Page 901 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 9 April 2014
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The living lab will link with several Australian research centres as well as international agencies. The laboratory lead node will be at the University of Canberra, in the new planned Clinical Teaching Building as part of the Health Innovation Precinct. The lab is supported by more than 28 partner organizations including research organizations, consumer health groups, industry groups, health service providers, health technology businesses and ICT vendors. The major benefits of the laboratory include
- Improved workforce productivity and workforce training
- Catalysis of advanced research in eHealth
- Platform to drive community engagement in eHealth Research
- Engagement of small-to-medium enterprises and Health Care providers in eHealth innovation
The living lab will support access to new export markets for Australian electronic health businesses and expand Australia’s ICT skills in a competitive global market. It will also provide a central point within Australia that combines research, clinical activity, preventative health care and education in an innovative environment that will provide best-of-breed ICT development and demonstration.
The laboratory will leverage government support for the Australian e-Government Technology Cluster through the formation of an eHealth Interest Group within the cluster. The lead node of the laboratory will be at the University of Canberra, in the Faculty of Health Clinical Teaching Building. The laboratory will leverage existing research activity, and provide business incubation and engineering support to transition prototypes through tests, clinical trials user adoption and into sustainable health businesses.
The living lab is designed to grow—including new locations and new areas of research by allowing open access to a networked laboratory model that balances technology/research “push” with market and enduser “pull” by:
• Showcasing ICT skills as an essential component of the international eHealth value chain.
• Bringing all stakeholders within the eHealth value chain into contact – clinicians, educators, community, ICT developers, government, vendors, CIOs.
• Creating eHealth opportunities and integrated learning in clinical practice.
• Delivering a venue for ICT companies to demonstrate their product and to innovate in a collaborative forum for experimentation and extension of existing ICT developments in eHealth.
• Providing training and experience for the next generation of eHealth practitioners.
• Inspiring senior decision-makers and providing differentiation between technological solutions.
• Lowering the risk of innovation and proving business cases for innovations in health.
The National eHealth Living Laboratory will provide substantial ICT data centres and engineering support. This will develop and maintain interoperable health information services allowing clinical information networks and health business processes to be examined and augmented. The living lab will support
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