Big Data and Open Data is happening in many sectors. Health sector is exploding with innovation in the cloud with apps and services. For the many challenges for eHealth in the cloud, there are almost unlimited opportunities.

1. BIG Data, OPEN Data &
Accelerating Heath Innovation
in the Cloud
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation Jury Konga, Principal
R. Fraser Elliot Building eGovFutures Group
University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario. February 21, 2013.

2. Acknowledgements
• Neil McEvoy for coordinating
• Location Host –
• WWW
– best library EVER
• Health sector – thank you for all you do for all of
us!
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3. Overview
• BIG Data – how big?
• Open Data – government, science, corporate
• Innovation in eHealth
• Opportunities & Challenges in the Cloud
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4. BIG Data is BIG
in the Health Sector
“More than 2.5
exabytes (2.5
quintillion bytes) of
data are created
every single day, and
that number keeps
growing”
1000 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte
1000 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte MaRS Data Catalyst
1000 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte
1000 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte
1000 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte
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Open Source: http://www.hitconsultant.net/2012/12/26/the-20-most-insightful-healthcare-technology-infographics-of-2012/

5. Open Data
- new era in accessibility
“A piece of content or data is open if
anyone is free to use, reuse, and
redistribute it — subject only, at most, to
the requirement to attribute and/or
share-alike.” opendefinition.org/
….. also needs to be machine readable
with an acceptable Terms of Use agreement
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6. Open Data
- it’s pervasive in Government
Over 55 participating countries
Over 180 Open Data portals
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7. Open Data
- it’s gathering steam in Science
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8. Open Data Potential
– Scale & Integrate
Public Municipal Service
Find the data
Provincial Federal Share the data
External Academia, Non-
OpenData.
Profits,
Data Linkages OpenData.CA Community EARTH
(e.g. World Bank) Groups
OpenStreetMap
Community
Updates
USE
Evolved from Data Infra-
structure model circa 1994 the data
Source: Municipal Open Government Framework, 2010 www.slideshare.net/jurykonga
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9. Open Data Potential
– the Analytics
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10. Using Open Data
- a Larger Societal View
Wellbeing Ontario
RGIS
Real-time Global
Information Sensors
network
Wellbeing Earth
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11. Using Open Data
- a Larger Societal View
Personal Health Wellbeing
Local Health Regional Health
multiple Providers Regional Health
Analytics &
Regional Health
Analytics &
Database Health
Regional
Analytics &
Regional/Provincial
Health industry Database &
Analytics
multiple Database
Health Analytics &
Suppliers Database
Database
Research Real-time Open Health
Community e.g.
Information Network
National Health
Analytics &
Database
e.g.
Personal Access:
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12. Innovation in eHealth
iTriage
- Web & mobile - Applications
• Multi-function health
app including
 Assessing symptoms
 Finding service facilities
 Details on conditions
 Prescription info
 Medical procedures
 My iTriage
 Health news
 What about hospital
info such as real-time
wait times? Success in
surgeries …..
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13. Innovation in eHealth
- Applications
Health Inspections – Mobile & Web apps
• Open Data - Health
inspections
• Location & status
with historical data
• Focus typically on
restaurants … others
possible including
hotels, public
restrooms, transit
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14. Innovation in eHealth
- Communities in the cloud
• Creating virtual
communities
• Crowdsourcing data
• Valuable online
knowledge service
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15. Innovation in eHealth
- Virtual visits, Telemedicine & Personal Stats
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16. Innovation in eHealth
Data, Data, Data
SaaS, IaaS, PaaS
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17. Challenges in & around the eHealth Cloud
• Privacy & Security
• Inclusiveness
• Knowledge Management
• Culture shift to Open Data
• Informed/Contextualized analytics
• BROADBAND … Gigacities needed today!
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18. Opportunities for Innovative eHealth
in the Cloud
… it’s almost limitless
Cloud Computing in Health - White Paper
Canada Health Infoway
“The health care sector in Canada should give serious
consideration to the use of cloud technologies and deployment
models for the delivery of their health IT systems.”
Canada Health Infoway 2013-14 Corporate Plan Objectives
“1. Explore New Ways to Improve the Patient Experience
2. Invest in Innovation
3. Build Electronic Health Records for Canadians
4. Get Key Information to the Point of Care”
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19. Thank you
Jury Konga, Principal
eGovFutures Group
jkonga@sympatico.ca
Twitter @jkonga
Skype jury.konga
www.slideshare.net/jurykonga
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