Europeans to Have Online Access to Medical Records by 2015

The European Commission has set a goal to give all Europeans "secure, online access to their medical health data by 2015," Government Health IT reported. According to the article, "The European Commission is proposing ambitious, wide-ranging public investments in digital technologies that will allow it to tackle looming challenges, including the support of an aging population and limiting health care costs." The EC is also "proposing that a minimum, common set of patient data be defined that will allow patient records to be accessed or exchanged electronically across all of the EU's 27 member states by 2012."

One potential roadblock to this vision, however, is that over "30% of Europeans have never used the Internet."

Source: www.arma.org

European Region website - coming soon

Yes, you read right....we're hoping to launch the ARMA Europe website very soon. I'd like to understand what you'd like to see on it - it is after all your resource so the content should reflect your needs as records professionals in Europe.
There are already many chapter and region sites out there - you can get to these via the main website. Take a look around and let us know what you'd like on your site...either post suggestions back here so we can all discuss or send direct to me (gavin.siggers@healdan.co.uk).
We'll also need some help in running the site - feel free to volunteer.

Gavin Siggers
Director, ARMA Europe

Austria wants sanctions for data gathering after Google ‘accident'

EUobserver reports that in the wake of an admission by internet search giant Google that it had accidentally collected data from unencrypted wifi networks in people's homes while its fleet of cars were out photographing buildings and roads for its ‘Street View' map service, Austria has said it wants to make such moves punishable.

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Internet search engines scolded by EU regulators

Euractiv.com reports that EU regulators have reprimanded major search engines Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft's Bing for storing data search queries for too long and by so doing overlooking the bloc's Data Protection Directive. More here

EU countries probe Google data breach

According to Euractiv.com, Google is starting to feel the heat in Europe as several countries launch probes and demand more details about the companies' street-mapping technology, after it emerged that the application had inadvertently collected people's private information.

continue reading here: http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/eu-countries-probe-google-data-breach-news-494433?utm_source=EurActiv+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e367f6aa96-my_google_analytics_key&utm_medium=email

Brussels rolls out 10-year internet masterplan

Half of Europeans subscribing to ultra-high-speed broadband by 2020, bringing an end to 'digital virgins' and the creation of a European cyber-attack response system - these are just some of the ambitious goals contained in the EU's 10-year plan for the online world.

http://euobserver.com/9/30105/?rk=1

Update - change of venue: Internal and Regulatory Investigations in Oil & Gas

I am pleased to inform you that as an exclusive membership benefit, ARMA Europe members will be entitled to a 10% discount on Internal and Regulatory Investigations in Oil & Gas conference that will take place in London on 22-24 June.

Please find the relevant information below.

Internal and Regulatory Investigations in Oil & Gas

Dates:
22 - 24 June 2010

Venue:
CTT Venues, Canary Warf, London

Critical regulatory updates, anti-corruption compliance policies and information privacy, retention and disclosure strategies to reduce exposure and minimise risk

Internal and Regulatory Investigations in Oil & Gas includes 15 industry case studies that will provide you with the strategies and tools you need to minimise liability, maximise compliance and manage the risk – and expense – associated with conducting or responding to an internal or regulatory investigation.

We're excited to announce our latest speakers:

• Ian Johnson, Company Secretary and Group Head of Legal, John Wood Group PLC
• Manuel Soudant, Senior Counsel, Shell
• Vivian Robinson, General Counsel, Serious Fraud Office

You’ll get the latest updates from the regulators including the Serious Fraud Office (UK), FSA, US Department of Justice and more plus in-house case studies on:

• Identifying how recent enforcements will affect you
• Balancing the cost of compliance with the risk of exposure
• Designing an anti-corruption program that addresses your company’s greatest risks
• Building an airtight international compliance programme
• Managing sanctions and risk in eDisclosure and information retention
• Developing strategies to manage multi-jurisdictional and joint investigations

For more information or to register:
Tel: +44 207 368 9300
Email: enquire@iqpc.co.uk
Visit: http://www.oilandgasinvestigations.com/Event.aspx?id=284202&utm_campaign=ARMA&utm_medium=online&utm_source=WebListing&MAC=18722.001_ARMA_WEB