About Health Data Sweden

EDIH – HDS

European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) provide technological expertise and testing to enable digital transformation for the public sector and small and medium sized companies. Health Data Sweden (HDS), a Swedish EDIH, is the one-stop shop for digital acceleration within health data. The acceleration will take place through awareness and adaptation of key technologies

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Key Technologies  

HDS establish coordinated access for Swedish/European stakeholders to knowledge, and testbeds that work with health data, with technology expertise in:  

1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) 
2. Cyber Security 
3. High-Performance Computing (HPC) 

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Digital service directory 

HDS provides a service relevant to health data, within five core areas; 

1. Skills and training 
2. Access to finance 
3. Access to Innovation ecosystems and networking 
4. Test before invest
5. Health Data Development
 
By providing access to technical expertise and testing, HDS helps companies to improve business/production processes, products and services using digital technologies. Innovation services, e.g., financing advice, training and skills development needed for successful digital transformation are also offered. A digital directory collect all these services.

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1. Skills and training 

For SMEs  
By pooling a large number of experts, HDS spreads knowledge, inspire, and engage to increase the ability of SMEs to implement and innovate in AI based service development, cybersecurity and HPC, and thereby also contribute to competitiveness and regional sustainable growth. HDS provides different opportunities within AI and supports how these are implemented in the company’s own business model to accelerate growth and/or streamline operations. The focus is on the core innovative technologies, as well as on business development, including intellectual asset management using intellectual property rights etc.  

For public sector 
Methods for impact assessment and systems requirements analysis are areas with large training needs. Digital training, analysis of work processes linked to digitalization and case-based competence development in change work are all already produced by the partners within HDS. Additional foreseen formats include hosting conferences, seminars, and inspiration days on topics relevant to target groups e.g., digital leadership, AI-based data-driven decision making, agile methodology, data sharing and open data, as well as cybersecurity and risk mitigation. 

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2. Access to finance

Partners within HDS have extensive experience in gaining access to soft funding, and a well-established network of investors. HDS will focus on strengthening access to Invest EU and Enterprise Europe Network for SMEs. The 18 partners include several incubators and innovation offices supporting HDS with different investment activities.  

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3. Access to innovation Ecosystems and networks

Partners within HDS have extensive experience in gaining access to soft funding, and a well-established network of investors. HDS will focus on strengthening access to Invest EU and Enterprise Europe Network for SMEs. The 18 partners include several incubators and innovation offices supporting HDS with different investment activities.

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4. Test before invest

HDS offers test services meeting international market needs related to digital health services related to AI and health data. This enables SMEs to test their digital health services beyond the need for effective development with more tailored services that create value for the organisation and the individual. It will also simplify, create acceptance, and speed up implementation and access to digital health services; and provide the public sector with safe and secure testing from experts on processes and available standards and legal frameworks. 

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5. Health Data Development

By optimising accessibility of health data for SMEs, research, and public sector, HDS will attain similar levels of access in all regions and for international regions through knowledge transfer. HDS conducts a comprehensive survey of companies offering health data as services and products, and explore data transfer between industry and research, to simplify/accelerate the process from innovation to finished product.