8. A 2004 European Commission report features a very useful SWOT analysis with respect to increasing e-Health applications in Europe, including health and social care information services for the aged and their carers, and telecare and independent living services. This multi-axial SWOT analysis can help shape a health and social care informatics education and research agenda for Europe during the coming years and decades. ftp://ftp.jrc.es/pub/EURdoc/eur21377en.pdf
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10. Source: eHealth in the Context of a European Ageing Society - A Prospective Study ftp://ftp.jrc.es/pub/EURdoc/eur21377en.pdf
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15. Required skills by user category and application area - Source: eHealth in the Context of a European Ageing Society - A Prospective Study ftp://ftp.jrc.es/pub/EURdoc/eur21377en.pdf
16. Required skills by user category and application area (Cont ’ d) - Source: eHealth in the Context of a European Ageing Society - A Prospective Study ftp://ftp.jrc.es/pub/EURdoc/eur21377en.pdf
17. “ By end 2009, the European Commission, in collaboration with Member States, should undertake activities to set a baseline for a standardised European qualification for e-Health services in clinical and administrative settings . ” — Commission of the European Communities: e-Health - making healthcare better for European citizens: An action plan for a European e-Health Area (2004) http://europa.eu.int/information_society/doc/qualif/health/COM_2004_0356_F_EN_ACTE.pdf