Online “Think-In” invites Public to join Conversation on Personal Health Information
With the introduction of so many personal technical devices which record everything from our heartbeat to our sleep patterns, the concept of health information is evolving. To explore this, ADAPT is inviting the public to join a conversation on: ‘What is my health information?’
Researchers from ADAPT, the SFI research centre for AI-Driven Content Technology, will host an online public conversation, a Citizens’ Think-In, to discuss Digital Health Information on 4 March 2021 from 2.30 – 4.00pm. Members of the public are invited to register for the event to contribute their thoughts on the subject.
ADAPT’s Citizens’ Think-Ins are public forums that bring people together to discuss some of the ethical issues we face in the digital age. Members of the public have an opportunity to interact with researchers at the cutting-edge of AI research and development.
Participants will be introduced to the emerging topic of digital health information at the event, and asked to consider questions about what digital health information is currently captured and by whom. How should access to it be controlled, and should data collected on smart devices such as phone apps and wearable technologies, be considered relevant?
Dr. Derick Mitchell, CEO of the Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science and Industry (IPPOSI) is the guest speaker for the Think-in. Derick will set the scene for discussions and will be speaking about an upcoming Citizen Jury on the topic of access to health information https://www.ipposi.ie/our-work/policy/health-information/citizensjury/
At the Think-In, members of the public will be invited to share their opinions in group discussions. Participants don’t need to have any expertise in the area – all necessary detail will be provided and the organisers are interested in hearing opinions from everyone.
The public opinions gathered during the Think-In will play an important role in shaping future ADAPT research into digital health information. Speaking about the ADAPT Citizens’ Think-In, Professor Gaye Stephens, from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Computer Science and Statistics said “Through this mode of engagement where researchers and citizens are working together to shape this large scale and diverse research agenda we aim to make the research outcomes more responsive to public needs.”
About ADAPT
ADAPT is the world-leading SFI research centre for AI Driven Digital Content Technology hosted by Trinity College Dublin. ADAPT’s partner institutions include Dublin City University, University College Dublin, Technological University Dublin, Maynooth University, Munster Technological University, Athlone Institute of Technology, and the National University of Ireland Galway. ADAPT’s research vision is to pioneer new forms of proactive, scalable, and integrated AI-driven Digital Content Technology that empower individuals and society to engage in digital experiences with control, inclusion, and accountability with the long term goal of a balanced digital society by 2030. ADAPT is pioneering new Human Centric AI techniques and technologies including personalisation, natural language processing, data analytics, intelligent machine translation human-computer interaction, as well as setting the standards for data governance, privacy and ethics for digital content.
Contact thinkins@adaptcentre.ie with queries.
