1. What is the Observatory?
2. I get prompted for a username and a password, but I don't have one?
3. I find information about me or my project which isn't up to date. Who should I contact?
4. I have information I want to put on the webserver, what should I do?
5. I want to discuss an important issue with a specific usergroup, what should I do?
6. Is there an EHTO helpdesk for my questions?
7. What is the difference between the browser [back] button and the blue button at the bottom of the EHTO pages?
8. What is HTAP?

1. What is the Observatory?

The observatory, or in full, the European Health Telematics Observatory, was started in 1996 as an initiative to support the dissemination and advancement of medical informatics and telematics research and development. in Europe. EHTO was an accompanying measure of the Health Telematics Application Programme, funded by the Commission of the European Union (1994 - 1998)

The Observatory has a physical location, where knowledge is gathered, stored and exchanged. Demonstrations are done at this location, workshops held, meetings organized, etc. 

For more updated information, please visit the following:

Related Links:

EHTO Overview (after 1997)

EHTO rationale 

2. I get prompted for a username and a password, but I don't have one? (Discussion Fora)

How to get authorisation? 

3. I find information about me or my project which isn't up to date. Who should I contact?

If your company has changed address or telephone, if your name is misspelled, or if you notice any other incorrect information, please contact our EHTO webmaster.

4. I have information I want to put on the webserver, what should I do?

If you have a deliverable, information or products specifications you want to put into our Information Knowledge Base, or if you still have questions regarding contacts, references or formats, contact our EHTO webmaster who will provide you with the necessary support and information.

5. I want to discuss an important issue with a specific usergroup, what should I do?

If you already joined the interactive forum relating to your topic, just mail the question to the relevant mailing list. If you haven't joined the forum yet, look at our interactive space forum index to search for the relevant place to discuss your issues, and than join these fora. If you feel that the topic needs a discussion forum of its own, follow the link on the forum index page to creating your own interactive space.

6. Is there an EHTO helpdesk for my questions?

Yes, there is. Please email our webmaster (webmaster@ehto.org) for web specific questions, or email our general information address (info@ehto.org) about questions relating to EHTO. You can also contact the EHTO office via telephone (+351 96 561 5125), e-mail (mlaires@ehto.org),  or by Post (EHTO, R. ALVES REDOL, 13, 2º, Dt, 1000-030 Lisboa, Portugal )

7. What is the difference between the browser [back] button and the blue button at the bottom of the EHTO pages?  

The two have nothing in common. The buttons that are part of your browser allow you to navigate through the Net in general. Whatever pages or sites you visited, the browsers [back] button returns you to the previous page.  Buttons on a page follow their own logic. The buttons on the EHTO pages follow the structure of the site itself. Your browser [back] button can only show you Internet pages you have visited before the one where you are. The Home icon on the EHTO pages (in the top and at the bottom) will always take you to theHome Page of the EHTO site.

8. What is HTAP?

HTAP stands for Health Telematics Applications Programme. Health was one of the working areas within the Telematics Applications Programme, at theFourth Framework Programme of the E.C. Directorate-General XIII (1994 - 1998).
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