Even though the development
of telecare tools was driven by economic considerations such
as the need to reduce healthcare costs and provide care services
in sparsely populated areas, the current usage of telecare in
Europe is still in its infancy: the actual provision of such
services remains rather rudimentary and services are only available
on a small experimental or pilot phase.
This is the result of one of
recent researches aiming to provide an in-depth assessment of
the changes occurring in the provision of health care services
as a consequence of the use of information and communication
technologies. For more information, have a look at the new report
"Civilising Technologies in Healthcare Provision: Experiences
and Prospects for
Europe".
On STAR Project web site there
is also the report on another new STAR research seeking to explain
why companies showing a high level of internal use of ICT (Information
and communication technologies) and/or a comprehensive approach
to e-business are the most successful ones in selling and procuring
online. This new report is entitled "The Winners are…Multipractitioners!"
On the web site are new versions
of two reports published in year 1 of the project: "Electronic
Commerce and Business Model Evolution: an Exploratory Study of
Experience and Practice in European Firms" and "Textile
Clusters and the Development of E-business: Embracing the New
Challenge?".
It is also possible on the
web site to view other (upcoming) new reports.
As for all STAR reports, they
are available for free downloading upon registration. The executive
summary, instead, is available directly online (http://www.databank.it/star).
Should you have any problems
with the downloading or need any further information, please
do not hesitate to contact the STAR project consortium(star@dbcons.it).
STAR Project Email contact:
star@dbcons.it
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