Scotland’s
pioneering Digital Health Institute, a consortium in which the GSA’s Institute
of Design Innovation is a key partner, was officially launched in Edinburgh on
28 October 2013 to an audience of leading figures in the global healthcare
sector and multi-national technology companies.
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DHI: a consortium partnership between the University of Edinburgh,
The Institute of Design innovation at The Glasgow School of Art and NHS 24
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The
DHI, a collaborative partnership between public and private organisations,
brings together the country’s leading health and care operators and engages
technology businesses across Europe, the United States and Asia to speed up
research and development in order to produce innovative new technologies that
will transform the quality of people’s lives and help Scotland become an
exporter of world-leading products and services.
DHI, a collaborative partnership between public and private organisations,
brings together the country’s leading health and care operators and engages
technology businesses across Europe, the United States and Asia to speed up
research and development in order to produce innovative new technologies that
will transform the quality of people’s lives and help Scotland become an
exporter of world-leading products and services.
The
event was attended by John Connaghan, Acting Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and
Director General for Health and Social Care for the Scottish Government and
Graeme Dixon, Director-General
Enterprise, Environment & Digital, as well as representatives of
international companies such as Samsung Electronics, IBM, Philips, Deutch
Telekom Celesio, Continua Health Alliance and Lockheed Martin in addition to
Scottish based organisations and businesses.
event was attended by John Connaghan, Acting Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and
Director General for Health and Social Care for the Scottish Government and
Graeme Dixon, Director-General
Enterprise, Environment & Digital, as well as representatives of
international companies such as Samsung Electronics, IBM, Philips, Deutch
Telekom Celesio, Continua Health Alliance and Lockheed Martin in addition to
Scottish based organisations and businesses.
The
delegates were given an insight into the DHI’s rapid prototyping model and
shown examples of products and services already in the development pipeline,
including award-winning video software company Seetok
Limited and the
‘BabySam’ pilot which is soon to roll out a secure way for mothers to connect
with their babies in neonatal intensive care units being produced in
collaboration with Samsung.
delegates were given an insight into the DHI’s rapid prototyping model and
shown examples of products and services already in the development pipeline,
including award-winning video software company Seetok
Limited and the
‘BabySam’ pilot which is soon to roll out a secure way for mothers to connect
with their babies in neonatal intensive care units being produced in
collaboration with Samsung.
The
DHI, which is a consortium partnership between the University of Edinburgh, The Institute of Design
Innovation at The Glasgow School of Art
and NHS 24, is supported by a £10 million five-year investment from the
Scottish Funding Council.
DHI, which is a consortium partnership between the University of Edinburgh, The Institute of Design
Innovation at The Glasgow School of Art
and NHS 24, is supported by a £10 million five-year investment from the
Scottish Funding Council.
Its
long-term goal is to use digital technology to tackle the increasing demands on
the health and care system in Scotland caused by an ageing population, while at
the same time producing a direct economic benefit by securing a share of the
global digital health marketplace.
long-term goal is to use digital technology to tackle the increasing demands on
the health and care system in Scotland caused by an ageing population, while at
the same time producing a direct economic benefit by securing a share of the
global digital health marketplace.
By
2018 the DHI aims to establish Scotland as a world-leading centre of excellence
in the field and help produce up to 140 new commercial products and services
that will benefit society.
2018 the DHI aims to establish Scotland as a world-leading centre of excellence
in the field and help produce up to 140 new commercial products and services
that will benefit society.
Professor George
Crooks, Chairman of the Digital Health Institute and Medical Director, NHS 24
said: “A great deal of effort has been put in
by all of the partners in DHI to establish a truly innovative organisation that
will have a major impact on health in Scotland. By bringing together best
practice from Scotland’s academic and business sectors then collaborating with
the world’s leading technology companies and Scottish SMEs we can transform
efficiency, improve patient care and solve long-standing issues in the
healthcare sector. We already have a number of exciting projects underway and
we will see the number increase further now that we are officially open for
business.”
Crooks, Chairman of the Digital Health Institute and Medical Director, NHS 24
said: “A great deal of effort has been put in
by all of the partners in DHI to establish a truly innovative organisation that
will have a major impact on health in Scotland. By bringing together best
practice from Scotland’s academic and business sectors then collaborating with
the world’s leading technology companies and Scottish SMEs we can transform
efficiency, improve patient care and solve long-standing issues in the
healthcare sector. We already have a number of exciting projects underway and
we will see the number increase further now that we are officially open for
business.”
BC Cho, Head of Global
Enterprise Business Team, Samsung Electronics said: “We
have established a unique partnership in Scotland and are already taking the
first concrete steps towards exciting new innovations in mobile healthcare. The
Samsung team has worked closely with the Digital Health Institute and its
partners to understand the particular requirements of health and care, and then
help turn them into solutions with value to the organisations and – most
importantly – the people who will use them. We look forward to a productive
relationship in the years ahead.”
Enterprise Business Team, Samsung Electronics said: “We
have established a unique partnership in Scotland and are already taking the
first concrete steps towards exciting new innovations in mobile healthcare. The
Samsung team has worked closely with the Digital Health Institute and its
partners to understand the particular requirements of health and care, and then
help turn them into solutions with value to the organisations and – most
importantly – the people who will use them. We look forward to a productive
relationship in the years ahead.”
Professor Stuart
Anderson, of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Informatics, said: “We
are delighted to be hosting this initiative, which is an opportunity for
Scottish expertise in health and care delivery, medicine, informatics, business
models and design to work together with industry to help achieve
fit-for-purpose integrated health and care in the coming decades.”
Anderson, of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Informatics, said: “We
are delighted to be hosting this initiative, which is an opportunity for
Scottish expertise in health and care delivery, medicine, informatics, business
models and design to work together with industry to help achieve
fit-for-purpose integrated health and care in the coming decades.”
Professor Irene
McAra-McWilliam of The Glasgow School of Art said: “The
DHI is a transformational platform for creating business, academic, and public
service benefits. The Glasgow School of Art is proud to be a partner in this
enterprise, bringing our expertise in Design to direct innovation in the DHI
Experience Labs.”
McAra-McWilliam of The Glasgow School of Art said: “The
DHI is a transformational platform for creating business, academic, and public
service benefits. The Glasgow School of Art is proud to be a partner in this
enterprise, bringing our expertise in Design to direct innovation in the DHI
Experience Labs.”
Alan Stewart, CEO of Seetok said,
“We saw the potential of the DHI from
outset and have been engaged from its inception. The team have been extremely
active in making vital connections and introductions. The DHI looks to be about generating real
business opportunities – a very welcomed direct approach. This helps introduce
small, innovative companies like us to large scale opportunities, partnerships
or collaboration projects where we would otherwise not appear on the radar.”
“We saw the potential of the DHI from
outset and have been engaged from its inception. The team have been extremely
active in making vital connections and introductions. The DHI looks to be about generating real
business opportunities – a very welcomed direct approach. This helps introduce
small, innovative companies like us to large scale opportunities, partnerships
or collaboration projects where we would otherwise not appear on the radar.”
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Contact
For
DHI: Graeme Cleland or Andrew Baird – 0131 557 5252
DHI: Graeme Cleland or Andrew Baird – 0131 557 5252
For
the Institute of Design Innovation: Lesley Booth, 0779 941 4474 /
press@gsa.ac.uk
the Institute of Design Innovation: Lesley Booth, 0779 941 4474 /
press@gsa.ac.uk