The PRO-ACCESS project will yield the platform for promotion, dissemination and transfer of advanced concepts in health telematics to Newly Associated States. To achieve this, the formula of the Krakow Telemedicine Centre of Excellence, established in Poland in the year 2000, will be substantially extended and will comprise the coordination of publishing activities, events and trainings, as well as intake of solutions from cooperating partners within the European Union and NAS. The main impact of the Centre will be a substantially improved awareness of state-of-the-art e-health

and telemedicine technologies in countries aspiring to join the European Community. An increased networking will strengthen the impact of activities performed in the Krakow Centre of Telemedicine. The networking will comprise the leading health telematics RTD centres in EU and NAS. A schedule for short networking visits and longer training stays for the project team will be prepared. Dissemination activities for diversified target groups will be performed. The PRO-ACCESS project will also address the issue of business opportunities in the e-health market in NAS and its potential for growth.