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INTERNATIONAL PROJECT
HUMAN



Healthcare 5.0 supporting the transformative shift of regions



Acronym: HUMAN

Project is approved by the Monitoring Committee of the Interreg Europe Programme on 10th December 2024
and Co-funded by the European Union
Duration:
01 May 2025 - 31 Jul 2029
Budget: 2,637,206 €

Lead partner

LP01 – ERNACT Ireland  

The European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, IRELAND
https://www.ernact.eu/

Partners:

PP02 - Härnösands Municipality, Västernorrland County, The Kingdom of Sweden  
https://harnosand.se/

PP03 - Development Centre of the Heart of Slovenia, Litija, Slovenia  
https://www.razvoj.si/

PP04 – The University of Ljubljana, Slovenia  
https://www.uni-lj.si/

DP05 - Regional Development Agency South Banat, City of Pančevo, Serbia  
https://www.rrajuznibanat.rs/

PP06 - Health Service Executive, Northern and Western Ireland  
https://www.hse.ie/

AP07 – The University of Porto, Portugal  
https://www.up.pt/portal/

PP08 - Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne AG  
https://www.sipbb.ch/

PP09 - Nicosia Development Agency (ANEL), Cyprus  
https://anel.com.cy/

PP10 - Hof University of Applied Sciences, Oberfranken, Germany  
https://www.hof-university.com/

PP11 - Central Danube Development Agency, Dél-Dunántúl, Hungary  
https://kdmfu.hu/

PP12 - Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Care, Bosnia and Herzegovina  
https://mzrss-hnz-k.ba/

Associated policy authorities

Office for economic affairs, Canton of Bern, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland  
https://www.be.ch/de/

National eHealth Authority, Kýpros, Cyprus  
https://www.neha.org.cy/

Bavarian State Ministry of Health, Care and Prevention, Oberbayern, Germany  
https://www.stmgp.bayern.de/

Project summary

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises the critical role of digital health in achieving universal health coverage and improving healthcare efficiency, accessibility, and effectiveness. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted disparities in countries' and regions' ability to digitally transform their healthcare systems. Without addressing inequalities in access and use of digital technology, these disparities may grow.

Healthcare 5.0, driven by Industry 5.0, uses advanced technologies to transform healthcare delivery, enhance patient outcomes, and improve the overall healthcare experience.

Interreg Europe funded HUMAN project empowers regions to adopt Healthcare 5.0 policies, harnessing technology towards inclusive, affordable, and human-centred healthcare.

What will this project change

HUMAN project's overall objective is the provision of more affordable, accessible, equitable and resilient healthcare services through the introduction of Healthcare 5.0 solutions resulting from improved policy instruments in 10 European regions.

This brings implicit the following sub-objectives:

1. Build the capacity of regional policymakers and other stakeholders to harness the potential that Healthcare 5.0 has towards a more user-centric, sustainable and resilient healthcare delivery.
2. Bridge the gap towards a more universal healthcare services by equipping professionals, patients and users with the required digital tools and skills to make the most of these solutions.
3. Enhance the patient and user’s experience by adopting a human-centric approach for digital technologies that support improved and more sustainable healthcare services.

Contact Points:

ERNACT The European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology
271@ CoLab, Atlantic Technological University
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 HTW7 IRELAND
e-mail: info@ernact.eu

Regional Development Agency South Banat Serbia
Karadjordjeva 4, City of Pančevo 26101
Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia
e-mail: office@rrajuznibanat.rs

HUMAN project website:
https://www.interregeurope.eu/human

Project news:
HUMAN Project Kicks Off in Donegal, Ireland - 16/17 September 2025
https://www.interregeurope.eu/human/news-and-events/news/human-project-kicks-off-in-donegal-ireland

HUMAN on-line Kick-off meeting - 19 May 2025
https://www.interregeurope.eu/human/news-and-events/news/successful-kick-off-meeting-marks-start-of-human-project


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