TTC #213 eHealth, Digital Single Market & the Atlantic
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English - December 02, 2015 16:24 - 6 minutes - 9.46 MB - ★★★ - 2 ratingsTechnology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: TTC #212 Digital Single Market Prospects in eHealth
Brian O’Connor, Chair ECHAlliance
Catherine Chronaki, Secretary General at HL7 International Foundation
The Digital Single Market strategy has raised questions about its impact on U.S.-EU trade and investment, especially with respect to cross-border data flows, data protection, standards development, and competition. These questions arise as both the United States and the EU strive to negotiate the new Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Considering the EU has limited powers regarding the organisation of member states’ health systems and can only recommend actions; what immediate actions should willing states and/or companies take in order to be competitive?