ABOUT

Saila Rinne works at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) of the European Commission. She is the Head of Unit “eHealth, Well-Being and Ageing”.
Her unit deals with EU policies and projects that foster digital technologies and capacities in healthcare, including health data infrastructures and data-driven solutions for prevention, diagnostics and care. By supporting the development and deployment of innovations in healthcare, the European Commission contributes to bringing efficiencies in health and care delivery and to citizens’ empowerment in managing their own health.
Ms Rinne has had a long career of over 25 years at the Commission. She has previously worked on data policy and innovation projects in DG CONNECT and as a translator and terminologist in DG Translation.