Further to my previous post, the Australian Digital Health Agency has yesterday launched an Innovation Challenge to support the national COVID-19 effort and future proof Australia’s healthcare system, which means it will further accelerate the adoption of healthcare digitalisation withih Australia, I am not certain if Alcidion will be applying for this Challenge given the grant is relatively small only $50,000, but it is certainly good opportunity to demostrate the technology, the successful applicants will be annouced in the coming weeks. Find more info here:
https://innovation.digitalhealth.gov.au/ Media release is below:
Future proofing Australia’s healthcare: Government launches a nation-wide Innovation Challenge1 May, 2020: The Australian Digital Health Agency has today launched an Innovation Challenge to support the national COVID-19 effort and future proof Australia’s healthcare system.
It is seeking submissions from Australian digital health, engineering and biomedical industries to champion digital health innovation and help Australia get the most from its national digital health infrastructure.
Australia has a track record of innovation and scientific achievement in healthcare. A priority in Australia’s National Digital Health Strategy is to support a thriving digital health industry delivering world-class innovation. There is no better time for the Australian Government to fund our innovators by holding a competition to solve the most pressing problems facing the health system and our community.
Australian Digital Health Agency Chief Digital Officer, Steven Issa said, “COVID-19 has put health and wellness at the centre of attention for the community and brought intense focus on the ability of Australia’s health system to meet the challenge posed by this global pandemic. It has also highlighted the incredibly important role of digital technologies and the digital health sector to plan and manage health services and protect patients and clinicians by enabling the delivery of care in new ways.”
“Some of the world’s best innovators are here in Australia. The Australian Government stands ready to support them in what they do best – solve problems in new ways.”
“By running an Innovation Challenge, we will uncover the most innovative ideas at a time we need them most. We want these ideas to consider the extensive digital health infrastructure already in place – including healthcare identifiers, standards for data interchange and the My Health Record – so the ideas can be scaled across the country.”
“The Innovation Challenge will also support Australia’s digital economy now so that it can continue to excel into the future.”
“We know that collaborating with creative thinkers will not only enhance how we, as a nation, respond to this health emergency, it will also prepare us for future ones, helping to mitigate risk, improve health outcomes and most importantly, save lives.”
A range of partners across government, corporate and not-for-profit have already collaborated in the design of this challenge and will help run it with assessment of applications, participation in demos and practical assistance to successful solutions on their path to scale.
The Innovation Challenge will run for seven days and broadly covers three key themes: digital clinical care, digital social care and digital health population management and future preparedness. Innovators can enter the Challenge here https://innovation.digitalhealth.gov.au/.
Applications for the Innovation Challenge close at 11:59 pm AEST Sunday 10 May.
For questions about the Innovation Challenge please visit https://innovation.digitalhealth.gov.au/ or email:
[email protected]
