The report aims to analyse different scenarios that could occur in the EU in the years to come. First is an assumed situation in which by 2020 biofuels would contribute 8% towards the RE transport target; other RE in transport such as renewable electricity would have to fill the remaining gap....

The SIMPHS research studied the deployment of Integrated Personal Health and Social Care Services (IPHS) by analysing IPHS projects across 20 regions in eight European Countries. An outcome of the research was the identification of eight facilitators (key factors) for IPHS deployment. This...

The quantitative analysis and assessment of agricultural, rural development and related policies (e.g. trade, energy, environment, and climate change) is an important contribution to the policy-making process in these areas. To guarantee a timely, confidential, tailor-made and...

The SIMPHS 2 project has carried out in-depth studies in eight EU countries. Deliverable 3.1 ‘Interim Report on RMT for Disease Management – Country Studies Summary’ summarises the methods used and the rationale for selection of the countries for deeper analysis. It also highlights the...

This deliverable presents the work developed by the IPTS eID Team in 2012 on the large-encompassing topic of electronic identity. It is structured in four different parts: 1) eID: Relevance, Legal State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives; 2) Digital Natives and the Analysis of the Emerging...

The challenges for healthcare systems in the European Union include demand side and supply side drivers. On the demand side, demographic changes due to ageing and increasing personal income are shaping growing expectations of healthcare services to increase quality and access, reduce disease...

This study presents and discusses the status for integrated personal health systems (IPHS) in Spain. It aims to illustrate through case studies the patient and health monitoring systems that are available, the level of implementation of these systems, the impact they have on the general...

This report presents the results of a survey collected in 2009 amongst African exporters of agricultural commodities to the EU. Exporters interviewed come from five African countries: Uganda, South Africa, Morocco and Kenya and Ivory Coast. The survey covers a total of 95 interviews, 20 from...

This paper presents a multi-criteria model to rank highway projects by predicting their combined potential impact on regional population, economy, environment, territory and mobility. A detailed study of initial conditions enable the selection of functional units of study and the identification...

This paper investigates the economic relevance of sustainable behavior of agroforestry practices for smallholders using the example of firewood exploitation in rural Tanzania. Three questions are addressed: (1) To what extent do households behave sustainably regarding firewood extraction from...