A new GA4GH Public Attitudes for Genomic Policy forum blog post by Dr. Brad Elphinstone highlights a project to investigate safeguards to maximise trust in, and willingness to donate to, a hypothetical Australian national genomic repository. Read more: https://t.co/pZemArRqH5

Join the Genomic Knowledge Standards (GKS) Work Stream Open House on 19 November at 18:00 UTC! Hear about the Work Stream’s latest activities and learn how GKS standards are being applied in practice. Register for the invite: https://t.co/RPy1wrtWhv

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The GA4GH Data Use & Researcher Identity (DURI) and Data Security Work Streams (DSWS) will hold the inaugural meeting of the Data Passports Study Group on 4 November at 14:00 UTC. Add to calendar: https://t.co/wZsI0K0q3s

The GA4GH Cancer Community unites cancer initiatives to improve oncology care through shared standards and approaches. In the latest issue of Open Access Government, the Community Co-Leads discuss cancer genomics and where the field is headed. https://t.co/0ZNTzuSSV6 (178-181)

If you’re still wondering what we’ve been doing here all week, why we’re in Uppsala, and why this work matters so much (and to a wide range of stakeholders), here’s a short video to round off this week’s @GA4GH event in Uppsala. https://t.co/YaxtFgGqR6 @SciLifeLab_DC @scilifelab

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Thank you for attending the GA4GH 13th Plenary meeting, co-hosted by @SciLifeLab. Whether you joined in Uppsala, Sweden or tuned in virtually, your participation is crucial in advancing responsible genomic and health data sharing. Learn more: https://t.co/Ed5SJQ6l7j

Now @GA4GH Connect, ”In the (GIF) Spotlight: highlighting GA4GH implementations,” a session on a proposed new initiative (GIF Spotlights) showcasing successful GA4GH implementation stories by gathering and publishing content from the community. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

Next up @GA4GH Connect: ”Generating guidelines for community-driven portals for infectious disease research,” where the focus is on developing a set of guidelines content to be included in a community-driven, infectious disease-focused web portal. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

The first post-lunch session @GA4GH Connect is ”Shaping the future of the GA4GH Cancer Community of Interest,” is a participatory workshop that will reimagine the Cancer Community of Interest’s value, purpose, and outputs. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

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Finally, we also have the second part of the session ”The next step toward clinical application of GA4GH products: a sequel!” @GA4GH Connect. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

The second parallel session @GA4GH Connect is ”Solving Beacon queries” where some commonly requested queries from (for instance) the Cancer and Rare Disease Communities will be discussed. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

The first of three post-fika @GA4GH Connect parallel sessions is, ”The Cloud Work Stream road map 2026 and beyond,” participants will explore how to evolve current initiatives (data and federated compute) in 2026 and beyond. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

The parallel @GA4GH Connect session, ”Securing Beacon Networks with Passports and trust federation,” focuses on exploring how to secure Beacon Networks with Passports and trust federation. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

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3rd & final day of @GA4GH Connect! In the two-part session, ”The next step toward clinical application of GA4GH products: a sequel,” participants will prioritize and choose the first set of items that will help bring GA4GH products into clinical use. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

Now @GA4GH Connect, the ”Next steps on the use of Verifiable Credentials (models and protocols) for improving Passports” session, intended to shape new specific standards that take benefit of relevant technologies, & improve the use of Passport visas. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

”Scaling the Federated Variant-Level Matching Network” is the next parallel session @GA4GH Connect. Here, the federated Variant-Level Matching (VLM) network explores approaches to scaling the network and adding new functionalities. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

Next up @GA4GH Connect, ”An analytics dashboard for everything GA4GH,” a session focusing on the new dashboard under development by the GA4GH Tech Team. It will show the impact GA4GH has had so far, using a user-friendly graphical interface. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

Quantum Quantum, Jensen Jensen, Quantum Quantum, Huang Huang (Quantum Quantum) Quantum Electronics! Ontology << And >> Cosmology!! ElectroMagnetism is the Universal substrate of superpositional experience, of Creation, across the entire Light-signal & Plasma-group wave spectrum

Now @GA4GH Connect, ”Leveraging GA4GH’s Tools & Standards to Balance Pathogen Data Sovereignty with Open Access” focuses on recs/tools using technical & policy standards to balance data sovereignty rights with data access, & equitable benefit-sharing. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

Also @GA4GH Connect, ”Where is global? Geolocation in genomics,” focused on finalizing a proposal for a geographic location object, while addressing questions such as provenance assignment, and how to best limit exposure to re-identification risks. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC

Post-lunch parallel session 1 @GA4GH Connect is ”Passports that scale: lightweight tokens and federated trust,” addresses challenges to implementing seamless federated authentication across genomics platforms. #ga4ghconnect @SciLifeLab_DC