"mobile Content And Applications In Emerging Markets: The Current State Of Play" Published

March 3, 2010 - PRLog -- Although mobile content and applications currently play a small role in emerging markets, they have big potential to drive operator non-voice revenues and ARPU. This study, part of a three-report series, examines the current state of play in the market, assessing mobile content services, take-up, user priorities and service provider strategies.

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Report Table of Contents:

Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
Key messages
Methodology
Definition
E-health
Electronic health record
The case for electronic health records
EHRs are at the core of a modern healthcare system
EHRs improve treatment and cost efficiencies
EHRs in support of medical research
The stakeholders
Challenges
The role of the European Union for the deployment of EHRs
Healthcare spending represents a significant share on GDP
The market for electronic health records
Expenditure on EHR services
The early days of electronic health records in Europe
The geographic factor
Country uptake - anecdotal evidence
UK
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
The Nordics
Eastern Europe
Competitive landscape
US headquartered firms
International players
EHR deployment across Europe: a need for local adoption?
Barriers
Local culture
Common terminology/standards
Interoperability of systems/lack of standards
Cooperation
Recommendations to vendors
Recommendations

List of Figures
Figure 1: Ratio of healthcare expenditure on GDP in selected European countries and the US: 2007
Figure 2: Estimated expenditures on EHRs in selected European countries in 2009

About Ovum

Ovum fully understands convergence across telecoms, IT services and software. They invest heavily in researching what is happening in a market that is dynamic and full of risk and reward, analysing the changes and identify the threats and opportunities ahead for their clients. Ovum's team has extensive experience in the sector and is dedicated to 'getting closer' - to the industries they advise on, to the people they work for, and ultimately to the real issues determining how ICT markets behave. Ovum maintains a fluid, highly collaborative structure that brings the right range of expertise to each situation.  View more research from Ovum at http://www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1006

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