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SmartCare aims to define a common set of standard functional specifications for an open ICT platform enabling the delivery of integrated care to older European citizens. A total of 23 regions and their key stakeholders will define a comprehensive set of integration building blocks around the challenges of data-sharing, coordination and communication. Ten regions will then pilot integrated health & social services to combat a range of threats to independent living commonly faced by older people while the other will prepare for early adoption. In a rigorous evaluation approach, the pilot will produce and document much needed evidence on the impact of integrated care, developing a common framework suitable for other regions in Europe. Guidelines and specifications for procuring, organizing and implementing the service building blocks will be produced. The organizational and legal ramifications of integrated care will be analyzed to support long term sustainability and up-scaling of the services.

The SILVERSUDOE project stems from the fact that companies from the south-west part of Europe, for not knowing consumer behaviours are hardly aware of the economic opportunities that certain markets may offer. In addition, SMES and micro-enterprises of this area lack R&D solutions needed to develop their offering of products or services. Nor do they have internal resources and tools required to adapt their development strategies to new market obstacles.

In this regard, the SILVERSUDOE project aims to increase the competitiveness of the companies in West European, drawing upon the innovation resources of the area and above all by integrating the R&D advances to its offering.

During the implementation of the project, which has begun in September 2013, a number of activities will be carried out with the goal of making it known and to involve companies interested in the actions to be implemented.

The purpose of the SABER (Satellite Broadband for European Regions) Thematic Network is to create a long term, sustainable environment in which stakeholders interested in tackling the Digital Divide by contributing to the roll out and take-up of broadband for all, at increasing speeds, and in particular through satellite-based services, can proactively collaborate. The scope of the SABER Thematic Network is to create the conditions for the most efficient and effective contribution of satellite systems to support the achievement of the objectives set in Europe 2020 and subsequently in the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE).

The overall objective of S3 project is to define a schedule for joint actions (Roadmap and guide for the creation of an observatory) to promote systems of care and empowerment of older people as a source of employment and to develop the skills necessary for employment and business integration of workers in this strategic economic sector. S3 project will establish an interrelationship system of good practices at European level following methodologies such as inter-regional workshops and study visits on topics related to social entrepreneurship as a new source of employment, new job profiles demand in the emerging sector of attendance of older people and, in an across way, the development of soft skills for employment will be analyzed.

ROUTE 2.0 is aimed to promote the use of web 2.0 tools among SMEs belonging to tourism sector in a first approach but open to other type of sector. The aim of Route 2.0 is to develop the skills and competencies necessary to integrate and implement Communication Strategies and Marketing actions through Web 2.0 tools in the process of business management for European SMEs and microSMEs form tourism sector through the creation of a methodology for continuous learning to improve the performance and competitiveness of these organizations. Regarding the impact is expected to acquire skills and business skills with a view to the efficient use of ICT tools environments based on 2.0 by European SMEs and freelancers. In the long term are expected to own autonomous European SMEs and the tourism sector to acquire the ability to transfer their own skills and experiences to others from your organization as other companies, so as to create a common corporate culture social networks to multiply, exponentially, the advantages and benefits established for the use of ICTs as a development tools companies competitive.