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Prepare for a new human-driven data economy

How to put data in the hands of the citizen? IHAN® from Finland may be the solution.

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Kirsi Suomalainen

Specialist, Communications and Public Affairs

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IHAN® is a new Finnish project that aims to create an international protocol giving people control over how their data is being used. IHAN® stands for ‘International Human Account Network’: think of it as a kind of IBAN (International Bank Account Number) for personal data.

Dr. Liisa-Maria Voipio-Pulkki from Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and Mr. Antti Kivelä from Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra were interviewed by the Insights journal in connection of the HIMSS Europe 2018 congress. Read more on the article.

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IHAN® project

With our IHAN® project, we laid the foundation for a fair data economy, in which successful digital services are based on trust and create value for everyone. The project ended in June 2021.

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Topic

IHAN® project

With our IHAN® project, we laid the foundation for a fair data economy, in which successful digital services are based on trust and create value for everyone. The project ended in June 2021.

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Capacity for renewal

Technological development and digitisation are rapidly changing our daily lives. This is why social structures and the services they provide must also be reformed. The capacity for renewal theme is dedicated to the achievement of these goals.

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