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Civil Society’s second opinion on a UHI prescription: by Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas — published Feb 15, 2023 — filed under: Health Tech, Health Management, Internet Governance, Healthcare
On January 13, Pallavi Bedi and Shweta Mohandas from CIS participated in an online collaboration organised by Internet Freedom Foundation for a joint submission to the Consultation Paper on Operationalising Unified Health Interface (UHI) in India released by the National Health Authority.
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Pandemic Technology takes its Toll on Data Privacy: by Aman Nair and Pallavi Bedi — published Dec 31, 2020 — last modified Jun 26, 2021 06:52 AM — filed under: Health Tech, Privacy, Internet Governance, Technological Protection Measures, Covid19, Healthcare
The absence of any legal framework has meant these tools are now being used for purposes beyond managing the pandemic.
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AI for Healthcare: Understanding Data Supply Chain and Auditability in India: by Amrita Sengupta (PI), Shweta Mohandas (Co-PI), (In alphabetical order) Abhineet Nayyar, Chetna VM, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, Yatharth — published Nov 29, 2024 — last modified Nov 30, 2024 08:17 AM — filed under: Health Tech, RAW Publications, Researchers at Work, Featured, Healthcare, Homepage, Artificial Intelligence
This report aims to understand the prevalence and use of AI auditing practices in the healthcare sector. By mapping the data supply chain underlying AI technologies, the study aims to unpack i) how AI systems are developed and deployed to achieve healthcare outcomes and, ii) how AI audits are perceived and implemented by key stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.
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Recommendations for the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-Win) platform: by Pallavi Bedi — published Mar 25, 2021 — last modified Mar 25, 2021 01:14 PM — filed under: Aarogya Setu, Health Tech, Piracy, internet governance, Healthcare, e-Governance
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Unpacking Algorithmic Infrastructures: Mapping the Data Supply Chain in the Healthcare Industry in India: by Amrita Sengupta, Chetna V. M., Pallavi Bedi, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, Shweta Mohandas and Yatharth — published Dec 22, 2023 — last modified Jan 05, 2024 02:38 AM — filed under: Health Tech, RAW Blog, Research, Data Protection, Healthcare, Researchers at Work, Artificial Intelligence
The Unpacking Algorithmic Infrastructures project, supported by a grant from the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab, aims to study the Al data supply chain infrastructure in healthcare in India, and aims to critically analyse auditing frameworks that are utilised to develop and deploy AI systems in healthcare. It will map the prevalence of Al auditing practices within the sector to arrive at an understanding of frameworks that may be developed to check for ethical considerations - such as algorithmic bias and harm within healthcare systems, especially against marginalised and vulnerable populations.
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Comments to the Draft National Health Data Management Policy 2.0: by Anamika Kundu, Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi — published May 24, 2022 — filed under: Health Tech, Health Management, Internet Governance, Healthcare
Anamika Kundu, Shweta Mohandas and Pallavi Bedi along with 9 other organizations / individuals drafted comments to the Draft National Health Data Management Policy 2.0.
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