ABSTRACT
The extracts above from the Public Health Directorate General of the European Commission encapsulate the current situation in Europe in respect to the drive to include health applications as a key component of the European Information Society. They also reference the challenges that lay ahead including issues of lack of awareness, widespread physical and social access to public sector information, and trust in content providers. Trusting content providers includes having a clear regulatory framework in place to ensure that privacy and confidentiality are protected and information is not misused.
