4-5 October 2018  Cornell-Tech, New York

 

This workshop will examine the state of play, opportunities and challenges in expanding the availability and use of the Internet of Things (IOT) to enhance wellness, deliver effective remote care, prevent hospital re-admissions and support functional ability. It will discuss existing policies and use cases highlighting good practices to help policy makers move beyond the hype and promote the positive elements of the IoT while minimising risks.

Specifically, the workshop will aim to review: Best use cases and public policy advances across public and private sectors  The value and potential benefits of a better developed IoT-based health care environment Main challenges and policy implications with a special focus on data governance, privacy and organisational accountability Technical, legal and public policy barriers that need to be addressed

Workshop agenda (pdf) Speaker bios (pdf) The general questions to be addressed at the workshop are:  The emerging Internet of Things wellness/healthcare ecosystem Critical enablers for progress to build out this ecosystem (what is needed to unlock the value of IoT for wellness and healthcare)

The workshop is by invitation only and will gather around 40 international experts in the areas of health, wellness and IoT including representatives from the OECD, academia, from public and private sector, policy makers, representatives of medical associations, regulators, clinicians and patient associations.

For further information please write to IOTforhealthandwellness@oecd.org

See also

• OECD Going Digital project