EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Digital health transformation can address the soaring demand for high-quality health services and increasing healthcare costs in ASEAN.
- ASEAN Member States have taken a further step towards digital health transformation. Nevertheless, there is still room for advancement to narrow the gaps and optimize digital health transformation among ASEAN Member States.
- Currently there is no uniformity in the current landscape of digital health readiness among ASEAN Member States, where there are various legislative products, standards of digital products, infrastructure readiness, and digital literacy.
- Efforts to advance the region’s digital health must be able to enforce the enabling factors of digital transformation and be tailored to address challenging aspects within the region.
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
- Standardize and strengthen the regulatory framework of digital health across the ASEAN region.
- Strengthen regional digital literacy, capacity, and infrastructure by creating more funding, knowledge transfer opportunities, and capacity building programmes.
- Standardize the quality and interoperability of digital applications.
- Enrich multi-sectoral and regional collaboration by establishing relevant collaborative platforms.
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