Digital Healthcare, Digital Transformation and Citizen Empowerment in Asia-Pacific and Europe for a Healthier Society

Patricia de Pablos is a Professor of Business Administration at the University of Oviedo in Spain. Her field of research focuses on knowledge management, healthcare sector, innovation, information technologies and technological disruption. She published more than 125 papers in academic journals and more than 35 books. She has wide editorial experience in journals, books and book series. She serves as Editor in Chief of International Journal of Asian Business and Information and Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management. She edited several books and bookseries. In 2021 she was named on “Stanford University’s Ranking of the World Scientists: World’s Top 2% Scientists".

Dr. Mohammad Nabil Almunawar is currently an associate professor at the School of Business and Economics, Universiti of Brunei Darussalam (UBDSBE), Brunei Darussalam. Dr. Almunawar has published more than 150 papers in refereed journals, books, book chapters, and encyclopedias. In the area of digital health, he has more than 20 publications. He has more than 30 years of teaching experience in information systems and e-business/e-commerce. He is currently Editor-in-chief of International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR) (Index in Scopus and WoS) and Journal of Business and Economic Analysis. His overall research interests include applications of IT in management, e-business/commerce, digital transformation, digital marketplace/platform, digital business ecosystem, health informatics, information security, and cloud computing. Currently, he focuses his research on digital transformation, digital marketplace platforms, and digital business ecosystems - including healthcare business ecosystem.

Anshari has been named in the Stanford University List of the Top 2% of World Researchers for 2022 and 2023 in the fields of ICT, business, and management. He received the Outstanding Paper award at the Emerald Literati Awards 2023 for two published papers in two Emerald journals. His research has also been referenced in two patents 2021 & 2022. After completing his PhD at FBEPS UBD, Anshari served as a research fellow at National Taiwan University and as a researcher at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Jogjakarta, Indonesia. Prior to that, in 2009, he was a research fellow in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at King Saud University. Anshari has successfully completed eight research grant projects and three research industry consultancies. Anshari's research interests focus on Digital Health, and he has experience as an editor for several edited books and as an author for healthcare information systems in various peer-reviewed journals