eHealth Governance Initiative

January 2011

eHGI coordinator (ATNA; Tanja Niederländer)

Agenda• Time to move forward - why• Objectives• Project structure• Work Package structure• Sources of knowledge• Next steps

Why eHGI? Member States need to collaborate more efficiently on the strategic level

• Bridging the gaps between governance, strategy and operational levels which are currently impeding further development in the field of eHealth

• Establishing an appropriately governed, composed and structured platform to support Member States in

– identifying and discussing of current and emerging challenges,– in implementing interoperable eHealth solutions and services, in close collaboration

with the eHealth User/Industry Stakeholder Groups as well as

Objectives• Obj. 1: Provide consolidated approach and a strong political commitment

to governance at three levels – Policy– Strategy – Operational

• Obj. 2: Provide a platform and “a think tank” for current and emerging challenges which could lead to a strong consolidated Roadmap

• Obj. 3: Provide a European eHealth Interoperability Framework• Obj. 4: support for activities requiring broad convergence across

Project facts & structure• 39 beneficiaries

– Ministries of Health– Competence Centers– Stakeholder organizations– Industry

• 2 financing instruments– Joint Action Programme - Joint Action by DG Sanco; 50% funding– CIP ICT-PSP Programme - Thematic Network by DG Infso, 100% funding

Work Package structure

eHealth Governance Steering Group

Interoperability, Standardisation and Market (GE) TN

eHealth Governance Group Chaired by the EU-Presidency

Mainstreaming (FR) JA

Legal and Protection of Personal Data (HL) TN

Trust and Acceptability(BE) JA

Executive Committee

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Evaluation (DK) JA

Dissemination (SK) JA

Roadmapping (FR) TN

Sources of knowledge• Outcomes of already running EU-projects and initiatives

– CALLIOPE RoadMap (approval at Secretary‘s of State Meeting in Barcelona)– epSOS – STORK eID

• Digital Agenda• EU Directives (e.g. Patient‘s Cross-border healthcare Directive)

Next stepts• Finalize the contracts with the EC• Project Steering Committee Kick-Off Meeting in February 2011• WP Meetings to work on the content• eHealth conference in Budapest

– RoadMap

• Prepare content for the EPSCO Council

Thank you for your attention!

January 26th 2011Klagenfurt