Big Data

A total of 36 research projects will explore challenges posed by big data in informatics infrastructure and ethics

Relaxed rules on massing and analysing data for commercial gain viewed as an opportunity for the UK after it leaves the bloc

In January 2017, Erasmus MC began adapting its care pathways to match the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) standard set for all cleft palate patients , following a successful trial in 2016.

The world’s most powerful radio telescope will collect more information each day than the entire internet. Major advances in computing are required to handle this data, but it can be done, says Bernie Fanaroff, strategic advisor for the SKA

Response to committee report agrees on need for new ethical framework. London’s Alan Turing Institute suggested as home for the expert body

Fears big data could affect insurance coverage and be used to track the performance of clinicians are holding back adoption. But big data means better data, according to speakers at a Science|Business conference

Partnership with IBM will equip researchers with ethical guidelines to using big data

Interest in the beautiful game did not flow naturally for Pablo Rodriguez, Telefónica’s Director of Research and Innovation. Until he realised how it all looked a lot like computers

To realise the potential - and prevent the misuse - of digitised healthcare information, statistics and programming need to feature in medical training. And better security must be put in place to ensure patient privacy