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dc.titleSocial Protection and Health Division’s Approach to Digital Transformation: Guidelines and Recommendations
dc.contributor.authorNelson, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorTejerina, Luis
dc.contributor.authorCafagna, Gianluca
dc.contributor.authorUlrich, Andrea
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2019-05-28T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2019-05-24T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractDigital transformation is here to stay, as evidenced by the growing consensus among the global community. The Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region has large deficiencies in quality and efficiency, two areas in which digital transformation of services has significant potential. While digital transformation is changing lives, digital tools are not, and never will be, “silver bullets” that improve quality, safety and efficiency on their own. The added value of Digital transformation for health is that by harnessing the power of digital tools, we can re-design social protection and health services to be more personalized for the people of Latin America and Caribbean. However, in order to harness digital tools, a strategic approach to the adoption of technology in health and social protection is required. To that end, in 2018 the Inter-American Development Bank took a major step forward by endorsing the Principles for Digital Development. This document describes the Social Protection and Health (SPH) Division’s approach to digital transformation and lists guidelines that we will follow as part of our technical and financial support to countries in the region. By utilizing the Principles for Digital Development as a framework, SPH provides a systematic approach for investments in the digital transformation of health and social protection. Although this version’s content focuses on the health sector, all of the practices are applicable to social protection.
dc.format.extent41
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001720
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Approach_to_Digital_Transformation_Guidelines_and_Recommendations.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Enfoque_de_la_División_Social_y_Salud_para_la_transformación_digital_Directrices_y_recomendaciones_es.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSocial Protection
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligence
dc.subjectDigital Transformation
dc.subjectDelivery of Health Care
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subject.jelcodeI15 - Health and Economic Development
dc.typeLearning Materials
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-LM-00107
idb.operationRG-T3153
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