EHealth and Accession,Sofia, 07.06.20051 Perspectives of eHealth at Sofia University Roumen Nikolov Sofia University, Bulgaria

eHealth and Accession,Sofia, 07.06.2005

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Perspectives of eHealth at Sofia University

Roumen NikolovSofia University, Bulgaria


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Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”


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SU - Educational and Scientific Centre of the Country Over 35,000 students 16 + 1 Faculties (a Medical Faculty is

under re-establishment) 76 + 3 Bachelor’s and over 200

Master’s degree programmes Over 3000 teachers and researchers Very important role for the

development of the country Challenges: economic and social

changes, new models of education, new role of universities, brain drain

European Space of Higher Education Sofia University – a National

educational, scientific and cultural centre

Sofia University – to become a National and Regional Centre of High-Technologies, Innovations and Entrepreneurship


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Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics

Established 1889 г. over 2500 students;Over 180 teachers/researcherIncreasing No of students and teachers


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eHealth Developments at Sofia University

EducationResearch and developmentInnovation, technology transfer and entrepreneurship


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EducationBSc Programmes – Mathematics; Applied Mathematics; Mathematics and Informatics; Informatics; ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula based: Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering; Towards interdisciplinary studies, incl. Bio-Medical InformaticsMSc Programmes: Bio-Medical Informatics; Software Engineering; Information Systems, eBusiness; Mobile Technologies and Distributed Systems; Artificial Intelligence; Computational Science and Engineering; eLearning; Statistics; Mathematical Modeling; Mathematical Modeling in Economics, IT Management (Stevens Institute of Technology), Information Security (under development), Innovation & Technology Transfer (under development), etc. Bio-Medical Informatics MSc Programme at Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (established at 2002, 25 students enrolled in 2004-5)Bio-Medical Informatics PhD programme (5 PhD students enrolled)Advanced Bio-Medical Informatics Programme at Faculty of Medicine (under accreditation procedure);Advanced technological environment at the new Faculty of Medicine (Lozenetz Hospital) and Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics


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GlobalProduction

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GlobalProduction

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GlobalR&D

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GlobalR&D

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InternationalPartnershipsInternationalPartnerships

Sofia UniversityCentre of

ExcellenceIn IST

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Business

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Policy makers

CorporateR&D

SMEs

NGOs

Science & Educ

Research and development – Centre of IST


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SU achievements at EC RTD Programmes7 projects under 6FP, 15 projects under 5FP, 7 projects under

4FP, etc.6FP IP Project GUIDE “Creating an European Identity Management Architecture for eGovernment”, http://www.guide-project.org6FP NoE Project KALEIDOSCOPE “Concepts and methods for exploring the future of learning with digital technologies”, http://www.noe-kaleidoscope.org/FP6-2004-IST-NMP-2 PRIME “Providing Real Integration in Multi-disciplinary Environments”6FP SSA Science.and.Society.7 Project PARCEL “Participatory Communication Activities on E.Learning”6FP MOBILITY-2004-SSA REKS “Researchers in European Knowledge Society”6FP BulRMCNet “Bulgarian Network of Research Mobility Centres” FP6 SSA 016020 ATVN-EU-GP “Academic Internet Television Showcases the Best of Good Practice Activities”


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EC RTD Projects (cont.)5 FP IST-1999-21148 (2000-2002) "Best Practice Pilot for the implementation of Integrated Internet Based Remote Working Places for Virtual Teams developing their work at SMEs (IWOP)" http://www.ideko.es/eng/proyec/iwop/5 FP IST-1999-20852 (2000-2002) "Best Practice Pilot for the Promotion and Implementation of Teleworking Tools at European SMEs of the Service Sector (PROTELEUSES)" http://www.cbt.es/proteleuses/5 FP IST-1999-12646 (2000-2002) "A Picture of Social Observation of Call Centre (TOSCA)" - http://www-it.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/tosca/5 FP IST Project "DIOGENE: A Training Web Broker for ICT Professionals" - http://www.diogene.org/5 FP 2001/C 321/17 (2002-2005) GEM-Europe Project: “Global Education in Manufacturing” 5 FP IST-2001-32790 (2001-2002) WG-ECUA+: European COTS Working Group Extension - http://www.esi.es/ecua/5 FP IST-2001-34488 (2002- 2004) EXPERT Project: “Best Practice on E-project Development Methods” 5 FP IST-2001-37460 COCONET “Context Aware Collaborative Environments for Next Generation Business Networks” 5 FP Innovation and SMEs Thematic Networks, BIGEAR NET Thematic Network on Stimulation of Business Innovation and Growth from Exploitation of Academic Research" - http://www.bigear.info5FP Innovation and SMEs IPS-2001-41103 PROMOTOR+ Project: “Collaborative Validation and Transfer of Regional Support Measures for Start-ups and Growth in Five NACs Regions"


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GUIDE Vision & Mission

Europe as world-leader in e-Government solutions

Vision

Mission

• To research and develop an open identity management architecture

as core technology for e-Government solutions• To create a world-class and innovative European e-Government

market• To demonstrate and evaluate solutions in the three major areas of

e-Government services: A2A, A2B & A2C


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CitizensBusiness

GovernmentAdministration

Open Identity Architecture

A2BApps

A2A + AApps

A2CApps

Identity Data Sources

The GUIDE vision: An open Identity architecture driving effectiveeGovernment and security services across Europe


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GUIDE Project: Interoperable Identity BenefitsSingle Sign-On Allows single user-ID authentication where desired and feasible,

thereby easing operations and end user convenience.

Secure Access Fully authenticated and authorized access. Trust relationship is complete.

Device Independence Functionality or services can be delivered independently of the device used to access them.

Privacy Protection Privacy ensured by meeting legislated policy and the ability to provide identity information at the time of engagement.

Ease of Integration Ability to offer services that are neither restricted by operational or technology constraint, nor lock governments in with vendors.

Increased Intelligence

Ability to deepen relationships with citizens and businesses in the least intrusive way.

Personalized Service Ability to provide context-sensitive, timely services to enhance citizen and business satisfaction from interacting with government

Ease of Management Streamlines identity management and creates efficiencies between different administrations and government departments.


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Concepts and methods for exploring the future

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The Virtual Doctoral School: an instrument for integration To have researchers and PhD students interact and exchange so that they can develop a coherent understanding of concepts and methods To help the community to face its diversity and to break the related deadlocks To develop communication across discipline, by the co-construction of a shared language

The Shared Virtual Laboratory: a research accelerator Effective research programme of transferability and of reusability emerging from concept and model building Capitalisation of projects’ technological outcomes (e.g. prototypes) Structured description and shared documentation of the outcomes Availability of research tools: a service to the community

To implement tools to the service of TEL research


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The Academy-Industry Digital Alliance to build the interface with industry, TEL producers and providers, through

The Advanced Training activities to directly address the non-research audience, such as: teachers, e-Learning and TEL experts, HRD experts, policy makers

To implement tools to the service of TEL research

The Kaleidoscope Users’s Group to build the interface with individual and institutional TEL users at school, in the universities, at work, at home, through


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Example of an eHealth Proposal: Electronic Primary care Research Integration and Management in Europe [ePRIME] IST Call 4 (2-4-11) Integrated Project ProposalFurther develop an existing secure, authenticated web-portal for primary care clinical trials.Develop an open standards, open source Grid-enabled platform for randomised clinical trials with the potential to provide full coverage of Primary Care practices in the EU. Provide researchers with easy-to-use, seamless and robust tools for

the design, efficient running and analysis of trials, trial data ontology, curation, federation and meta-analysis, secure access to health records and pseudo-anonymisation, automated mechanisms for patient recruitment, data extraction and longitudinal follow-up from Primary Care computerised systems, cross-linking with other health-care platforms, and modelling and analysis based on the outcomes.

Facilitate training and communications for the Primary Care research community.Link with a similar projects


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Partners University of Birmingham; Foundation for

Research and Technology – Hellas; NICE; Medialogic; University of Siena; University of Sofia; University Brno University of Technology; ANCO S.A.; CAS Software AG; University of Minnesota; University of Dundee; Nivel Institute; EGPRN (Health Services); University of Crete; Q-Plan S.A; Tekever; INTRO Solutions; TIGA Technologies; Language and Computing; University California San Francisco; Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine; Hewlett Packard; University of Leuven; University of Hanover; Ortikon Interactive; VTT Finland


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eHealth RTD – areas of priorityElectronic Helthcare Systems (EHR) – cooperation with National Health Insurance Fund for building an electronic illness classifier and further development of a modern patient record system, and in general a modern integrated Medical imaging - PET imaging (PET image enhancement, based mainly on Monte Carlo simulations; Image recognition and interpretation; Image databases; Cooperation with ENST – France; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Technical University Munich)Fusion of data obtained from different sources (cooperation established with Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality Division - Technical University Munich and Harvard Medical School)Biomedical Robotics and its applications to minimal invasive surgery Telemedicine (satellite communications and iTV - cooperation with ITVPARTNER)Diagnostic and educational systemsMachine learning (from medical data to medical knowledge)Methods and systems for improved medical knowledge discovery and understanding through integration of biomedical information (e.g. using modelling, visualisation, data mining and grid technologies)Interoperability of eHealth systems, HelthGrid technologies and applicationsNanotechnologies in eHealth applications


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Innovation, technology transfer and entrepreneurship

Education, training and RTD – best instrument for attracting investments and generating economic growth and competitiveness.Participation in EC Innovation Projects: PAXIS, IRE, regional projectsCooperation with industry: Microsoft, CISCO, Oracle, Rila Solutions, Fadata, SAP Labs, IDS Scheer (through Latona), ITVPartner, Siemens, Mobiltel, BASSCOM, BAIT, ASTEL, Metalife AG - Germany and its BG Branch METAGEN, etc.Conferences, workshops, training


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Association for Advanced Studies, Innovations and Entrepreneurship

April 19th, 2004 – Founding meeting of Association for Advanced Studies, Innovations and Entrepreneurship

Founding members – Deans of three elite faculties: Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia Uni; Faculty of German Engineering Education, Technical Uni; Faculty of Medicine, Medical University; Director of Business Park Sofia (Lindner); Siemens BG; Bulgarian Foreign Investment Agency; Gruender Regio M and Bayern Bulgarian Students Association; etc.

Main Goals: “to open Sofia (Bulgaria) for transfer of know-how from EU by using the already accumulated expertise in Munich, to help young Bulgarian graduate students through targeted training and internships in Germany and other EU countries to become entrepreneurs and establish their innovative companies and to strengthen the participation of Sofia as an Associated PANEL member in the further PAXIS activities”.

Close Plans: building an business incubator in the field of medical techniques and medical informatics by following the best practice model of the GATE incubator in Munich; MSc Programme in Medical Techniques and Medical Informatics; young entrepreneurs education and training; etc


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Sofia University – a Regional CISCO Academy


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SU- member of the MICROSOFT IT ACADEMY PROGRAM


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European Day of the Entrepreneur, 2003


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Associate Member of PANEL - PAXIS


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European Day of the Entrepreneur, 4-5 November, 2004


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EHealth and Accession,Sofia, 07.06.20051 Perspectives of eHealth at Sofia University Roumen Nikolov Sofia University, Bulgaria