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Can health data cross borders safely?
FORTIFY examines privacy and intellectual property alongside research access.
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The context
What the reporting shows
The three-year Horizon Europe project brings together researchers, technologists and policy specialists. It will investigate how health information can be used across different legal frameworks while protecting patients and confidential knowledge. The work concerns the rules and infrastructure for sharing data, not unrestricted access to individual medical records.
The stakeholder lens
Who this work touches
Read this source-linked brief through five lenses: the university as source institution; the people and practitioners named in the reporting; the campus or civic setting around the work; the alumni reader who may carry the question forward; and any partner, which is left unassigned unless the source names one. No sponsor or outreach relationship is inferred here.
The takeaway
A question to carry forward
For alumni readers, the useful next step is to follow the original reporting for names, dates and outcomes. This digest adds an editorial frame while keeping the source page as the authority.
Source reporting
Sharing health data without compromising privacy
Original summary by Alumni Digest, based on public source reporting. This independent publication is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Ottawa. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before broader reuse.
