sleep Talking' PC’s Save Energy and Money

A group of scientists from Microsoft Research in the United Kingdom and the United States and University of California have developed a prototype that allows computers to run low-energy tasks while in sleep mode. This saves both energy and money.

International University Uses Microsoft Certifications to Drive Employability and Job Opportunities

The field of computing was still young in 1965 when SUPINFO was founded as the first French private higher-education school dedicated to information technology (IT). 

Giving talented developers a head start on their careers

Through the Students to Business (S2B) program, Microsoft collaborates with universities and businesses to provide students with specialized IT training and help them find jobs and internships at local companies.

Technology Skills Training Provides Key Route To New Jobs In Portugal

An innovative partnership in Portugal that helps unemployed textile workers gain essential ICT skills and jobs is being extended to other industries.

Boosting ‘IT fitness’ through skills and qualifications in Germany

In Germany’s knowledge-rich economy, it is estimated that 75 percent of productivity growth is generated through the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in the workplace, where one in two German employees uses a PC in their job.

Nation-wide IT skills training aims to boost growth and jobs in Hungary

In Hungary, the ICT industry is leading an innovative national partnership with government, academic and non-profit organizations to deliver ICT skills training and boost competitiveness and growth at all levels of the economy.

EEA and the Eye On Earth Project

Information technology plays a crucial role in enabling EU environmental policy goals to become a reality. The Eye On Earth project is another example of Microsoft providing technology solutions that are innovative as well as interoperable, to address societal needs. 

Young French company leads the way in financial software innovation

When Paris-based Pricing Partners SAS set itself the goal of becoming a global player in financial valuation software solutions, it enlisted support from Microsoft to expand its marketing and R&D capabilities.

Microsoft helps exciting French startup to aim for global success

To develop its world-leading 3D simulation technology, French startup SimplySim turned to Microsoft for advice and practical support. SimplySim gained access to technology, marketing networks and government funding for R&D.

Portuguese Businesses Receive Grants in Just 15 Days Rather Than Months

Portugal’s national employment agency offers grants to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to train their new employees. The European Union Grants Advisor (EUGA) helps firms apply for these funds—it wanted to simplify the existing application process, which took months for approval. As a result of an agreement signed between Microsoft and the Portuguese government, SMEs have access to 500 pre-approved training grants and the application approval time is now just 15 days.

International IT Organisation’s Initiative Helps Firms in Sweden Gain Skilled Workers

Technology firms in Sweden were struggling to find skilled workers. With help from European Union Grants Advisor (EUGA) Sweden, the national employment agency and an association of Microsoft® partners organised a “matchmaking” event where employers could interview and hire suitable candidates. Companies hired qualified IT workers on the spot and nine out of 10 participating employers rated the event as being “highly satisfactory.”

Businesses Access Grants Money Immediately Through a Zero Per Cent Interest Loan

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Portugal were struggling to use funding opportunities provided by the government. The awarding bodies’ policies meant that it took businesses years to receive the approved grant money. Santander Totta, a banking institution and member of the European Union Grants Advisor (EUGA) in Portugal, offered zero per cent interest loans to SMEs to cover the amount of the awarded grant. Companies now receive funds within days without having to invest any additional funds.