QUANTUM is an EU-funded project that aims to create a common label system for Europe that guarantees the quality and utility of datasets for scientific and health innovation purposes. These labels will enable researchers, policymakers, and healthcare professionals to identify high-quality data for research and decision-making. They will also enable researchers to use data with a notion of quality and utility that will ensure that their research and innovations are effective and provide value to society.
This will follow the standards of Article 56 of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation proposal, which mandates labelling health datasets within the EU to show their quality and usefulness. This initiative promotes transparency and trust in health data sharing across the EU for secondary purposes, benefiting research, innovation and healthcare systems.
The challenge: Differences in data quality, standards and interoperability
Different EU countries and health data actors collect and store health data in various ways. This makes it hard to create a uniform system that ensures all data is of high quality and meets the standards set by the European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulations. Similarly, the technology used to manage and share health data varies between countries and organizations, which makes it difficult for different systems to work together seamlessly.
Our mission: Data you can trust
QUANTUM focuses on making health data more reliable and valuable. The QUANTUM labelling mechanism will ensure that data meets high standards and that EU harmonisation of health datasets is achieved. This will translate into more reliable outcomes for research and scientific health advancements.