Public policies: European Comission

Saila Rinne is the Head of Sector for policy in the unit “eHealth, Well-Being and Ageing” at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) of the European Commission.

Her team deals with policies and projects that foster secure access to health data and promote innovative tools, services and products for the benefit of efficient health and care delivery and citizens’ empowerment in managing their own health.

She has had a long career at the Commission and has previously worked on data policy and innovation projects in DG CONNECT and as a translator and terminologist in DG Translation