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Natalia Polushkina, vice president and CEO at Biomedical Technologies Cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation, says the experience of the pandemic is strengthening the Skolkovo region as regulation changes are accelerating innovation.

During the pandemic, digital tools have been widely adopted across the globe, with remote monitoring for chronic care being popular in the Nordics, says Marianne Larsson, director of new industries and innovation at Innovation Skåne.

IBM Watson Health VP Mark O'Herlihy discusses how using new, fast and frequently changing technology such as a COVID-19 chatbot can help in the pandemic response.

GE Healthcare's Simon Rost discusses the solutions that are being used to improve patient care.

Friedrich Lämmel, founder and CEO of Thryve, discusses how extracting high-quality data can help improve patient outcomes by providing personalized treatments more efficiently via digital solutions.

Dr. Ceri Thompson, deputy head of the eHealth, Wellbeing and Ageing unit at the European Commission, discusses why health data systems must be based on infrastructure and mechanisms that people can trust.

Because providers and citizens have an open mindset, rapid digital transformation was able to take place effectively during the pandemic, says Daniel Forslund, chairman of the Innovation and Development Committee in Region Stockholm.

This special report looks at Kuwait's 2035 vision, which aims to strengthen investment in high-quality healthcare, which has already led to increased efficiency, use of innovative technology and a changing culture.

It's important to design innovation into care ecosystems and then ensure sustained adoption, says David Champeaux, chief growth officer at Cherish Health and a member of the HIMSS UK Advisory Council.

Darine Ghanem, global head of personalized healthcare and patient access, global medical affairs, at Roche, shares why patient care virtualization is in urgent need and how her company is supporting the sector using digital technology.