Deployment of Digital Health Policies and Technologies: During Covid-19
In the last twenty years or so, the Indian government has adopted several digital mechanisms to deliver services to its citizens.
Digitisation of public services in India began with taxation, land record keeping, and passport details recording, but it was soon extended to cover most governmental services - with the latest being public health. The digitisation of healthcare system in India had begun prior to the pandemic. However, given the push digital health has received in recent years especially with an increase in the intensity of activity during the pandemic, we thought it is important to undertake a comprehensive study of India's digital health policies and implementation. The project report comprises a desk-based research review of the existing literature on digital health technologies in India and interviews with on-field healthcare professionals who are responsible for implementing technologies on the ground.
The report by Privacy International and the Centre for Internet & Society can be accessed here.
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