Krajská zdravotní, a.s. (Regional Health Corporation) The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, the Czech Technical University in Prague Czech Republic Portal from Robotic Surgery Center from Robotic Surgery Center for eEducation in CIS For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic

"It is now time to turn words into action, and that is why we are here together. This can only happen through a renewed commitment to partnership — in particular partnerships between the public and private sectors. It can only happen if policy and regulatory frameworks are conducive to doing business profitably. And it can only happen with the political will on the part of governments to make ICTs a key priority in their development agendas." C O N T E X T U A L For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic project framework in terms of ITU Summit CIS 2009 Project framework in terms of ITU Summit CIS 2009 In his opening speech, ITU Secretary-General Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré noted:

SUMMIT Connect CIS 2009 Declaration – Towards a Digital Future We, the leaders of the peoples of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), assembled in Belarus from November 2009 for the Connect CIS Summit, have come together to forge a common future of prosperity for our region by leveraging the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs). For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic Project framework in terms of ITU Summit CIS 2009

For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic Topics and business cooperation offer among the ITU-D Faculty of Electrical Engineering Czech Technical University of Prague and the IBA Group Inc., Minsk  Pilot project of ICT application of e-education: Portal from Robotic Surgery Center Regional Health Corporation  ITU Connect CIS Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan…  Education and Telemedicine activities in Central and Eastern Europe

For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic  Robotic surgery has become a stable part of the operating program of the central theatres in urology, surgery, gynecology, ear, nose & throat surgery (ENT) – involved in robotic surgery in Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, Regional Health Corporation About Robotic Surgery Center, Regional Health Corporation

For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic Robotic Surgery Center in Regional Health Corporation was visited by Mr. Franc Van Hyfte Hérain and Mr. Brice, who are leading experts in the field of robotic surgery for Central and Eastern Europe(July 20,2010) In Masaryk Hospital in Usti nad Labem, under the Regional Health Corporation, they came to discuss other options for implementation and expansion of robotic Surgery in Central and Eastern Europe. About Robotic Surgery Center, Regional Health Corporation

For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic With the launch of two robotic systems working on da Vinci sHD in Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, Regional Health Corporation, and moved between health care facilities, providing highly specialized care from the viewpoint of the Czech Republic but also throughout Evrope. Regional Health Corporation also signed an agreement with the Stargen EU, Ltd., the exclusive supplier of robotic systems for Europe, the creation of learning center for robotic surgery which is one of two such training centers in Europe.

For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic  Center for Robotic Surgery in Regional Health Corporation – also acts a training center for the newly established center in the Czech Republic in Eastern Europe.  During the years 2009 and 2010 there have already been several such trainings.  Altogether, they trained in this center four teams from the Czech Republic, two teams from Russia, two teams from Ukraine and one surgical team from Slovenia.  Furthermore, there are several other teams, e.g. German colleagues, with the intention to get experience in RHC center due to their plans to establish their own robotic center.

For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic 3D Full HD Broadcast from a Robotic Surgery  Experts from CESNET and the Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, performed a unique real-time 3D Full HD stereo broadcast of a kidney surgery performed by a da Vinci sHD robot.  The online broadcast was conducted over a 10 gigabit link, which is a part of the standard infrastructure of the national research network CESNET2. During the broadcast, the data stream reached transfer speeds of approximately 2.5 Gbps and the signal delay along the transmission stream was less than 1 ms, enabling a truly real-time broadcast.  The solution applied is capable of transmitting up to four 3D HD video signals in either direction.

For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic 3D Full HD Broadcast from a Robotic Surgery  The successful transmission of 3D Full HD video demonstrated the possibilities enabled by this technology to surgeons as well as education of both medical professionals and students.  3D Full HD video transmissions as a telemedicine application benefits the most important contribution to improving the quality of care in the surgery for patients in Central and Eastern Europe and developing countries.

For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic About CESNET Association  The CESNET Association was founded by Czech universities and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.  With respect to its research activities and accomplishments, CESNET represents the Czech Republic in the development of the pan-European network GÉANT and participate actively in the project implementation.  Among other things it deals with the use of high-speed networks for sharing multimedia data both through synchronous video conferencing and shared applications and through asynchronous streaming.

CONTACTS in the Czech Republic: Regional Health Corporation (Krajská zdravotní, a.s.) Jiří Madar, M.D., Deputy Director for Health Care Jan Schraml, M.D., Chief of Robotic Surgery Center Ing. Martin Zeman, D.M.S., Head of R&D Department Faculty of Electrical Engineering Czech Technical University of Prague (FEL ČVUT) Prof. Ing. Boris Šimák, Ph.D., Head of the Department of Telecommunication Engineering Assoc. Prof. Ing. Lenka Lhotská, Ph.D., Head Division for Research and International Relations Ing. Zdeněk Brabec, Ph.D., ITU Observer(1002), WTDC -10, Hyderabad, India, FEL CVUT CESNET, association of of legal entities Ing. Jan Gruntorád, Ph.D., Director of CESNET For ITU-D priorities - eEducation, Telemedicine, eHealth from the Czech Republic