Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 31, 2026

The Innovation Arena: A Method for Comparing Innovative Problem-Solving Across Groups
Published on: May 13, 2022
Innovation and Our Data: This Does Not Need to Be Scary
Philip Boyer1, Idan Roifman2,3,4
1INOVAIT, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence has unveiled the clinical, public health, and economic value of Canada's health data assets. However, the Canadian industry developing technologies to improve the standard and quality of Canadian healthcare has limited, and often dysfunctional, access to data. The eighth principle of the Pan-Canadian Health Data Charter calls for data-driven social and technological innovation through partnership, invention, discovery, value creation, and international best practice. Trustworthy and efficient innovation data access is essential for realizing a data ecosystem that improves the health and clinical outcomes for Canadians. This article examines the innovation data access landscape in Canada and identifies structural and cultural challenges. It proposes governance mechanisms in the context of current legislation to address challenges and promote trust in ethical data use while looking internationally for inspiration, and reinforces that achieving the eighth principle is structurally dependant on addressing the other nine in turn.
Related Concept Videos
Uncertainty: Overview
Data Reporting and Recording
Data Collection by Experiments
An example of the experimental method is a public clinical trial...
Censoring Survival Data
Data Collection I
Issues And Trends In Healthcare Delivery System
Cost Containment
Payment for healthcare services has historically promoted adoption of costly and often unnecessary or inefficient...
