8.A. Round table: Governing digital transformations in health: Shaping the digital future of Europe

Abstract Digital and data tools are fundamentally changing approaches to health and the design of health systems and health services deliver, but governance models have neither followed nor kept up with the pace of innovation. In response to this challenge, The Lancet& Financial Times Commission Governing health futures 2030: Growing up in a digital world is exploring the convergence of digital health (DH), AI, and other frontier technologies with UHC to support attainment of SDG 3. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges, with serious implications for public health and healthcare systems worldwide. With online work and education having become the new norm, the COVID-19 pandemic has exponentially heightened the need to develop digital skills and literacy, while simultaneously revealing and exacerbating existing disparities in digital access and skills, thus widening existing digital divides. That being said, COVID-19 has accelerated the radical implementation and widespread adoption of digital technologies, providing opportunities for improved overall health and well-being outcomes, which may extend well into the future if appropriately and sustainably implemented, evaluated, and most importantly, governed. The findings and recommendations arising from the Commission's report, which will be presented and discussed, are fully aligned with this year's conference theme, “Public health futures in a changing world.” From the outset, the Commission fr...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research