University of Applied Sciences presented digitalLIFE4CE Project at opening event of the primary healthcare centre “Joglland” in Vorau.
Pinkafeld, 28th September 2017
On 26. September 2017 the first primary health care centre in the region of Vorau was opened. Project Assistant from University of Applied Sciences Alexandra Weghofer took this opportunity to present digitialLIFE4CE project. Vorau is one of the pilot regions of the project; therefore this was a good occasion to present the work packages and aims of digitalLIFE4CE. Representatives of local and national authorities were attending this event. Furthermore, a wide number of inhabitants visited the big opening ceremony. Event made possible interesting conversations and discussion with important stakeholders and multipliers.
digitalLIFE4CE
digitalLIFE4CE is a project funded by Interreg Central Europe. Nine partners from seven countries work together and are looking for novel solutions in the field of digital integrated healthcare systems. The fragmentation of the health care system as well as weak cooperation between relevant actors negatively affect regional authorities, care providers and citizens in many regions of central Europe. To answer these weaknesses, the project brings together policy makers, experts from research and development and actors relevant for implementation. Their goal is to make digital healthcare solution accessable for the citizens of Central Europe for providing the best healthcare on the market. The project is funded from May 1st 2017 till October 31st 2019 and co-financed by ERDF with 1.274.752,00 Euro. It aims to implement additional projects in partner regions afterwards to maintain the goal of the project. digitalLIFE4CE project team consists of University of Applied Sciences Burgenland (AT), Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (DE), Association for Promoting the Healthcare Business in the Region of Leipzig e.V., Bruno Kessler Foundation (IT), Autonomous Province of Trento (IT), Technology Park Ljubljana Ltd. (SI), Pannon Business Network Association (HU), STEP RI Science and Technology Park of the University of Rijeka Ltd. (HR) and Wrocław Technology Park (PL).
