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HERMES

Competitiveness & Growth
STATUS | Ongoing
STATUS DATE | 12/10/2012
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Objectives

HERMES project aims at implementing pilot operations both in Tele-Medicine and in Tele-Education, using asymmetrical Internet via satellite, dedicated hardware / software platforms. Applications implemented for Tele-Medicine are: 

  • Reference Data and Medical Support Services 
  • Multimedia patient record 
  • Teleconsulting (one to one and/or multipoint)

Applications implemented for Tele-education are: 

  • GIOTTO Platform
    – Video lessons (on demand/downloaded)
    – Virtual library
    – Laboratory (download)
    – Collaborative Learning (life)

     

  • Technological Platform Evolv-e

Challenges

Tele-medicine:

  • Medical Reference Data
  • Medical Info Services
  • Multimedia Medical Records
  • Tele-consulting

Tele-Education:

  • GIOTTO Platform

    • – Video lessons
    – Intelligent library
    – Net
    – Virtual Laboratory

     

  • Collaborative Learning with Evolv-e Platform

Plan

1st Phase: Architectural Design

  • Start up: September 1998 – Contract ESA for HERMES Project and start up
  • BDR1 ( 1st Phase End ) : November 1998 – Architectural Design

2nd Phase: Service Implementation and marketing development

  • Start up: December 1998
  • MTR1 ( Telemedicine Platform set-up ): February 1999
  • March 1999 – HERMES network update after definition of detail architecture
  • MTR2 ( Service Implementation and Marketing Development, Tele-Education Platform set-up ): May 1999
  • MTR3 (Service Implementation and Marketing Development, Telemedicine Platform upgrade ): December 2000
  • MTR4 (Service Implementation and Marketing Development, Tele-Education and Telemedicine both operatives ): May 2001
  • MTR5 (Service Implementation and Marketing Development, Tele-Education Platform upgrade, Telemedicine Platform final tests ): April 2002
  • September 2002 : Change Notice addressing the transfer of Prime Contractor represented by Telecom Italia to Telespazio
  • January 2003 : Beginning of the Pilot Trials HERMES Project for both the disciplines: Telemedicine & Tele-Education
  • Final Review HERMES Project: April 2004

Current Status

The Final Review of the HERMES Project is considered successfully completed.