Health eProcurement: Cross-border eCollaboration in the eRegion ICT, economical, and organitational issues for e-health integration in the enlarged Europe University of Trieste & University of Primorska Spring School in Koper, May 22 & 23, 2014 Jože Gričar Professor Emeritus of the University of Maribor Program Coordinator

eRegion In the eRegion business & government organizations, as well as individuals, extensively use eTechnologies in order to support their work

eRegion - various perspectives From a small business perspective, eRegion is an area of about 100 kilometers around the company’s location. From a large company’s perspective, eRegion is an area of some kilometers around the company’s location. From the Knowledge Village perspective, eRegion is the area of about 5 hours air-flight to/from Dubai, Arab Emirates..

EU Strategy for the Danube Region Priorities of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region

The Danube Region

The Baltic Region

Slovenia’s competitive advantage: Location Location Location

Inter-Municipality Initiative in Slovenia: Cross-border eCollaboration in the Danube eRegion (as per May 2014) Town Municipalities Neighboring Municipalities Tourist Organizations Regional Chambers of Commerce & Craft and Small Business Development Centres Companies Health Institutions Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Insurance Organizers of Major International Events IT Providers Supporters – National Administrations National Assembly Deputies Organizations of Slovenes Abroad National Self-governing Communities Diplomats Institutes Universities

Objectives of eSolutions and eServices for a Cross-border eCollaboration Innovativeness User-centricity Open innovation Simplicity Low-cost accessibility Web sites connectivity Multi lingual eSolutions & eServices Openness to the organizations in Slovenia and other countries eServices engagement (cloud computing) Prototyping - Experimenting in the Living Lab Environment

A missing link in innovation Innovation “no man’s land” Research push Market pull Phase 1 Solution proposal Phase 2 Prototype Phase 3 Pre-commercial product/service Phase 4 Commercial product/service Phase 0 Research Presented by Veli-Pekka Niitamo, NOKIA & ENoLL, Bled eConference June 5, 2007

Prototype A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from. Wikipedia A prototype is a basis for a development of a pilot.

Prototype Types Technology prototype – a new operational eSolution or eService. Organizational prototype – a new operational eSolution or eService in an organizational setting, or an already proven eSolution or eService in a new organizational setting. A basis of a prototype development is a problem for which the stakeholders have interest in solving it.

Open Innovation Open innovation is a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well as internal ideas, and internal and external paths to market, as the firms look to advance their technology. The boundaries between a firm and its environment have become more permeable; innovations can easily transfer inward and outward. The central idea behind open innovation is that in a world of widely distributed knowledge, companies cannot afford to rely entirely on their own research, but should instead buy or license processes or inventions (i.e. patents) from other companies. Wikipedia

Living Lab A Living Lab is an environment in which researchers, developers and users cooperate with the common objective of delivering a tested product, solution or service respecting the users’ requirements in a shortest time possible. The environment may be a city, a region within a country, an industry, a supply chain or a whole country.

eHealth Prototype Proposals Italy-Slovenia Cross-border eCollaboration Workshop, April 17, Regional Cross-Border Exchange of eInvoices in Healthcare Dr. Christian Kittl, Managing Director, Evolaris next level GmbH & Mobile Living Lab, Austria e-collaboration against rheumatic diseases e-collaboration against rheumatic diseases Mag. Katja Oven, Project Manager, Geodetic Institute of Slovenia A system of geospatial health indicators for health care management A system of geospatial health indicators for health care management Dr. Dalibor Radovan, Manager of Development sector, Geodetic Institute of Slovenia Real time insight into free healthcare capacity of cross-border hospitals in a case of epidemic disease outbreak or a major disaster Mag. Egon Milanič, Project Manager, Ineor Ltd., Ljubljana, Slovenia Cross Border EHR (Electronic Health Record) Alberto Steindler, CEO, Insiel Mercato SpA, Trieste, Italy Telerehabilitation using multimedia educational contents Dr. Drago Rudel, Director, MKS Electronic Systems Ltd., Ljubljana, Slovenia Management of drug related problems Jani Recer, Assistant Director for Informatics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia

eHealth Prototype Proposals Cont. Italy-Slovenia Cross-border eCollaboration Workshop, April 17, Multitouch open source radiological station Multitouch open source radiological station A DICOM archive (PACS, Picture Archiving & Communication in Medicine) for anotomopathology images A DICOM archive (PACS, Picture Archiving & Communication in Medicine) for anotomopathology images Andrea Poli, CEO, O3 Enterprise, Trieste, Italy Cross-border e-Discharge Letter Cross-border e-Discharge Letter Cross-border ePrescription Cross-border ePrescription Dr. Brane Leskošek, Assistant Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Information system for expert help with the research proposals involving live organisms Dr. Jure Dimec, Assistant Professor, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Regional arthroplasty register Dr. Ingrid Milošev, Director assistant for scientific research and educational area, Valdoltra Orthopaedic Hospital & Head of the Department of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Institute "Jozef Stefan" Ljubljana, Slovenia

eHealth Prototype Proposals Cont. 3 rd Danube eRegion Conference – DeRC 2013: Cross-border eSolutions & eServices Prototypes Development Real time insight into healthcare capacity key resources Egon Milanič, Project Director, Ineor d.o.o., Slovenia Up-to-date ICT supported holistic assessment of initial and program-based progress tracking of health readiness Alenka Ribič, Project Office Manager, RC-IKTS Savinja Žalec, Slovenia TeleMed System: Better quality of Life at lower cost Graziano de’ Petris, Head & Research Unit in Telemedicine, University Hospital Trieste, Italy Drug Event Reporting with Mobile Information Solutions – DERMIS Dr. Christian Kittl, Managing Director, evolaris next level, Graz, Austria & Mobile Living Lab Regional arthroplasty register Ingrid Milošev, Assistant Director, Valdoltra Orthopedic Hospital, Slovenia

Innovation take-up in Europe is too slow It is important to note that Europe is traditionally stronger in research output and weaker in innovation take-up (i.e., adoption). To improve adoption rates, the new EU Horizon 2O2O programme stresses a more holistic perspective for Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) and this is another step in the right direction. This programme should encourage more Europeans to take measured risks and reap the benefits of new higher-expectation businesses. Curley & Salmelin (2013) Open Innovation 2.0: A New Paradigm

Related Conferences in the Danube Region Danube Region Business Forum 2013: ICT – New Developments in Information and Communication Technology Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna, November 14 & th Danube eRegion Conference – DeRC 2014: Cross- border eSolutions & eServices Prototypes Development Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Ljubljana, September 22-23, 2014,

The Ambassadors of Austria, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia Sharing Interest in a Cross-border eCollaboration in the Danube eRegion 3 rd Danube eRegion Conference – DeRC 2013, September 23 The EU Strategy for the Danube Region ( Region.eu) has opened many interesting opportunities for the intensified cooperation of the countries in the region. The e-government development has provided a solid basis for numerous services to the administration and to the citizens. Awareness creation and preconditions provision of eCollaboration by building bridges between academia and the government are needed for in-time EU project proposals submission. The municipalities have major interest in a cross-border collaboration, for example in the areas of tourism and culture.

The Ambassadors of Austria, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia Sharing Interest in a Cross-border eCollaboration in the Danube eRegion 3 rd Danube eRegion Conference – DeRC 2013, September 23 cont. The eGovernment efforts have to re-focus from being administration oriented to being population oriented (user- demand driven systems). Regions development (B2B, G2C, G2G) has to be accelerated. The digital divide, although still noticeable, is not an obstacle. There are too many protocols not “talking” to each other (single-window approach needed). Numerous websites accessible are in national language only (various language requirements have to be accommodated based on a common basis in English).

Refences OECD Council Recommendation on Principles for Internet Policy Making (2011). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 13 December 2011, pp 10, Curley, Martin & Salmelin, Bror (2013): Open Innovation 2.0: A New Paradigm. OISPG – Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group, pp 12, %E2%80%93-new-paradigm-and-foundation-sustainable-europehttp://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/open-innovation-20- %E2%80%93-new-paradigm-and-foundation-sustainable-europe Digital Economy, Innovation and Services. Conclusions. European Council. Brussels, October 25, 2013, c/ pdf

Opportunities in Open Innovation Experience Sharing in the eRegions Which components, solutions, or operations successful in one eRegion could be copied, which could be followed, and which are not applicable at all in another eRegion? Can some guidelines for successful copying be defined and generalized for better understanding of the potential of the open innovation as a concept and as a practice in an eRegion? How relevant are the outstanding business, government, and academic leaders to the eRegions awareness creation, policy making, or solutions implementation?

Invitation to a Cross-border eCollaboration eMunicipalities without borders eCollaboration Inter-eRegions eCollaboration eMobility eBusiness for SMEs Cross-border supply chains eInvoicing & eProcurement eHealth & eInclusion eTourism & eHeritage eParticipation & eDemocracy eResponse in Disaster eGeografic Applications eCrime