Module 1: Smart Global Knowledge Networks

Date: 2 October 2020
Time: 09:15 to 11:15 CEST
Register here: https://ssehoi.com/registration  

While the assumption is that accumulating data will automatically lead to innovation, several challenges are observable in healthcare: Only fragments of the data that we would like to have is recorded/digitized, recorded data is not possible to reuse beyond the initial data collection, and, most importantly, data that is collected and usable is not used, because it is not attractive. Information and knowledge make a difference, and when data is or becomes unavailable, unusable, and unused, it becomes obsolete.

On the other hand, there are examples of initiatives that actually work. Initiatives driven by partnering actors whose roles are increasingly blurring: patient networks, tech-firms, governments, academia, industry and clinical practice show promising results in areas.

How are they dealing with the challenges now and in the future? How do we ensure that the massive amounts of data help to accelerate innovation and to improve health systems and societies at large? How to build global interconnectedness with voluntary participation that allows us to collectively address and solve threats or problems while improving living conditions in different societies?

This module was moderated by SSE Assistant Professors Anna Essén and Kathrin Reinsberger