The Data Effect

http://cityage.tv/thedataeffect/program/


Data has been called our 21st-Century resource. For good reason. We live in a digital age, when data across all sectors of society is being created and stored at historic proportions. How we protect and use that data, as well as structure share and analyze it, stands to transform health care, research and other sectors in Canada.

The Data Effect, now in its fourth edition, has assembled the private, public and research leaders who are capitalizing on data to drive health research and innovation. They are part of the CityAge’s goal to make Canada a leader in the proper and innovative use of data for the public good.

The fourth edition of The Data Effect will build on the inaugural version held in Vancouver in June 2012, which explored how BC’s uniquely high quality population health data can be put to use to save lives and improve health research. Using focused discussions and use cases, the event will address the steps required to make British Columbia a centre for excellence on the use of data for 21st Century advanced health care and research.