Too much data? From infodemic to slow data

What kinds of intelligence for public health? - Symposium organized on June 13, 2025 in Marseille and online as part of the ISSPAM summer school, focusing on four themes proposed by four speakers. Pr. Arnaud Chiolero - Epidemiologist, Professor of public health and Director of Population Health Laboratory,University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and Academic Co-Director, Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), Zürich, Switzerland translated live from french Too much data? From infodemic to slow data In the age of the infodemic, it is not enough to have more data to provide useful information for health decision-making. In this presentation, we will highlight some of the problems associated with the use of “Big Data” for public health surveillance. In a “Slow Data” approach (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37789..., we will discuss the importance of identifying information needs and anticipating their dissemination, and of using high-quality population-based data processed by independent institutions with expertise in epidemiology and surveillance methods. June 2025 _____ Thanks to our translators Rory Andrew Gale: www.rorygale-traduction.com & Andy Tooms: [email protected]