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Scouting news for innovation Download back issues Newsletter no. SMART ENERGY SMART CITY SMART HEALTH FROM THE APP STORES START UP Microsoft BizSpark ® ® The smart energy page presents some news on renewable energy sources and energy storage technologies. It also provides facts and figures about smart meters. As far as implemented projects are concerned, this section shows videos of solutions adopted in energy-relevant sectors such as theatres and hospitals. The app provides tools for keeping up-to-date with the events (e.g. press releases) Smart Energy Expo In this section you can read about croudsourced urban planning and retrofitting existing cities with ICT. It presents some recent international initiatives on smart city and new solutions available on the market. The page also focuses on relevant topics for the smart city industry such as cloud, mobility, and ubiquitous computing. It directs you to the closest available parking spots in several cities in the US and the UK Parker Tech Trends 2014 Inspiring Disruption The Deloitte’s annual Technology Trends report analyzes the ever-evolving landscape of technology put to practical business use. The theme of this year’s report is "Inspiring Disruption". It includes a selection of 10 trends expected to impact business over the next 18 to 24 months. They are grouped into two categories: "disruptors", which are opportunities that can create sustainable positive disruption in IT capabilities, business operations, and sometimes even business models; and "enablers", defined as technologies in which many CIOs have already invested time and effort, but that warrant another look this year because of new developments, new capabilities, or new potential use cases. Download the full report here! GreenAnt Technologies The start-up was founded in 2012 It developed the IsiMobi app, that allows you to detect free parking nearby, thanks to sensors installed on the asphalt and via wi-fi The app won the "Business Plan and Pitch Competition ValoreAssoluto" award The page provides an overview of some latest solutions in the healthcare sector. It presents various high-tech diagnostics products and other innovative wearable technologies for monitoring health. The section also deals with the importance of healthcare at home and the new frontier of mobile health. It allows future mothers to connect with their unborn baby and share their experience on social networks Bellabeat April 2014 26 Source: 2.deloitte.com

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Scouting news for innovation

Download back issues

Newsletter no.

sMART EnERgy sMART CITy sMART HEALTH

FROM THE APP sTOREs

sTART UPMicrosoft

BizSpark ®

®

The smart energy page presents some news on renewable energy sources and energy storage technologies. It also provides facts and figures about smart meters. As far as implemented projects are concerned, this section shows videos of solutions adopted in energy-relevant sectors such as theatres and hospitals.

The app provides tools for keeping up-to-date with the events (e.g. press releases)

smart Energy Expo

In this section you can read about croudsourced urban planning and retrofitting existing cities with ICT. It presents some recent international initiatives on smart city and new solutions available on the market. The page also focuses on relevant topics for the smart city industry such as cloud, mobility, and ubiquitous computing.

It directs you to the closest available parking spots in several cities in the US and the UK

Parker

Tech Trends 2014 Inspiring disruptionThe Deloitte’s annual Technology Trends report analyzes the ever-evolving landscape of technology put to practical business use. The theme of this year’s report is "Inspiring Disruption". It includes a selection of 10 trends expected to impact business over the next 18 to 24 months. They are grouped into two

categories: "disruptors", which are opportunities that can create sustainable positive disruption in IT capabilities, business operations, and sometimes even business models; and "enablers", defined as technologies in which many CIOs have already invested time and effort, but that warrant another look this year because of new developments, new capabilities, or new potential use cases. Download the full report here!

greenAnt Technologies• The start-up was founded in 2012• It developed the IsiMobi app, that

allows you to detect free parking nearby, thanks to sensors installed on the asphalt and via wi-fi

• The app won the "Business Plan and Pitch Competition ValoreAssoluto" award

The page provides an overview of some latest solutions in the healthcare sector. It presents various high-tech diagnostics products and other innovative wearable technologies for monitoring health. The section also deals with the importance of healthcare at home and the new frontier of mobile health.

It allows future mothers to connect with their unborn baby and share their experience on social networks

Bellabeat

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Source: 2.deloitte.com

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green@Hospital: ICT for Energy Efficiency in HospitalsIt presents the energy saving solution sets tested and the main results achieved

Energy Efficiency at Sydney Opera HouseOverview of the projects that have been implemented to reduce energy consumption

2014's Most Promising Alternative Energy TrendsThis infographic highlights major technological trends in alternative energy research

The Impressive Return on Investment of Energy EfficiencyIt shows a healthy ROI of 167% on energy efficiency for Vermont's largest businesses

Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Commercial and Public BuildingsHighlights from the new report authored by the Navigant Research.

Opportunities and Investment for Energy storage TechnologiesIn the new report released last month, the IEA says that technologies offer significant potential for energy-sector decarbonisation but struggle in today’s markets.

Solar Power Is Booming, but Will Never Replace CoalSolar energy still barely moves the needle in the U.S. energy mix.

White House Commits to Powering Up on RenewablesSupport for the solar power sector: new Solar Market Pathways program.

Cheaper Batteries for Storing Renewable EnergyA cheap way to address the intermittency of solar and wind power.

smart wind and solar PowerDealing with the intermittency of renewable energy will be crucial for its expansion. Big data and artificial intelligence are producing ultra-accurate forecasts that will make it feasible to integrate much more renewable energy into the grid.

How smart Meters Help Outsmart your Energy BillThe installation of smart meters, devices that helps consumers establish a two-way connection with the grid, offers a new level of energy intelligence with near real-time energy use data. This article provides some relevant facts&figures on this topic.

Green Charge NetworksIn some markets, cost-effective energy storage is already here.

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Energy Efficiency – The First Fuel for the EU EconomyHow to drive new finance for energy efficiency investments (Part 1 - Buildings)

world Energy Perspective: Energy Efficiency TechnologiesOutcomes of a pilot project launched by the World Energy Council Knowledge Network

Carbon Expo 2014Cologne (Germany) | May 28-30, 2014The global intersection of climate finance, carbon markets and clean energy

smart City Energy Expo 2014Turin (Italy) | May 9-11, 2014The event gives the opportunity to meet with companies that develop energy saving products

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Enel Launched the Smartcity Santiago ProjectIt focuses on greenbuildings, smart grids, renewables, and electrical mobility.

Forget Flying Cars: Smart Cities Just Need Smart CitizensWhy retrofitting existing cities with ICT is better rather than building new ones. Ideas Lecture series 2013-2014:

Qualcomm-smart CityDiscussion on the key role of the mobile ecosystem for the smart city industry

Interview with Leo Johnson on sustainability and TechnologyThe opinion of the Sustainable Finance Ltd's co-founder on ICT for the sustainability

The Life of the Connected CommuterThe most recent IBM Social Sentiment Index looks at sentiment in traffic around several European cities

smart Parking in Los AngelesHow the Xerox smart grid helps Los Angeles drivers save time and park smarter through a single central management system

study on egovernment and the Reduction of Administrative BurdenIt identifies policy measures to be implemented in Europe over the period 2014-2018

2014 Behind smart Cities worldwideAnalysis of models, projects, and innovations about policies from the local to regional and supranational levels

The Intersection of Cloud and Mobility: Car to Car, Cloud to Cloud, Me to YouState of the art of cloud and mobility, and implications of ubiquitous computing.

Boston Study Shows Benefits of Smart City TechnologyThanks to ICT, more children walk to school and traffic congestion is reduced.

London to Test Smart CrosswalksThe system is called Pedestrian Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique.

Microsoft Unveils "windows in the Car", Battles Apple CarPlayDuring BUILD 2014 Microsoft launched a new automotive platform, which is built on an architecture similar to Apple's CarPlay. It uses a mobile device running Windows Phone to power the in-car display.

IEEE Invites global Municipalities to Engage in new smart Cities InitiativeThe Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers launches an international initiative to assist local government leaders in planning smart cities for growing urban populations.

Crowdsourced City: 14 Citizen-directed Urban ProjectsCrowdsourcing urban planning can radically transform the future of cities, by offering citizens the possibility to solve collective problems in a creative way. Let's discover some relevant examples of crowdsourced city initiatives coming from all over the world.

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Pervasive IoT and smart CitiesVictoria (Canada) | 13-16 May, 2014International event on the integration of pervasive technologies for smart cities

smart City EventsAmsterdam (The Netherlands) | 13-14 May, 2014Stakeholders for smart cities come together to share knowledge and experiences

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Remote monitoring,health-related data collection and presentation models, support to assistive processes

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Heart Monitor Identifies High Risk of Stroke in Undiagnosed PatientsA device connected to the smartphone sends health data for analysis.

Why Tablets Are the New Frontier for In Home mHealthBenefits of tablets adoption to care patients, also at home.

Wearable Medical Device and Flexible Biosensor for mHealthHow health informatics can improve the cardiovascular diseases care.

Optical Scanning During Surgery Locates Small Breast Cancer TumorsIt combines magnetic resonance imaging with optical scanning.

Stretchable Antenna for Wearable Health MonitoringIt can be incorporated into health monitoring devices.

Axxess says Healthcare’s Future Is "In the Home"The report released by an American technology company highlighted the great benefits for patients as well as the noteworthy opportunities for providers of home healthcare ICT solutions. In the USA patient care is coming home, report says.

In Latest 3d Printer Implants Breakthrough, surgeons Replace skullNeurosurgeons at the University Medical Center Utrecht in The Netherlands implanted a 3D printer skull to treat a young patient suffering from a bone disorder.

germany Launches First Prescribed App: Caterna Vision Therapy Reimbursed by statutory Health InsurerGerman eye specialists can prescribe a digital therapy to treat amblyopia. It is based on an Internet application which provides gamified eye-training exercises for children. The therapy is reimbursed by the health insurer.

Core eHealth Challenge demonstrationHow the collaborative care platform delivered by Core Solution works: rapid access, on-demand care and health education

eICU Revolutionizing Critical CareOverview of the eICU telehealth programs developed by Philips, enabling connected care from the hospital to the home

Analytics: the nervous system of IT-Enabled HealthcareBenefits of adopting clinical intelligence applications to improve care delivery systems

Health ITHow American providers are using health information technology and electronic health records to improve healthcare

mHealth in China and the UsAHow mobile technology is transforming healthcare in the world’s two largest economies

new Hospital Telemedicine services: Potential Market for a nighttime Telehospitalist serviceA study published in "Telemedicine and e-Health"

IwEEE 2014: social MedicineLas Palmas (Spain) | May 29-30, 2014An international workshop on e-Health in emerging economies

HIMss AnalyticsOn-line | May 21, 2014A virtual briefing on the importance of analytics in the population health management

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