DPE are proud to release the third annual DPE newsletter. This newsletter provides a clear overview of our activities an achievements of the last twelve months and areas in which individuals can become involved. This newsletter also includes information on four new projects in the Digital Preservation field, SHAMAN, Protage, LiWA and TextGrid. Read the newsletter

DPE are delighted to announce that the Jewish National and University Library have now joined DPE as Associate Partners. The Jewish National and University Library serve a threefold purpose: it is the National Library of the State of Israel, the National Library of the Jewish People, and the Central Library of the Hebrew University. You can find out more about this institution by visiting their website.

A report from the Third Annual WePreserve Conference held in Nice, France on October 28-30, 2008 is now available in the current issue of the International Journal of Digital Curation. The Theme for 2008 was 'a new generation of tools and services' and was designed to showcase the tools and services available now for use in tackling the digital preservation challenge. The link to the article is here.

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The world of applied medical informatics is changing rapidly due to an increasing use of the results of Information Systems reports, data trending and images. Recent advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) give access to patients with chronic conditions at home through particular e-Health services such as Telemedicine. The development of online services such as "teleconsultation, e-prescription, e-referral, telemonitoring and telecare" has created new, remote health care functions that potentially threaten privacy. Indeed, confidentiality concerns remain a sensitive point of discussion in the digital age. This article describes which measures can be implemented to strengthen personal data security. Open the briefing paper in pdf.