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Health and Digital Transition: How to make the most of Next Generation Funds

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future January 31, 2022February 9, 2022health, NextGenerationEU, Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stated in June 2021: “We believe in a human-centred digital transition…. This is about who we want to be, as Europeans. To capture this better, we will formulate a set of digital principles. Such as: Access for all to the Internet; a secure online space; the right to learn digital skills; algorithms that respect people; and the protection of children online.”

Without confidence, the Digital Transition in Health will be a failure

European Association for Digital Transition Rights and freedom January 17, 2022January 17, 2022Artificial Intelligence, Data Protection, health, Spain

In December 2021, the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System approved its Digital Health Strategy (In Spanish, ESD-SNS), an ambitious roadmap for the Spanish health sector’s digital transition. The document appeared just weeks after the European Commission’s latest Study on eHealth, Interoperability of Health Data and Artificial Intelligence for Health and Care in the European Union.

Citizen participation and the future of the EU: An opportunity at the Conference on the Future of Europe

European Association for Digital Transition Democratic quality July 20, 2021July 20, 2021Conference on the Future of Europe, Consumers, Digital rights, Digital transformation, health

Two current phenomena – the cyclical change the EU has entered following Brexit and the outbreak of COVID-19 and the need to improve the participatory mechanisms in liberal democracies – largely explain the launch, at the end of 2020, of the Conference on the future of Europe. We can define this as a large forum which, over more than a year, gives European citizens a channel to express their positions and recommendations on major issues that are already marking the future of the Union and of the entire planet. This is a good opportunity, therefore, for citizen’s to participate in EU debates, which are often accused of being removed from societal realities.

Digitalisation in Health: more than a technological change

European Association for Digital Transition Rights and freedom June 10, 2021June 10, 2021health

The post-pandemic economic agenda is focused on the opportunities that might arise from NextGenerationEU funds. These are aimed at driving the transformation of production organisations and of services, with the goal of gaining competitiveness and efficiency. Moreover, the funds should be used to improve the quality and accessibility of public services, increasing the decision-making capacity of the citizens. The health sector can be one of the great beneficiaries of this digitalisation in health process financed from Europe.

Without the doctor, technology doesn’t heal

European Association for Digital Transition Rights and freedom May 19, 2021June 9, 2021health

This Wednesday, May 19th, is the celebration of World Family Doctor Day. In Spain, this person is a key figure in how the health care system is built. They act as the guarantor for the health biography of each one of their patients, with a comprehensive perspective that lets them prevent illnesses and promote health.

Health and data management: lessons learned from the pandemic

European Association for Digital Transition Rights and freedom April 15, 2021June 9, 2021coronavirus, health

Assessment of health services based on outcomes rather than on activities done in hospitals or primary care centres is a demand that remains pending. If we were to ask about this in different countries, we would find fairly uniform results: what matters are the results, not the activities.

Digitalization must transform health management now: We need a clear strategy

European Association for Digital Transition Rights and freedom April 12, 2021June 9, 2021coronavirus, health

The pandemic that has been raging for more than a year is dramatic proof of the weaknesses in health systems, even in the most developed countries. In Spain, whose situation during the first wave was particularly dramatic, recognized experts had warned even before coronavirus that the National Health System was overwhelmed, especially in the area of primary care and public health.

After the US launch of Amazon Pharmacy, is Europe next?

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future December 3, 2020June 9, 2021Amazon, Competition, health, Local business

Amazon’s announcement last week that it was launching its own online pharmacy not only shook the US drugs market but also raised questions here in Europe. The online retail giant has already reshaped the shopping and shipping landscape. Now, it plans to enter the prescription and over the counter medicine market worth the equivalent of €260 billion in the US alone.

The pandemic has Europe facing the challenge of digital sovereignty

European Association for Digital Transition Rights and freedom May 20, 2020June 9, 2021Apple, Digital sovereignty, Google, health, Ricardo Rodríguez Contreras

When the EU territory slowly recovers its activity following the worst weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, the debate on using applications as tools to control possible new outbreaks will still be open. As we have already discussed in this blog, there are basically two schools of thought when it comes to processing the data created by these apps – centralised and decentralised – but what really has drawn attention from the media, politicians and experts is the role in these tools played by Apple and Google, who have offered to collaborate with the institutions.

Technology against pandemic: Is data the price to pay for our health?

European Association for Digital Transition Democratic quality May 6, 2020June 9, 2021Apple, coronavirus, Data Protection, Digital sovereignty, Google, health

The gradual lifting of restrictions is here. Europe is, little by little, ending the lockdown of its population, using different rhythms and methodologies. And for now, despite all the debate in recent weeks, there is no consensus on widespread implementation of applications to detect people who have been in contact with others who are newly infected.

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