Abstract
The build-up of digital health in South Africa is not
only about improving the availability, access and
delivery of healthcare services, but essentially about
enhancing country's strategic capabilities to create,
adapt and implement novel digital health solutions within
and by the public and private sectors. Platforms,
technologies and
solutions implemented must also be flexible enough to
adjust to future needs. Foresight methodologies may
propose a useful approach to construct a shared
understanding of emerging possibilities. Including
often-facilitated social processes, foresight
methodologies propose a reforming platform for a
self-directed innovation ecosystem to emerge.
Innovation is considered to occur in an organic manner
based on the common interests of various stakeholders
and, consequently, it allows novel outcomes. In a local
form these creative platforms can support the rise of an
innovation-favourable culture, and help lower the
barriers of local entrepreneurship.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Strategies, Approaches and Experiences |
| Subtitle of host publication | Towards building a South African Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem |
| Editors | Marlien Herselman, Adèle Botha |
| Publisher | CSIR Meraka Institute |
| Chapter | 5 Phase 1b |
| Pages | 87-96 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-7988-5634-8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-7988-5632-4 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2016 |
| MoE publication type | D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material |
Keywords
- ICT for health
- Innovation ecosystem
- digital health