Poster Credit: Benedetta Muda
On March 10-11, 2026 the EHDS Forum will be organizing its second meeting and a public colloquium in Milan, Italy, supported by the EASST Fund.
While often framed as technical and regulatory infrastructures, emerging health data spaces constitute full-fledged political projects that reshape relations between citizens, public institutions, and commercial actors.
This colloquium foregrounds key STS and policy themes raised by health data spaces, including questions of social license, public accountability, democratic legitimacy, and public value. The event also situates these developments within broader geopolitical dynamics concerning data sovereignty, strategic autonomy, and global power asymmetries.
By adopting a comparative and conceptual lens, this colloquium invites critical reflection on the governance, imaginaries, and broader socio-political dynamics underpinning emerging health data ecosystems.