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The
@LIS Program
The co-operation
program @LIS, an information society alliance, was born after a political
dialogue, established in june/99 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), between the
heads of state of the European Union and Latin America.
Through the @LIS, the European Commission wishes to reduce the digital
gap, extend the advantages of the information society to Latin American
citizens and contribute to the social cohesion in both regions.
The @LIS was created by a decision of the European Commission in December
6 2001. It disposes of a total funding of 77,5 million Euros, of which
63,5 millions are subsided by the European Commission, the rest comes
from program associates.
Its objectives are to:
· Stimulate the co-operation among European and Latin American
participants;
· Facilitate the integration of Latin American countries in a global
information society;
· Promote the dialogue among all the actors and users of the information
society;
· Enrich the interconnection between investigating communities
of both regions;
· Answer the needs of citizens and local communities;
· Put into practice innovating applications, through demonstration
projects.
The demonstration
project Health Care Network-HCN: Health assistance network uses technology
to accelerate and improve the health development of citizens. The HCN
aims to demonstrate the successful experience of e-health in Belo Horizonte/Brazil,
in public health policies.
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