Tech Talks Central
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
TTC #9. Innoetics: A text to speech technology
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Aimilios Chalamandaris from Innoetics explains how their text to speech technology is used for accessibility enhancement tools, education, GPS, mobile...
TTC #33. Is an Android phone, a calculated Microsoft strategy?
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Andreas Constantinou, Director & Founder of VisionMobile, gives an in depth analysis of some of the key trends in the connected industries and the ann...
TTC #10. Tackling socent’s need for microfunding: Contests4Causes
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The two co-founders of Contests4Causes, Nick Tsoniotis and Alexandros Binopoulos talk about their presence at Mobile World Congress 2014 and how they ...
TTC #31. Handy Games & the consumer game experience no matter screen
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Handy Games is going beyond mobile, getting their games on other devices, bigger screens, to users in their living room. Chris Kassulke talks about No...
TTC #11. Cytech explains why SMS is still a key technology player
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
George Saslis, Solution Designer of Cytech, the b2b software solutions company for the mobile sector, explains why SMS is not dead but on the contrar...
TTC #30. Firefox and the value of the next 2 billion smartphone users
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Nightingale, VP of Firefox, talks about its new Firefox OS phones and why they’re focusing on emerging markets and the next 2 billion smart...
TTC #13. Noveltech creating a Mobile City Guide
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Noveltech has created a useful tool targeted to tourists and locals that allows someone to identify personal needs and interests; getting them around ...
TTC #15. Jupitee: Creating a mobile application with no coding
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Mathew Valvis, Marketing communication rep for Jupitee gives us a brief description of how their platform allows you to build a native mobile applicat...
TTC #16. Systems integrator Hotech talks NFC
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nikos Avaritsiotis, responsible for new business development at Hotech, talks on the potentials of NFC whether it be ticketing, loyalty schemes, event...
TTC #12. M-STAT creates your own SMS store with a 1-stop solution
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nikolas Kokkotas talks about M-STAT, the bulk sms provider and mobile app development company. They target medium & larger companies that are in the n...
TTC #17. Viva Payments, making online payments easy and credible
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Panos Tsakos, Marketing Director presents their large variety of online payment services included on Viva Wallet, a product of their initial platform ...
TTC #37. Ubuntu, leveraging the linux legacy
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Spencer, VP of Ubuntu at Canonical Ltd. talks about their announcements concerning Ubuntu Touch on Meizu and BQ smartphones and what the linux do...
TTC #18. Social Sensor a tool for journalists to tap into public sentiment
04 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Vivi Ntrigkogia, Marketing Director & Research Associate of CERTH, the state funded Center for Research in Thessaloniki, Greece, talks about Social Se...
TTC #64. Going-to-market for eHealth research institutions: challenges and considerations
26 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Angelina Kouroubali talks about FORTH’s Computer Science and Health research centre outcomes, ‘From Research to Αffective Ιmpact on Ηealth’ s...
TTC #63. Revolutionizing eHealth with remote patient monitoring
26 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Nora Kearney dives into a 10 year journey into the eSmart project mostly designed for cancer patient monitoring and relief. She analyzes the...
TTC #62. eHealth Forum 2014
26 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We had the pleasure and honor to talk with Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and leader for the Digital Agenda. Unfortunately - ...
TTC #60. Integrated Care: moving from pilots to large scale deployments
25 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Leo Lewis, Senior Fellow at the International Foundation for Integrated Care, gives an overview of Integrated Care and the collective of services and ...
TTC #61. Integrated Care: technology, benefits and applications
25 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Pantelis Aggelidis, founder & CEO of Vidavo, dives into some of the practical issues of realizing large scale Integrated Care services. Pantelis talks...
TTC #59. Improving eHealth in resource-limited environments
25 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Leo Anthony Celi, clinical research director for the Laboratory of Computational Physiology at MIT, gives an overview of the challenges faced and ...
TTC #65. Cooperation, the best medicine for Healthcare
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Swedish ICT strategist, Helene Richardsson, talks about the benefits and improvements ICT brings to the healthcare sector and the cooperation needed f...
TTC #66. A fiery blogger advocating patient’s participation
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
An aspect we usually ignore, when talking about healthcare for the most serious and sometimes terminal illnesses, is that of the patient. Kathi Apos...
TTC #68. Passionate about innovation in Healthcare
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Yannis Rizopoulos talks with the co-founder of Micrel Medical Devices, Alexander Tsoukalis, about medical pumps, the story and the efforts behind it, ...
TTC #67. A Telco slash Telemedicine success story
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nafsika Zevgoli, head of Corporate Responsibility at Vodafone Greece, explains the reasons that the company’s Telemedicine Program has been an overw...
TTC #69. A strong evangelist for interoperability
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Strubin from Continua, a well known Health Alliance umbrella with more than 200 member companies, talks about the urgent need for interoperabi...
TTC #70. Shaping a strategy for eHealth
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
An experienced Strategic Technology Manager in eHealth issues, Bridget Moorman, talks about protocols and standards; safety in home health monitoring...
TTC #71. The value of the Trillium Bridge
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The general secretary of HL7 Foundation, Catherine Chronaki, explains what is the Trillium Bridge Project and why it is so important for travellers a...
TTC #75. The anatomy of a success story
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Greek three-year-old project on e-prescription has been characterized as a best practice on a European level, as it combines innovation with resul...
TTC #74. “Smart” respect for the elders
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
USEFIL, an EU ICT FP7 project with significant stakeholders from different EU countries, proposes solutions for elder people in the context of a “sm...
TTC #73. Exporting Healthcare know-how from Greece
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Health Team leader for the Greek ICT company Singular Logic, Petros Papachristou, about the three big contemporary issues (digital – f...
TTC #72. Taking health information to a broader audience
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Coming from Aveiro, Portugal, Isabel Alexandra Cruz – CEO of iUZ, a company that specializes on eHealth issues- talks about their innovative solutio...
TTC #58. Business opportunities in the underserved market sector of 60+
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We talked with Karina Marcus, Director at Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme, about the ageing population of continents with developed econ...
TTC #57. Bionian: The First Health Sciences Cluster in SEE
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Yiannis Soldatos, Advisor in Business Development of the BIONIAN cluster and professor at Athens Information Technology, and Alexandros Antoniadis, He...
TTC #56. The business perspective of eHealth: Personal Health Record, business models
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Bleddyn Rees, Non-Executive Director of the European Connected Health Alliance, and a Commercial lawyer with huge experience, talks about the practica...
TTC #54. Interoperability in eHealth is critical but hard. Here is why
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Parisot is in charge of standardization and IT architecture coordinating overall GE Healthcare products. In this interview Charles talks about...
TTC #55. What is the Digital Personal Health Record?
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Robert A. Stegwee, a Principal Consultant for IT in Healthcare with Capgemini Consulting, explains what we mean by digital Personal Health Record (...
TTC #49. Cross-border Healthcare
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko interviews Fredrik Linden, project coordinator of epSOS on the details behind this important European eHealth project and its attempt to o...
TTC #52. Telematics in Healthcare
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko interviews Marc Lange, Secretary General of the European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) about the purpose that EHTEL serves; key ac...
TTC #51. Using Telemedicine to Provide Quality Care
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Panos Stafylas, MD, Medical Coordinator of European Projects on combining his cardiology background with technology to drive change both in Greece and...
TTC #50. Next Generation Healthcare
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko talks with Matic Meglic, Head of Healthcare Informatics Center at the National Institute of Public Health in Slovenia about his experience...
TTC #53. Patient Summaries Beyond Borders
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Marcello Melgara, responsible for the epSOS project in Lombardy region in Italy talks about the challenges in healthcare, the objectives and initial r...
TTC #48. eHealth Services for European Citizens
24 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko chats with George Dafoulas, eHealth Services Coordinator for Municipality of Trikala, proclaimed as the “First Digital City in Greece”...
TTC #46. Europe’s eHealth Action Plan
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko discusses with Benoit Abeloos, Research Program Officer, eHealth for the European Commission about the progress in eHealth that has been m...
TTC #47. Big Data, Big Impact on Healthcare
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko interviews John Quinn, HL7 CTO and a Managing Director at Accenture about the problems that digital technology can help solve within healt...
TTC #45. Is Population Ageing a Problem or an Opportunity?
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko and Liz Mestheneos, past president of AGE Platform Europe talk about the problems and the opportunities that come with population ageing; ...
TTC #42. Moving Toward Smarter Healthcare
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko talks with John Crawford, IBM’s Healthcare Industry Leader Europe, about major problems and inefficiencies within healthcare, the types ...
TTC #44. Uniting the Fragmented Healthcare Ecosystem
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko chats with John Hoyt, Executive Vice President, HiMSS Analytics about health IT and its role in improving patient care; interoperability i...
TTC #40. Healthcare Standards & Interoperability Beyond Borders
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko chats with Alexander Berler, Chair of HL7 Hellas and Director at Gnomon Informatics about the interoperability challenges that exist today...
TTC #39. EU Policy on eHealth & mHealth
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko interviews Paul Timmers, Director of of the Sustainable and Secure Society Directorate in DG Connect, European Commission conversing about...
TTC #41. Can Connected Health Reform Healthcare?
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this insightful interview Brian O’Connor, Chairman of the European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) about the role of digital health as a ...
TTC #43. Bridging the Data and Care Gaps in Healthcare
17 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Miteko chats with Helen Figge, VP of Clinical Integration for Alere ACS about the role that health IT plays in improving patient care and efficie...
TTC #8. The State of Mobile Gaming with Apportable
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We chat with Zac Bowling from Apportable about the challenges that developers of mobile games are facing today; what Apportable is doing in the mobile...