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This is shocking. An authority in the Netherlands (IGJ) audited 13 medical device manufacturers and found that NONE had adequate post market surveillance in place, despite there being strict requirements in the regulations. The inspections focused primarily on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, covering Class I medical devices, software applications, and in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs) that are being marketed as legacy devices. A little more than half of the manufacturers had a PMS plan. In some cases, so much information was missing from the PMS plan that the IGJ considered it to be non-existent. Many manufacturers did not tailor their PMS plan to the type of medical device they were marketing (i.e. they had copy/pasted a generic PMS template and left it at that) None of the visited manufacturers fully complied with the PMS requirements of the MDR or IVDR. As a result, enforcement measures have been or will be imposed on these manufacturers. In essence, the manufacturers were not giving PMS the appropriate attention and priority, and risked patient safety, as well as their ability to stay on market. Come on people, we can, and should, do better. https://lnkd.in/etFi_rS2

⚡ NEW REPORT ⚡   The 2024 Report of the The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals record breaking threats to our wellbeing, health, and survival from the rapidly changing climate.     💥 Record breaking threats include exposure to heatwaves, climate suitability for the transmission of dengue, and wildfire risk 🏭 Despite health threats reaching every corner of the world, countries and companies continue fuelling the fire  💸 Trillions of $$s spent on fossil fuels must be redirected towards protecting people’s health  🔜 Near-term opportunities to act and deliver a healthy future for all identified     Read the full report in The Lancet now: https://lnkd.in/eRrYNUXC

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Ludwig Wittgenstein's aphorism that "uttering a word is like striking a cord on the keyboard of imagination" is certainly true for the emerging terminology in the field of new #payment and #settlement technology, including terms like #cryptoassets, #CBDC, #tokenization, #stablecoins, #smartcontracts . Payments and settlement, and even more IT architecture, are abstract and technical, and language plays a key role in conceptualizing them and rooting them in our minds with practical meaning and connotation. For unbacked crypto-assets like #bitcoin, sentiment and beliefs, and therefore linguistic associations, are even crucial for valuation. In the non-professional sphere, many consider #DeFi to be a matter of freedom and regained ownership of finance, which again invokes beliefs and sentiment. In this new paper co-authored with George Pantelopoulos and Charles-Enguerrand Coste, we do some etymology and review terminology in the field of digital assets and money that emerged over the last decade(s). Terminological origins are diverse (term proposed in a white paper; unattributable emergence in internet / social media, term and definition stated in a legislation) and the actual use of words is strongly path dependent and certainly not easily changed. Like it or not, all of us (from the industry, official institutions, academia, etc.) use the new vocabulary every day because it is common and allows us to communicate quite effectively. But the new technologies, their deployment and their conceptualization in language are still rapidly evolving, so it is good to take a step back and rethink where we got so far and where we may want to go in terms of vocabulary. https://lnkd.in/e4EENGgZ

AI is not the first time that policymakers have had to govern highly complex technologies that play a central role in society. However, many of the current policy debates around AI typically start from first principles rather than drawing on lessons from previous attempts to regulate other domains. Our new research looked at the regulatory structures, approaches and objectives of three other UK regulatory regimes that are commonly compared with AI: carbon emissions, financial services and pharmaceuticals. These sectors do not map neatly onto AI – but they do have several features that can inform AI regulation. These include pre-market assessment; monitoring harms to individuals and society; and transparency requirements. In each of the sectors in our research, regulation is part of a wider governance regime which includes other mechanisms for overseeing behaviour and practice.   Our report includes common challenges from other sectors and proposes six lessons that can be applied to AI technologies. These lessons can help the UK Government ensure that AI regulation is both robust and future-proofed.   Read ‘New rules?’: https://lnkd.in/evMQ6fSc  

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🌍📢 Call for Research Questions in Child Health! Are you passionate about child health and looking to contribute to evidence-based global health policies? The World Health Organization (WHO) is inviting experts, researchers, and stakeholders worldwide to submit their priority research questions on interventions in child health. This initiative aims to identify key research areas that can drive impactful interventions and improve child health outcomes globally. Your questions will help shape the future of child health on critical and evidence-informed policies. 🔹 Who can participate? Researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, implementers, programme managers and community members involved in child health. 🔹 Deadline: Submit your questions by 24 November 2023. 🔹 How to contribute: Visit the WHO's announcement for more details on submission guidelines: WHO Call for Research https://lnkd.in/dSWNKjur Let’s work together to create a healthier, brighter future for every child. 🌱👶 #ChildHealth #GlobalHealth #Research #WHO #HealthInnovation #childhealthresearch World Health Organization Anna Laura Ross Sarah Charnaud Vasee Moorthy Wilson Milton Were Wei Zhang

𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦... but, what should this entail? 📣 After a year of hard work with an amazing team of experts, our latest study on 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 is now out! (see link in the first comment). The report is based on a thorough #academic #analysis of the following aspects: 🟢 Existing 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 in the new European legal framework (namely the #DataGovernanceAct and the #DataAct). 🟢 Current landscape of 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for environmental data. 🟢 Participation of and 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 from a public good perspective. 🟢 Fair and transformative data governance and sharing practices concerning 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻-𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 (𝗖𝗚𝗗). 👉The main conclusions highlight the concept of "𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚" which emphasizes #equity, #accountability, and #fair representation to foster stronger connections between the #supply and #demand of data for a more #effective and #sustainable data economy. Five policy recommendations outline a set of main implications and actionable points within the context of #INSPIRE and the #commonEuropeanGreenDeal #dataspace, and towards a more sustainable and fair data ecosystem. A huge thanks to the team of authors, policymakers, and contributors that made this work possible: Alexander Kotsev, Sven Schade, Giovanni Maccani, Siddharth Peter de Souza, Marisa Ponti, Manuel Portela, Ph.D., Paola Pierri (PhD), Angela Daly, Stefania Milan, Riikka Kaukonen, Sotirios Kanellopoulos, Joeri Robbrecht, Rikke Søvsø Nielsen, Marco Minghini, Anna Berti Suman, Serena Signorelli, Eimear Farrell, Marina Micheli. EU Science, Research and Innovation #innovation #governance #datasharing #GreenDeal #environmentaldata #datagovernance #dataeconomy #sustainable #justice #datajustice #dataspaces #europe #dga #dataintermediaries #dataaltruism #citizengenerateddata #socialinclusion

Identification services and IDs architectures are key to the orchestration and functioning of societies, whether of living agents or of services. How can we #design effective #ecosystems, that we can govern, and #trust, granting growing inclusivity, and benefits for society and individuals alike? How can stakeholders contribute to such ambitious mission while gaining a competitive advantage to grow in old and new markets, as the ecosystem is made anew? SCimPULSE Foundation is hosting an exclusive, invitation-only meeting, coordinated by the Digital Governance Italian Club, with the expert contribution of the @SalottoPrivacy dedicated to: #Digital #Identities, #Society and #Relational #Platforms.

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