Tòpic: DPO
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The European Commission promotes a suitable legal framework for data privacy between the EU and the USA
On 10 July, the European Commission adopted a regulatory adequacy decision for safe and trusted EU-US data flows. This initiative comes three years after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) overturned the Privacy Shield, the previous adequacy decision. As stipulated in the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission is responsible for […]
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The CJEU reviews the regulations on the processing of personal data and the right of access to files
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is opening up the possibility of achieving data anonymisation in a much simpler way than by using the approach available up until now. The review is based on a judgment handed down in a case brought by the Single Resolution Board (JUR) against the European Data […]
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Cybercrime and its impact on digital health services
On 10 May, the territorial delegation of the Official Association of Nurses of Barcelona (COIB) in Osona held a conference with the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia: Technological innovation for nursing care. The event held at the Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences in Vic involved the collaboration of the association Osona […]
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Whistleblowing or the law to protect those who report corruption and other offences
The Official State Gazette has published the new Act 2/2023, regulating the protection of people who report serious regulatory irregularities. The text comes from the Whistleblowing Directive (EU 2019/1937) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019. The law gives companies three months to adapt. However, this is extended to 1 […]
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World Data Protection Day
In today’s digital society, the twenty-eighth day of the year is a moment to remember and raise awareness worldwide of the importance of protecting our personal data. 28 January is World Data Protection Day, or Data Privacy Day as it is known outside Europe. It coincides with the anniversary of the signing of Convention 108 […]
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CONNECTINGHEALTH: Future Workshop on Digital Health Data
Join us in the next CONNECTINGHEALTH future workshop focusing on “Digital Health Data.” The workshop will take place online on the 19th January 2023 from 9:30 to 11:00 CET. Register for it here and have your say on the future of health! Together with Scottish Enterprise, join the Digital Health Data workshop – an interactive, […]
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CONNECTINGHEALTH: Future Workshop on Digital Health Skills & Workforce
Together with the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences – SeAMK, join the Digital Health Skills & Workforce workshop – an interactive, multidisciplinary gathering aiming to generate a future vision for digital health towards the European agenda for 2030. As one of nine thematic workshops within the CONNECTINGHEALTH project, this collaborative, participatory gathering aims to explore the opportunities and […]
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Immunisation Information Systems in Europe: state of play and importance ahead of the European Health Data Space
Agenda webinar: • Introduction • OpenSky Presentation “The State of the Art in Electronic Vaccination Registries in the European Union and the United Kingdom” • Round Table 5 Presentation “Making interoperable data systems for vaccination a reality in Europe, building on the COVID-19 experience. • Panel discussion • Questions & Answers This Webinar is supported by […]
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A scorecard to help improve hospitals’ cybersecurity
Oriol Castaño, 28 years old and a member of the Health DPO Office at the TIC Salut Social Foundation, has recently completed a master’s degree in Cybersecurity Management at the UPC School with a final mark of 9.7. Oriol is responsible for the security of information that directly or indirectly affects the protection of health […]
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Thinking about data protection when designing health projects
The Jo Innovo [I Innovate] day took place on Friday 21 October. It was promoted and jointly organised by Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron and Roche Farma. This event is aimed at recognising the talent reflected in innovative projects in different categories such as patient-centred care, sustainability and social responsibility and organisation, quality and safety, among […]