Under the auspices of the Global Research Alliance (GRA), Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS together with several partners from Europe, Africa and Australia has launched a new project: the GRA ICT4D for rural Zambia.

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AICOS’s project Smart Companion was awarded with the 2nd place in the competition “Prémio Zon Criatividade 2011”, in the “Multimedia Content and Applications” category.

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Fraunhofer AICOS’s researchers Filipe Sousa and Liliana Ferreira are co-authors of the recently launched book entitled “Health Information Systems – Perspectives and Challenges in Portugal”.

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Fraunhofer AICOS’s director, Dirk Elias, attended the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in order to promote AICOS’ work in creating useful Android applications, namely the most recent “Dance! Don’t Fall” app.

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The monthly magazine Exame Infomática interviewd Dirk Elias, the Fraunhofer AICOS' director, for its February edition.

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Fraunhofer AICOS’s mobile product Smart Companion is one of the finalists in the contest “Prémio Zon Criatividade 2011” and is on the run for the final prizes in the “Multimedia Content and Applications” category.

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Fraunhofer AICOS’s collaborators carried on a solidarity campaign in December with the objective of contributing to Cáritas Porto efforts to make many people’s Christmas a little better. AICOS joined the initiative by doubling the collaborators’ contribution.

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The Android application AlzNav, developed in Fraunhofer AICOS, was amongst the three finalists in the international contest “Vodafone Foundation Smart Accessibility Awards 2011”, in the “Mobility” category.

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Fraunhofer AICOS has officially started a new external project, the ‘Smartphones for Seniors’ (S4S). The kick-off session has occurred on the 18th of November 2011 in Fraunhofer AICOS offices in Porto, having as audience...

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Fraunhofer Portugal is going to be present in the ‘3rd International ICST Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries' occurring from November 23 to 24 in Zanzibar Islands, Tanzania...

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Fraunhofer AICOS has officially started a new internal project, the ‘Fall Prevention’. Falling is a major cause of personal injury, especially among the elderly. Since falls represent a serious and common risk for this segment...

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