Innovation Medical Hub: Data Donation

With the development of digital technologies, large amounts of personal data are recorded and stored by third parties, which is an invaluable gift to both public and private organizations. However, there is currently growing interest in whether such data can also create a public good. Can they be used to train artificial intelligence and machine learning? Is it possible to create an innovation industry hub? How can technology be useful in medicine, and can it help doctors predict diagnoses? Before we can answer such questions, we must first understand what motives will underpin people’s sharing of personal data and what kinds of data can be used. It is also necessary to determine which data can be used and which cannot. This chapter addresses the phenomenon of data donation in health care: it analyzes different methods and technologies of data collection, the types of data that can be collected, and the way of organizing industry-wide data collection. As a result, the authors provide evidence of positive experiences with the data donation technology.