Research Trends on the Application of Information Technologies and Digital Innovations during Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This paper covers the background information and research overview of application of information technologies and digital innovations during COVID-19 pandemic and puts forward the prospects of digital healthcare, business, academic and industrial stakeholders. The key concepts, information technologies (IT) development processes, and digital innovations application cases were addressed. The recent research trends on these aspects through bibliometric techniques were used to analyze the research outcomes, geographic location of published articles, discipline of studied area and number of published papers. It is seen that IT and digital innovations played important roles in human life for risk reduction from COVID-19. Technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, and drones were able to detect COVID patients and monitor crowd. Access to tools and continued technologic advances, including internet of things (IoT) and smartphone incorporation, will ease to control the current pandemic as well as preparedness for the next level. Keywords: Information technologies, Digital innovations, COVID-19, Pandemic, Health Sector