A scoping review of digital health innovation ecosystems in developed and developing countries

Iyawa, Gloria Ejehiohen; Herselman, Marlien; Botha, Adéle

doi:10.23919/istafrica.2017.8102325

Cited by 27 publications

(15 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries www.ejisdc.org The combination of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems components identified by Iyawa et al (2016a) and Iyawa (2017) can be illustrated in Figure 2. Although the components that constitute digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems have been identified in literature (Iyawa et al, 2016a;2016b) (Iyawa et al, 2017), it is not enough to depict exactly what is necessary for the Namibian context and as such, it is important to understand from the Namibian perspective which components are relevant to the development of a digital health innovation ecosystem for Namibia.…”

Section: Components Of Digital Health Innovation and Digital Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…As suggested by Iyawa et al (2017), for a digital health innovation ecosystem to be established, there have to be specific components from digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems domains that need to be identified.…”

Section: Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems For Namibiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These components were identified from literature through a systematic literature review conducted in 2016 and published in 2016 (Iyawa et al, 2016a;2016b). In addition to the components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems identified by Iyawa et al (2016a;2016b), Iyawa et al (2017) also identified other components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems through a scoping review. Table 1 lists the components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems identified by Iyawa et al (2016a;2016b) and Iyawa et al (2017).…”

Section: Components Of Digital Health Innovation and Digital Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although the components that constitute digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems have been identified in literature (Iyawa et al, 2016a;2016b) (Iyawa et al, 2017), it is not enough to depict exactly what is necessary for the Namibian context and as such, it is important to understand from the Namibian perspective which components are relevant to the development of a digital health innovation ecosystem for Namibia. The study thus identified relevant stakeholders within the Namibian context who participated in ranking the different components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems relevant to the Namibian context.…”

Section: Components Of Digital Health Innovation and Digital Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Identifying Essential Components of a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem for the Namibian Context: Findings from a Delphi Study

Iyawa

Herselman

Botha

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The concept of digital health innovation ecosystems is an emerging body of literature which suggests that components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems are important in the administration and delivery of healthcare services. The current literature indicates which components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems constitute a digital health innovation ecosystem, but it is less clear as to which components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems are relevant to the development of such an ecosystem for the Namibian context. The purpose of this paper was to identify the components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems relevant to the development of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context. Therefore, the Delphi method was adopted in which 22 knowledgeable professionals from within the Namibian context were purposively selected to take part. The findings revealed essential components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems which are considered relevant to the development of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context. Additionally, there are differences noted between the components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems essential for the Namibian context and the components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems identified in literature. The essential components identified will inform decision makers in the Namibian healthcare sector on the implementation of a digital health innovation ecosystem for Namibia.

show abstract

Section: Components Of Digital Health Innovation and Digital Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems For Namibiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Components Of Digital Health Innovation and Digital Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Components Of Digital Health Innovation and Digital Ecosystemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Identifying Essential Components of a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem for the Namibian Context: Findings from a Delphi Study

Iyawa

Herselman

Botha

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In [34] they perform a review on the existing literature on digital health innovation ecosystems from which they try to identify the main components of three different concepts: digital health, innovation in health, and digital ecosystems. They also propose a definition of the term digital health innovation ecosystems , to finally present a conceptual map of the related terms previously selected.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Technological Ecosystems in Care and Assistance: A Systematic Literature Review

Marcos-Pablos

García-Peñalvo

2019

Sensors

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Applying the concepts of technological ecosystems to the care and assistance domain is an emerging field that has gained interest during the last years, as they allow to describe the complex relationships between actors in a technologically boosted care domain. In that context, this paper presents a systematic review and mapping of the literature to identify, analyse and classify the published research carried out to provide care and assistance services under a technological ecosystems’ perspective. Thirty-seven papers were identified in the literature as relevant and analysed in detail (between 2003–2018). The main findings show that it is indeed an emerging field, as few of the found ecosystem proposals have been developed in the real world nor have they been tested with real users. In addition, a lot of research to date reports the proposal of platform-centric architectures developed over existing platforms not specifically developed for care and services provision. Employed sensor technologies for providing services have very diverse natures depending on the intended services to be provided. However, many of these technologies do not take into account medical standards. The degree of the ecosystems’ openness to adding new devices greatly depends on the approach followed, such as the type of middleware considered. Thus, there is still much work to be done in order to equate other more established ecosystems such as business or software ecosystems.

show abstract