of interest

A brief overview of recent news, articles and reports that may be of interest.

Regulations / Consultations / Policy documents

• Regulation (EU) 2024/903 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13?March 2024 laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act) - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202400903
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/892 of 22?March 2024 designating European Union reference laboratories for certain specific areas of public health - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202400892
• European digital identity (eID): Council adopts legal framework on a secure and trustworthy digital wallet for all Europeans - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/03/26/european-digital-identity-eid-council-adopts-legal-framework-on-a-secure-and-trustworthy-digital-wallet-for-all-europeans/
• Commission takes action to boost biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU - https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_1570
• Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027 - https://op.europa.eu/s/ziDX
• ???? Digital-Gesetz (Digi-G) - Act to accelerate the digitalisation of the healthcare system (in German) - https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/service/gesetze-und-verordnungen/detail/digital-gesetz.html
• ???? Gesundheitsdatennutzungsgesetz (GDNG) - Act on the improved use of health data (in German) - https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/service/gesetze-und-verordnungen/detail/digital-gesetz.html

Studies

• European Parliament Research Service | AI investments: EU and global indicators - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2024/760392/EPRS_ATA(2024)760392_EN.pdf
• Study on the implementation of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices on the EU market - https://op.europa.eu/s/ziDS
• Medical applications of ionising radiation for better patients’ lives - A European research roadmap - https://op.europa.eu/s/ziDW
• Future-proofing the EU's global health strategy - https://op.europa.eu/s/ziDY

Topics

Artificial intelligence

• The Alan Turing Institute | Towards Secure AI - How far can international standards take us? - https://cetas.turing.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2024-03/cetas_research_report_-_towards_secure_ai_0.pdf
• The Alan Turing Institute | AI Ethics and Governance in Practice - First four workbooks [AI Ethics and Governance in Practice: An introduction | AI Sustainability in Practice Part One: Foundations for Sustainable AI Projects | AI Sustainability in Practice Part Two: Sustainability Throughout the AI Workflow | AI Fairness in Practice] - https://www.turing.ac.uk/research/research-projects/ai-ethics-and-governance-practice

Cybersecurity

• EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) | Foresight Cybersecurity Threats For 2030 - Update 2024: Executive Summary - https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/foresight-cybersecurity-threats-for-2030-update-2024-executive-summary/@@download/fullReport

Digital health

• Deloitte | Maternal health inequities persist. Can digital tools be part of the solution?- https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/health-care/how-digital-tools-can-help-the-maternal-health-crisis.html?id=us:2di:3dr:4diUS176628:awa:chs:032024:aut

Health data

• NHS National Data Opt-Outs: trends and potential consequences for health data research - https://bjgpopen.org/content/early/2024/02/29/BJGPO.2024.0020.abstract

Market access

• ???? Haute Autorité de Santé | Recommendation on the location and environmental conditions to establish teleconsultation and remote care (in French) - https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3499316/fr/recommandations-lieux-et-conditions-d-environnement-pour-la-realisation-d-une-teleconsultation-ou-d-un-telesoin
• ???? Federal Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) | Frequently Asked Questions - Changes as a consequence of the Digital Act (Digital-Gesetz) - https://www.bfarm.de/DE/Medizinprodukte/_FAQ/DigiG/_node.html

Medical devices

• Overview of language requirements for manufacturers of medical devices - https://health.ec.europa.eu/publications/overview-language-requirements-manufacturers-medical-devices_en

Other

• The International Center for Future Generations - ICFG | Five emerging technologies to act on now - https://icfg.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Five-Emerging-Technologies_ICFG_2024.pdf

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