Digital health in Southeast Asia: Startups and digital technology applications

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

9-2022

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide preliminary findings on the state of digital technology applications of startups in Southeast Asia and to discuss issues related to digital health adoption in the region. This exploratory study is based on an empirical analysis of startups and digital technology applications information from various publicly available website databases. Public and private organizations would benefit from a better understanding of the current state of digital technology applications provided by startups and the challenges faced in digital health adoption. This article contributes to the existing literature by offering an overview of startups and digital technology applications in the digital health space in the fast-growing region of Southeast Asia. It offers advice to organizations intending to pursue healthtech initiatives on the types of health services provided by startups and issues that need to be addressed to increase the adoption rate.

Keywords

healthtech, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, diffusion of innovations

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Health Information Technology

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Publication

Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy

Volume

11

Issue

2

First Page

183

Last Page

201

ISSN

2287-1616

Identifier

10.7545/ajip.2022.11.2.183

Publisher

Asian Society for Innovation and Policy

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.7545/ajip.2022.11.2.183

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