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Innovation in Society

Innovation in Society
Cloud power: helping to save and transform lives in the world’s poorest countries

Cloud power: helping to save and transform lives in the world’s poorest countries

Concern, a global humanitarian NGO, build its worldwide email platform on the cloud in order to reduce IT costs, and to insure efficient communication... More
German hospital network increases data security and access, while cutting costs

German hospital network increases data security and access, while cutting costs

A network of hospitals and health care facilities in Germany used cloud computing to increase their access to files in a reliable and secure way while... More
Making Ministry of Education website cope when exam results are out

Making Ministry of Education website cope when exam results are out

In this case study you can read about how through cloud computing, SIVECO Romania’s solution helped the Ministry of Education lower costs and... More
UK local authorities process citizens’ forms 80 percent faster, reduce costs with cloud solution

UK local authorities process citizens’ forms 80 percent faster, reduce costs with cloud solution

In this case study, you can read about how IEG4 used cloud computing to help local UK governments deliver services faster and minimize... More
Pioneers for IT services for the public sector use cloud to cut costs and improve service

Pioneers for IT services for the public sector use cloud to cut costs and improve service

In this case study, you can read about London Borough of Newham’s leading example of utilizing cloud computing in public sector services and... More
European researchers switch from super computers to cloud computing

European researchers switch from super computers to cloud computing

More than ever now, the European Commission needs to focus on building and growing the high-performance computing (HPC) market. High-performance... More
A new way of working boosts productivity in the City of Barcelona

A new way of working boosts productivity in the City of Barcelona

In this case study, you can read about how Barcelona, a city with a reputation of being a premiere location for business conferences, has developed a... More
Cloud helps the City of Madrid stay green, one tree at a time

Cloud helps the City of Madrid stay green, one tree at a time

In this case study, you can read about how a Madrid based company has developed a cloud solution to enable its 17,000 residents help the city council... More
Cloud computing makes personal health data accessible from home

Cloud computing makes personal health data accessible from home

In this case study, you can read about how Partners HealthCare has enabled increased accessibility of healthcare by making health data and... More
Care group moves 4500 employees to the cloud

Care group moves 4500 employees to the cloud

Meander needed to convert its timesheet and leave request system from paper to digital. By using a cloud-based set of messaging and collaboration... More
Hospital uses cloud computing to improve patient care and reduce costs

Hospital uses cloud computing to improve patient care and reduce costs

In this case study, you can read about how the shift to cloud computing has enabled up to 60% cost savings in Italy’s largest paediatric... More
Private cloud services for the Government of Catalonia

Private cloud services for the Government of Catalonia

In this case study, you can read about cloud computing has enabled the Government of Catalonia to expand its IT infrastructure to support 144,000... More
Belgium used cloud computing to collaborate with partners during EU Presidency

Belgium used cloud computing to collaborate with partners during EU Presidency

The Belgian Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment used a cloud-based storage and collaboration environment to ensure... More
Engaging citizens in the exploration of Mars

Engaging citizens in the exploration of Mars

In this case study, you can read about how the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) collaborated with Microsoft in developing an... More
Saving energy costs and boosting productivity at Greek Public Power Corporation

Saving energy costs and boosting productivity at Greek Public Power Corporation

The Greek government created the Public Power Corporation (PPC) in 1950 to implement a national electric energy policy and utilise domestic energy... More
Stockholm becoming more environmentally friendly with Windows 7

Stockholm becoming more environmentally friendly with Windows 7

Stockholm is one of the most networked cities in the world. It is also considered one of the happiest and one of the most environmentally aware. In... More
Cloud based solution to better manage carbon emissions data

Cloud based solution to better manage carbon emissions data

In this case study, you can read about how HCL Technologies is enabling enterprises to easily monitor its carbon footprint which is helping businesses... More
Catalonian centre driving innovation through ICT

Catalonian centre driving innovation through ICT

In this case study, you can read about a Catalonian centre which is helping Spanish businesses become more productive through collaboration with... More
Danish Rail Net keeps commuters informed via cloud computing

Danish Rail Net keeps commuters informed via cloud computing

In this case study, you can read about how a Danish transport company has achieved 76% cost savings on IT investments and can now provide a much more... More
Clean-up time of London streets improved with cloud computing

Clean-up time of London streets improved with cloud computing

In this case study, you can read about LoveCleanStreets, a cloud-based application that helps London authorities manage street care with the help of... More
Pay-as-you-go cloud computing facilitates online messaging in Italy

Pay-as-you-go cloud computing facilitates online messaging in Italy

In this case study, you can read about an Italian company providing flexible, cost-effective communication and collaboration solutions to businesses,... More
Brussels Half-marathon: cloud helps organizer deal with huge online traffic peaks

Brussels Half-marathon: cloud helps organizer deal with huge online traffic peaks

In this case study, you can read about how Chronorace, a logistics company, handled huge demands for accessing multimedia on its Brussels... More
Cloud computing meets Danish SME demand for sophisticated online IT services

Cloud computing meets Danish SME demand for sophisticated online IT services

In this case study, you can read about a small Danish business, able to adopt enterprise-class messaging and collaboration software and grow with the... More
Helping 30 per cent more patients with cloud: a Dutch success story

Helping 30 per cent more patients with cloud: a Dutch success story

In this case study, you can read about how cloud computing helps Dutch orthopaedic centre help 30% more patients and scale up without worrying about... More
Saving lives at sea in the UK with cloud computing

Saving lives at sea in the UK with cloud computing

In this case study, you can read about how the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) worked with Active Web Solutions (AWS) to develop a... More
Cloud computing gives Europeans free data on air and water quality

Cloud computing gives Europeans free data on air and water quality

In this case study, you can read about the partnership between the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft to develop the “Eye on... More
Aviva unites operations in 28 countries with cloud computing

Aviva unites operations in 28 countries with cloud computing

In this case study, you can read about how Aviva, a global organisation who unites its operations in 28 countries with cloud computing. Aviva... More
Cloud for health: cost effective IT solution for Dutch hospital

Cloud for health: cost effective IT solution for Dutch hospital

  In this case study, you can read about how cloud computing has enabled a Dutch hospital to switch to a cost-effective email solution to comply... More
Boosting employee working efficiency in large firms: UK's Royal Mail Group and cloud computing

Boosting employee working efficiency in large firms: UK's Royal Mail Group and cloud computing

In this case study, you can read about the Royal Mail Group has improved their efficiency by giving its employees reliable & simple ways to access... More
New models to help understand European forests and climate change

New models to help understand European forests and climate change

Major advances in data availability, together with recent advances in computational modeling and data analysis techniques, are enabling Microsoft... More
Microsoft Helps Businesses Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Costs

Microsoft Helps Businesses Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Costs

The Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX enables midsize businesses to easily track their environmental impact and energy... More
'Sleep Talking' PC’s Save Energy and Money

'Sleep Talking' PC’s Save Energy and Money

A group of scientists from Microsoft Research in the United Kingdom and the United States and University of California have developed a prototype that... More
Europeans rate the air quality using the internet

Europeans rate the air quality using the internet

Through Eye on Earth, a repository for geographical environmental information created by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft,... More
Europeans rate water quality of beaches , lakes and rivers using the Internet

Europeans rate water quality of beaches , lakes and rivers using the Internet

On June 20th 2012, in the presence of Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt, sustainability legend Gro Harlem Brundtland, IPCC Chair... More
Greening the Dublin data center

Greening the Dublin data center

The internet is developing at a tremendous pace as more businesses and peopleworldwide gain access to an ever greater range of online services... More
A new in-car software application helps drivers reduce CO2 emissions

A new in-car software application helps drivers reduce CO2 emissions

  Car Manufacturers have made tremendous progress in reducing vehicle emissions. Today’s cars create far less pollution and emit far less... More
Wireless information system helps doctors communicate

Wireless information system helps doctors communicate

The Kosice Children’s teaching hospital started a six-month Mobile Point of Care trial. The result was a reduction in time spent on... More
Innovations in eHealth can improve medical care & increase efficiency:     Foundation Trust set to boost patient care with content management system.

Innovations in eHealth can improve medical care & increase efficiency: Foundation Trust set to boost patient care with content management system.

Healthcare is one of the biggest challenges facing our societies, economies and governments over the coming decades. At a personal level almost... More
Hospital district connects systems and improves communications

Hospital district connects systems and improves communications

Developed economies are already finding it hard to maintain standards of healthcare within existing budgets. Now payers are facing a huge dose of... More
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