The official start has been given for the ‘Digitale Voordeur Amsterdam’, an important milestone in giving individuals access to, and control over, their own health data. Through this initiative, every citizen will be able to securely manage their health information and decide how and with whom to share it. The initiative is carried by a broad coalition of partners in Amsterdam, including the municipality, the AUMC and chiefly through our sister organisation, the Amsterdam Health and Technology Institute.
At the Joep Lange Institute, we strongly advocate for health data cooperatives – models where people collectively govern their health data, ensuring transparency, equity, and trust. The ‘Digitale Voordeur’ represents a necessary first step in that direction: before individuals can pool their data for collective benefit, they must first have ownership and control at the personal level.
We welcome this development as it directly supports our mission to build a fairer digital health ecosystem. By empowering citizens with data access and control, Amsterdam is setting an example for how societies can move towards truly people-centered health systems.
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