The implementation of security in distributed infant and maternity care

According to the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development in the information society, knowledge is the basis of education and culture and th e most important production factor. ICT significantly promotes interaction and exchange between individuals, business enterprises and other organisati ons, utilisation of information, and provision of services and access to th em. Our project is one of approximately 300 projects which are developing s eamless social and health care ICT services in Finland [P. Ruotsalainen. As iakaslahtoinen palveluketju ja tietoteknologia, Kirjassa: Nouko-S. Juvonen, P. Ruotsalainen, I. Kiikkala (toim), Hyvinvointivaltion palveluketjut. Hyg ieia. Kustannusosakeyhtio Tammi, Tammer-Paino Oy, Tampere, 2000]. The princ ipal aim is both to research and create a new model for social and health c are services and to disseminate the know-how brought about for the benefit of software enterprises and educational institutes. A product called Matern ity Clinic on the Net is developed in the project. acid it can be applied t o the national and international social and health care services. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.