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Workshop on adoption of new digital technology for e-health, e-learning and other e-services

Time and place: Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 14:30 – 17:30 (Room C2)
This workshop on adoption of new digital technology for e-health, e-learning and other e-services will take place at ITU Headquarters (ITU Tower building, Room C2) in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, 30 May 2023, from 14:30 to 17:30 preceded by the ITU-D Study Group 2 Question 2/2 meeting dedicated to “Enabling technologies for e-services and applications, including e-health and e-education”.

Background information

New technologies are opening up new opportunities to attain the SDGs that were not possible before. New trends such as Artificial Intelligence, 5G, IoT, Big Data, etc. are enabling prevention, e-health, e-learning, and other e-services. Their adoption will remain dependent however on their affordability, accessibility, integration with existing systems and sustainable business models. This workshop will provide examples of some of the most promising technologies for e-services and discuss challenges for their adoption at large scale and means to address them.

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[14:30 - 14:35] WELCOME AND SETTING THE SCENE

[14:35 - 15:45] SESSION 1: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR E-HEALTH AND E-LEARNING

Session 1 will present some examples on the use of emerging technologies for e-health and e-learning.

Moderator:

Biography

Speakers:

Schoolnet
Ms Atsuko Okuda, ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Office, ITU [Biography] [Presentation]

Digital management of COVID-19 in Côte d'Ivoire: screening test process
Ms Allomo Francine Tania Logbo, Côte d'Ivoire [Biography] [Presentation]

Remote robotic surgery via 5G
Mr Yukihiko Okumura, NTT Docomo (Japan) [Biography] [Presentation]

Remote device for expected mother
Ms Yhuko Ogata, Melody International (Japan) [Biography] [Presentation]

[15:45 - 16:15] Break

[16:15 - 17:25] SESSION 2: ICTS FOR E-HEALTH, E-LEARNING AND PUBLIC SERVICES

Session 2 will continue the discussion on the role of ICTs for e-health, e-learning and public services

Moderator:

Speakers:

Standards for sleep management services
Mr Done-Sik Yoo, Korea (Republic of) [Presentation]

E-health and e-learning
Mr Turhan Muluk, Intel Corporation (United States) [Biography] [Presentation]

Development of digital public services
Ms Tatiana Zasheva, Russian Federation [Biography] [Presentation]