The report on the state of play of the implementation of the Cross-border Healthcare (CBHC) Directive of the European Union (EU) shows significant legislative advances at EU-level, coupled with genuine efforts by some member states to enable patients to benefit from this legislation.
According to the report, published nearly two years after the Directive was due to be transposed into national law, this Directive has contributed to shaping healthcare reform in many EU countries, said a press release of the European Commission on Friday.
Read more: Cross-border healthcare sees advances, efforts at EU, national levels: report
On site online and real-time consultation findings run with Scytl technology show an 86% support for the implementation of online voting as a new voting channel for expatriate and overseas voters in all European member states.
>Scytl, the worldwide leader in secure online voting and election modernization, and the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP) share insight on the future of online voting across Europe, with an 86% of participants supporting the use of online voting as a new voting channel for expatriate and overseas voters in all European member states.
Read more: Europe´s Next Generation Politicians Share their Views on the Future of Online Voting
More Digital Transformation of European public services needed to drive the EU Digital Single Market
European public authorities are advancing in bringing services online to the benefit of citizens and companies.
Progress, however, is slow and divided. This is one of the main findings of the 12th Benchmark Measurement of European eGovernment Services, released by the European Commission today, and carried out by the Capgemini Group, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology, and outsourcing services, and its partners. Personalisation and shifting the focus from the national level to the European level, are a key next step for European countries when it comes to delivering public services and unlocking the full potential of a Digital Single Market in the near future.
Read more: The European Commission eGovernment Benchmark 2015
The linkage between information and computer technologies inspired new hopes — and fears.
Since computer technology can nowadays find you the best restaurant or the quickest route home, keep you in touch with friends around the globe, and help you in a job search, it seems common logic that it should become a routine part of the health care scene, too.
Though only up to a point, as it turns out. The logic is impeccable. The logistics are less evident.
Read more: DIGITAL HEALTH & CARE: Europe seeks the code for digital health
Mystery shoppers find "life events" a challenge on the move
Sick of repeating the same information every time you need the authorities to help you out? So is the European Commission.
According to a new study on eGovernment services, users are still asked to fill in forms with information already available to bureaucrats more than half the time. And if you’re on the move it gets worse – nearly three quarters of EU public service websites are not mobile friendly.
Read more: Online gov services are mostly time-wasting duplicates, says EU