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HomeStudy on safety of non-embedded software
Service, data access, and legal issues of advanced robots, autonomous, connected, and AI-based vehicles and systems : final study report regarding safety of health, lifestyle and wellbeing apps
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The main objective of the study is a fact finding mission on safety incidents with health, lifestyle and wellbeing apps and the legal framework that covers these incidents. Based on desk research, confirmed via stakeholder consultation and a workshop, it is concluded that presently it is unclear whether and what European legislation covers the safety of health, lifestyle and wellbeing apps. Notwithstanding the lack of reported incidents at this point in time, many of the eight Member States studied as part of the project are fully aware of the need to offer some kind of transparency with regard to the safety of health, lifestyle and wellbeing apps to the public at large. The investigation showed that many countries undertake activities to help citizens in assessing the relevance, adequacy and effectiveness of health, lifestyle and wellbeing apps. No general framework to do so is yet in place, though many guidelines that are produced focus on a similar set of activities: medical content, security and privacy, usability, effectiveness. International and European standardisation efforts are under way as well, but these are still far from a conclusive phase.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (European Commission) , SSSA , TNO , VVA
- Personal author(s): Kirova, Maria ; Timan, Tjerk ; Suardi, Stefano ; Lieshout, Marc van ; Chen, Ming ; Bertolini, Andrea ; Costenco, Patrisia ; Bolchi, Marco ; Alberti, Stefano ; Karanilokova, Kristina ; Episcopo, Francesca
- Themes: Public health , Information technology and telecommunications
- Subject: Austria , digital literacy , digital technology , e-Health , EU law , France , Germany , health insurance , information security , information technology applications , Italy , medical data , medical device , national law , Netherlands , producer's liability , product quality , product safety , public health , social well-being , software , Spain , Sweden , United Kingdom
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-99496-8 | DOI 10.2759/566398 | Catalogue number KK-01-19-065-EN-N |