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Literature Review: Smart City Technology & Public Health
Institutions: Institute for Technology & Global Health, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford Overview Forthcoming: A literature...
Event: Wastewater Surveillance Technology: Health, Ethical, and Social Perspectives
Register Here Co-Organized by: Khahlil Louisy - ITGH/HKS, Simona Tiribelli - ITGH/ EU Jean Monnet Ethics for Inclusive Digital Europe,...
Progress Update: ITU-WHO AI4Health Topic Group on Outbreaks
Co-Drivers: Khahlil Louisy, Alexander Radunsky, Auss Abood, Alexander Ullrich Organizations: Institute for Technology & Global Health,...
Wastewater Surveillance Technology for Outbreak Detection
Authors: Khahlil Louisy, Brenden Meagher, Alexander Radunsky, Simona Tiribelli, Peter Choi, Teresa Allyon, Auss Abbood Organizations:...
Principles for Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Telemedicine
Project Title: Principles for ethical use of artificial intelligence in telemedicine: preparing for a paradigm shift in public health...
Paper: Beyond Bias and Discrimination: Redefining the AI Ethics Principle of Fairness in Health.
A new publication in Springer by Simona Tiribelli, ITGH's Director of AI and Tech Ethics explores the principles of fairness in...
Applications for 2022 Summer Education Program is Now Open
The Institute for Technology & Global Health (ITGH) 2022 Summer Education Program is an opportunity for students - both undergraduate and...
Paper – Ethical Models for Evaluating Distribution of Responsibility for AI in Healthcare
S.Tiribelli, A. Chu and M. Liu. (2021). Ethical Models for Evaluating Distribution of Responsibility for AI in Healthcare: Incorporating...
Paper – The Ethics of Group Privacy
by S. Tiribelli, S. Beck and E. Kurti. (2021). The Ethics of Group Privacy. ITGH AI Ethics Paper Series. See Full Text:...
Paper – The Ideal Period: The Ethics of Menstrual Tracking Apps
by S. Tiribelli, H. Breeden and T. Sinha. (2021). The Ideal Period: The Ethics of Menstrual Tracking Apps. ITGH AI Ethics Paper Series....
Paper: AI for Telemedicine: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges
by S. Tiribelli, A. Monnot, A. Arora, S. Kong, F. Shah, and P. J. Toong (2021). AI for Telemedicine: Opportunities and Ethical...
Meet the 2021 Summer Internship Cohort: Alice Chu
This summer, the institute welcomed 35 students from leading academic institutions across the United States and Europe, to participate in...
Meet the 2021 Summer Internship Cohort: Sam Borton
This summer, the institute welcomed 35 students from leading academic institutions across the United States and Europe, to participate in...
ITGH Releases a New Study on Digital Vaccine Passports
By Maria Carnovale Many countries, like Canada and the EU, are launching digital vaccine credentials to reopen businesses and local...
ITGH Leads a WHO-ITU Working Group on AI and Sanitation
by Maria Carnovale Sanitation is a major global health issue. ITGH is leading a working group of the World Health Organization (WHO) and...
Health Data Privacy and Data Protection as an Enabler of Innovation
Author: Laura Murphy “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to...
Event Details: Health Data Privacy and Data Protection as an Enabler of Innovation
The Institute for Technology and Global Health at PathCheck Foundation, in partnership with MIT’s Trusted Pandemic Technologies, will...
Do No Harm: Importance of Interoperability for Deploying Digital Solutions in a Humanitarian Context
Author: Mary Nunn- International Privacy Coordinator at Doctors Without Borders Data interoperability The ability of different...
Leveraging Vaccine Distribution Technologies to Increase Citizen’s Trust
Author: Maurizio Arseni Laura Murphy contributed to reporting. The 1976 vaccination campaign in the US was against an influenza that...
GLEAM Model Urges International Cooperation for Vaccination Efforts
News about vaccines to protect against COVID-19 has overtaken our feeds since early December. Margaret Keenan, an elderly woman in the...
Embracing 2021 With a Full Agenda
“The use and scale-up of digital health solutions can revolutionize how people worldwide achieve higher standards of health, and access...
Matthew Liao and His Human Rights Approach to Ethical Tech
A human rights approach to tech ethics can provide a framework to prioritize technologies that support social welfare while minimizing...
How Can AI Support COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution?
Predictive data models, if built ethically, can help governments planning for fair and equitable vaccine distribution. Kasia Jakimowicz,...