Austria - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about egovernment activities in Austria.
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eGovernment - Austria - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about egovernment activities in Austria.
- Activation of the mobile signature in all Austrian tax offices
- ePractice.eu, 6 February 2012. Country Austria; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens, Multi-channel Delivery, User-centric Services. "The mobile phone signature, which is the mobile version of the Citizen Card, was first introduced in Austria in December 2009. Two years later and in order to make the assessment of income tax easier, all tax offices in Austria provide the activation of the mobile phone signature, free of charge.
The only thing that citizens need to bring to the tax office to have their mobile phone signature activated is an official photo ID, such as a passport photo, and their mobile phone..."
- Website launched to provide information on hospitals
- ePractice.eu, 29 July 2011. Country Austria; Domain eHealth; Topic Health portals, ICT and lifestyle management, Policy, Regional/national Health Information Networks. "On 8 July 2011, Austrian Health Minister Alois Stöger presented Austrian Hospital Compass, a new portal which helps to answer questions that patients have about hospitals and their procedures.
The portal has information on the services of all hospitals in Austria, and helps patients find the best one for them..."
- Department of Justice's migration to OpenOffice a success story
- ePractice.eu, 14 July 2011. Country Austria; Domain eGovernment; Topic Open Source. "According to an online magazine aimed at users of the Linux Operating System, since 2008 the Austrian justice ministry has migrated several thousands of desktop PCs to OpenOffice, in a "complete success story" worth highlighting..."
- data.wien.gv.at – the process to Vienna's open data portal
- By: Thomas Thurner. Semantic Web Company, May 30, 2011. "On 17 May 2011 the time has come – the first Open Government Data (OGD) portal of a public administration in Austria was launched – and it was the capital Vienna that did this courageous and so important step in Austria and thereby took the role of a pioneer in the area of open data in our country – and hopefully will act as a model for communities, cities, states and the federal government (also important to be mentioned here is that the Open Commons Region Linz has been the first city government that has announced a data portal in Austria still before Vienna – launch date will be September 2011)..."
- eMedikation to be launched in April 2011 in three pilot regions
- ePractice.eu, 17 March 2011. Country Austria; Domain eHealth; Topic Electronic health records, ePrescribing, Personal Health Systems, Policy, Regional/national Health Information Networks. "'eMedikation', i.e. electronic prescriptions as the first large-area of Austria's Electronic Health Record ('ELGA' - Elektronische Gesundheitsakte, in German) project, will start on 1 April 2011 in three pilot regions. Thanks to this application, pharmacists, doctors and hospitals will be able to see the medication a patient has been prescribed. Thus, possible multiple prescriptions and medications' side-effects will be made available..."
- Master Patient Index system will provide streamlined patient records access
- ePractice.eu, 28 October 2010. Country Austria; Domain eHealth; Topic Decision support systems, Electronic health records, ePrescribing, Health portals, Hospital information systems, ICT for patient safety, Policy. "In September 2010, Austria announced the sign up of a deal with a technology-enabled solutions and services company to develop a Master Patient Index (MPI) system by 2011; the aim of the system is to provide healthcare professionals with access to electronic patient records, wherever they are stored within the Austrian healthcare system. The technology will form an integral part of Austria's Electronic Health Record project..."
- Browser gives free access to wide range of national eGovernment services
- ePractice.eu, 14 June 2010. Country Austria; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Policy, User-centric Services. "The 'Digital Austria Explorer' (Digitales Österreich Explorer, in German) - a unique eGovernment initiative providing all Austrians with access to over 1 000 forms and 350 government procedures in just one click - was officially presented on 1 June 2010, during a press conference held in Vienna..."
- eHealth in progress
- ePractice.eu, 3 June 2010. Country Austria; Domain eHealth; Topic Electronic health records, ePrescribing, Health portals, Patient summary, Policy, Regional/national Health Information Networks. "After a long preparation phase, the Electronic Health Record (ELGA - Elektronische Gesundheitsakte, in German) project is now underway, with a company put in charge of its implementation..."
- An interactive map on radiation values has been launched
- ePractice.eu, 29 March 2010. Country Austria; Domain eGovernment; Topic Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Multi-channel Delivery, User-centric Services. "The Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management has recently launched an interactive map displaying updated information on radiation levels in the territory..."
- National Internet Declaration a basis for the country's ICT strategy
- ePractice.eu, 8 March 2010. Country Austria; Domain eGovernment; Topic Infrastructure, Policy. "... Almost two years ago, the 'Austrian Internet Initiative'... started a joint effort of the ICT stakeholders of Austria to develop a national ICT strategy. 400 experts, approximately 170 companies and organisations and more than 35 Chief Executive Officers (CEO) and executives of leading IT companies joined forces to create the 'Austrian Internet Declaration' as a basis for an ICT strategy for Austria..."
- eHealth in Penal Administration
- ePractice.eu, 1 March 2010. Country Austria; Domain eHealth; Topic Decision support systems, Electronic health records, Patient summary. "The Federal Data Processing Centre (Bundesrechenzentrum - BRZ) provides customised module solutions for the use of electronic health records in Austrian jails..."
- Launch of the first Austrian Health Portal
- ePractice.eu, 4 February 2010. Country Germany; Domain eHealth; Topic Electronic health records, Health portals, ICT for disease prevention and health promotion. "The first Austrian Health Portal was launched at the beginning of 2010 to provide its users with quality-assured and independent information on matters relating to all major health issues..."
- DNA database for crime scene policemen
- ePractice.eu, 14 July 2009. "Country Austria; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure. "The Austrian Criminal Investigation Office recently announced that the names of policemen involved in criminal scenes will be stored in a database along with their DNA dactyloscopic (fingerprint) data in order to prevent investigations based on wrong tracks..."
- The Austrian National Printing Office will issue passports in electronic format
- ePractice.eu, 22 April 2009. Country Austria; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity. "In March 2009 the Austrian National Printing Office has started high-speed preparations towards the production of security passports with fingerprint..."
- eVoting contest - which system is safest?
- ePractice.eu, 28 January 2008. Country
Austria; Domain eGovernment; Topic
Open Source, eParticipation, eDemocracy and eVoting. "What is the best Open Source solution for secure eVoting? To find out, a unique competition has been launched in Austria..."
This category last updated: 9 February 2012