Image: © Hispanolistic | iStock Enterprise Architecture could help provide a boost to the healthcare sector, enabling and accelerating tech transformation. But how do we implement it? Although the first wave of industrialization in the 19th century had deleterious consequences for public health due to hazardous working environments, urban crowding, and unsanitary conditions, the period also brought positive changes, including new vaccine technologies, the use of anaesthetics (ether, chloroform, and nitrous oxide), and improved sanitary practices. Today, more than a decade since the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies, where do we stand? World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab has described 4IR as “blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres”. Clearly, the impact on healthcare has been significant as new technologies revolutionize the way patients are examined, diagnosed, advised, and treated through advancements in drug discovery, gene editing, 3D printing, smart devices, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Indeed, according to Yang Yuanquing, CEO of Lenovo, the architecture of the “new IT architecture can create countless opportunities . . . to build the backbone for innovation, speed, and thriving humanity.” “New IT” is supported by five elements: smart devices, edge and cloud computing, 5G […]
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