The collection, accumulation and aggregation of very large datasets of medical information for ‘Big Data’ mining applications and analysis is assuming a central role in biomedical research.  Concurrently, researchers throughout the world are also seeking ways to share medical, genetic and genomic information both nationally as well as across borders:  researchers ultimately work with data, and pure information in digital form is often subject to fewer regulatory restrictions on movements across borders, or between groups of researchers.  This workshop seeks to examine the impact of such new technologies on current regulatory paradigms for the protection of privacy of individuals, and as well as regulatory responses for data protection and data-sharing in the context of biomedical research.  Approaches in some key jurisdictions of relevance to Hong Kong are compared, and the likely shape of future regulatory responses in this area explored.

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