Issues for Data Driven Health Technologies: A Way Forward For International Collaboration & Finding Collaboration For Indigenous Communities


UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Health Technologies

Session 192

Tuesday, 5 April 2022 13:00–14:00 (UTC+02:00) Thematic Workshop

The session will explore the national, regional and international opportunites for collaboration with Green EHealth and Mobile eHealth. Demonstrated success stories in rural and indigenous ehealth will be shared. Future opportunites for emerging technologies within this space, will be discussed. The session encourages audience participation, so as to seek out solutions together.


Amali De Silva - Mitchell
Amali De Silva - Mitchell Founder & Coordinator UN IGF Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Health Technologies ( UK / Sri Lanka ) Moderator

Amali is a professional Accountant (CPA, CMA BC Canada & MSc Int.Accounting & Finance LSE UK), Economist (BSc(Hons) Warwick UK), and has a background in computer science (MSc Computer Science program, not completed, Imperial College UK). She has worked in internet and technology industries, government and non-profit sectors for the past + years. She was President of the Vancouver Community Network (ISP), a Director of Freedom of Information and Privacy BC and UNA Victoria BC, and has participated with UN ITU WSIS since prepcom 1. She founded the WSIS North American Civil Society Caucus . Amali founded the UN Internet Governance Forum recognized  Dynamic Coalition for Data Driven Health Technologies in 2019.


Anke Zimmermann
Anke Zimmermann Canada

Anke Zimmermann BSc, FCAH is a professional homeopath and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto and a degree as a naturopathic physician from the Ontario College of Naturopathic Medicine, as well as postgraduate training in homeopathy by the Canadian Academy of Homeopathy. She has been in clinical practuce for 31 years, with a focus over the past 11 years, on children with behavioural and development challenges.Her practice is 98% virtual, over several continents.


Dr Amado Espinosa
Dr Amado Espinosa Mexico

Dr Espinoa MD, MCS, MBA, Phd is a medical informatician dedicated to research, development and implementation of IT systems and their applications for improvimg the quality and performance of healthcare provider organizations in Latin America. He is Founder and CEO of Medisist, amongst other national and international achievements. He is a member of UN IGF DC DDHT and is a member of the UN IGF MAG Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group. 


Frederic Cohen
Frederic Cohen Member of UN IGF DC DDHT ( France )

Frederic first became interested in scientific and educational projects, as a wikipedia editor, writing the Cultural Portal in French.

He is a postgraduate Masters level student in automation and robotics at CNAM Paris and was an intern at the French Ministry of Research.

He is a party member of Europe Ecologie Verts near Paris; supports drug abuse prevention; is an observer of the UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue Series, is a member of ITU AI for Good Neural Network and is an active member of UN IGF DC DDHT.


Topics
5G Technology Artificial Intelligence Big Data Blockchain Cloud Computing Cultural Diversity Cybersecurity Digital Divide Digital Economy Digital Inclusion Digital Transformation Education Environment Ethics Health Infrastructure Machine Learning Smart Cities
WSIS Action Lines
  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C2 logo C2. Information and communication infrastructure
  • AL C3 logo C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C5 logo C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
  • AL C6 logo C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C7 E–GOV logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-government
  • AL C7 E–BUS logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-business
  • AL C7 E–LEA logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-learning
  • AL C7 E–HEA logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-health
  • AL C7 E–EMP logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-employment
  • AL C7 E–ENV logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-environment
  • AL C7 E–AGR logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-agriculture
  • AL C7 E–SCI logo C7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life — E-science
  • AL C8 logo C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
  • AL C9 logo C9. Media
  • AL C10 logo C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation

The session impacts all action lines.

Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 1 logo Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • Goal 2 logo Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
  • Goal 3 logo Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
  • Goal 4 logo Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
  • Goal 5 logo Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
  • Goal 6 logo Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
  • Goal 7 logo Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
  • Goal 8 logo Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
  • Goal 9 logo Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
  • Goal 10 logo Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
  • Goal 11 logo Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
  • Goal 12 logo Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
  • Goal 13 logo Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  • Goal 14 logo Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
  • Goal 15 logo Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
  • Goal 16 logo Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
  • Goal 17 logo Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

The session explores the opportunities for ehealth, including mobile health and the Medical Internet of Things, as a catalyst, for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #3.  SDG#3 Healthy Lives and Wellness for All, interconnects with all SDGs for building economically resilient societies. Quality interent and world-wide internet access, are success factors that must be developed for all, so as to enable success for ehealth.

Links

UN Internet Governance Forum Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Technologies 2021 book: Health Matters,  Technologies Driving Chnage in Healthcare, A Community of Thought.