President of the Consortium
Anna Bon (Bondarenko)
President of the Consortium
International eHealth Consortium
15 JULY 2020 · KYIV
Digital transformation and cybersecurity in Ukraine's healthcare system
The Consortium's first public convening. For the first time in Ukraine, government, expert community, and business representatives met to discuss systematising electronic health services and a joint defence against cyber threats.
Participants committed to a permanent working group under the National Security and Defence Council on the protection of medical data. The group is the first institutional foundation for subsequent regulatory decisions on healthcare cybersecurity.
Co-organisers
- National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine
- National Cybersecurity Association (NCA / НАК)
- Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
With the support of the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.
Speakers who took the floor
Thirteen participants — representatives of the NSDC, the National Cybersecurity Association, NSZU, the Ministry of Health, the Ombudsman's office, business, and the expert community.
Volodymyr Zveriev
Deputy Head of Service for Information and Cybersecurity
National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC)
Serhii Demedyuk
Deputy Secretary
National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC)
Denys Tsvayg
President
National Cybersecurity Association (NCA / НАК)
Yehor Aushev
Vice President of NCA, co-founder of Cyber Unit Tech
National Cybersecurity Association
Mykhailo Chaikin
International cybersecurity consultant
National Cybersecurity Association
Serhii Avetisyan
Chair of NCA Technical Committee, co-founder of RMRF
National Cybersecurity Association
Inna Bernazyuk
Representative on personal data protection
Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
Nataliia Riabtseva
Deputy Head
National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU)
Serhii Diachenko
Deputy Director, Centre for Medical Statistics
Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Liliia Oleksiuk
Consultant to the Committee on Digital Transformation
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Nataliia Pushkaryova
Adviser to the President of Ukraine on volunteer affairs
Office of the President of Ukraine
Ihor Liski
Strategic investor in the Doc.ua medical online hub
Doc.ua
What was said
Quotes as recorded in the Liga.net report of 23 July 2020.
We must create a real eHealth space, with clear rules, a development strategy, and information continuity. For Ukraine, this is an enormous chance to join the countries with the most modern electronic health systems, given the existing pool of IT talent.
The platform of the National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity at the NSDC will become a uniting body for protecting people's interests and rights. As digitalisation advances, threats — including cyber threats — emerge alongside it. We are committed to joining forces and engaging experts widely.
A secure transition of the healthcare system into cyberspace is a matter of national importance.
The problem of patient personal-data security must be brought in line with international standards. A series of audits in medical institutions showed that data storage and protection is the most important question in healthcare reform.
For me, the most important foundation of the future of digital medicine is care for the patient — convenience and quality of services. Above all, there must be convenient access to medical services, and this is what will create a revolution.
Outcome
Participants recorded the establishment of a permanent working group under the National Security and Defence Council to include substantive discussion of key topics and the delivery of effective projects. The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Digital Transformation are identified as key partners for continued cooperation.
Full recording
Full roundtable session. ~90 minutes, Ukrainian and Russian.