MEDINT AND THE CONTOURS OF THE DEFINITIONAL QUESTION: POSSIBILITIES FOR SOLUTIONS

Marco  Lombardi; Barbara  Lucini

Marco Lombardi Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy
Barbara Lucini Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy

Keywords: MedInt; cognitive perspective; security science; security; digital ecosystems

Abstract

Original Research Paper

DOI: 10.37458/ssj.5.2.1

Medical Intelligence is not a new field of medicine or intelligence, but with the advent of the pandemic, its perspective has broadened and its definition requires the consideration of multiple theoretical and methodological factors that have not been considered until now. This paper aims to show, through a different perspective, the new areas and issues on which Medical Intelligence is becoming more and more a crucial element. The consideration presented makes use of the studies and insights that have been carried out and continue to be developed as part of the National Medical Intelligence Group as part of the SOCINT – Italian Society of Intelligence established in March 2023 at the Catholic University, Milan under the direction provided by Marco Lombardi and the coordination by Barbara Lucini. Finally, this paper traces lines of work that orient in an innovative way the field of Medical Intelligence and its future developments.

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