Perspective: A European artificial intelligence sovereignty agenda for healthcare

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  • Li Felländer-Tsai Department of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Orthopedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm; Division of Orthopedics and Biotechnology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-6080
  • Amy Loutfi School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Örebro; AI, Robotics and Cybersecurity Center (ARC), Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
  • Peter Landell Department of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Orthopedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Anna Felländer Research Institute of Sustainable AI, Stockholm; Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
  • Fredrik Heintz Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), Linköping University, Linköping; Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Computer Systems (AIICS), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

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https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2026.46809

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AI, Educational

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2026-09-09

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Felländer-Tsai, L., Loutfi, A., Landell, P., Felländer, A., & Heintz, F. (2026). Perspective: A European artificial intelligence sovereignty agenda for healthcare. Acta Orthopaedica, 97, 639–641. https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2026.46809

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