This report describes the generic template of a farm-household model for use in the context of developing countries in order to gain knowledge on food security and rural poverty alleviation under different economic conditions and agri-food policy options. This model, called FSSIM-Dev (Farming...

This study presents and discusses the status for integrated personal health systems (IPHS) in the United Kingdom. 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...

This report gives an overview on the Russian agri-food sector and provides an outlook for the developments in agricultural markets for Russia, focussing on the main agricultural commodities. For the purpose of the study a detailed dataset and modelling structure for the main agricultural...

This report summarises the results of the research project ‘Exploratory Study on Methods used to measure the ICT-mediated Social Impact of grassroots organisations’. This study was commissioned by IPTS to feed into a forthcoming 2-year research project: Measuring the impact of eInclusion...

This study presents and discusses the status for integrated personal health systems (IPHS) in the Netherlands. 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...

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...