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From Vision to Reality: Building an AI-Driven Healthcare Organisation – Part 3 In Part 1 of our series, we laid the foundation for developing an AI-enabled healthcare organisation. In Part 2, we discussed the comprehensive assessments required to gauge an organisation’s readiness to embark on an AI journey. Now, in the final part, we dive into the Target Operating Model (TOM) and Project Management frameworks that will bring this vision to life. This third article focuses on creating a TOM tailored for AI-driven healthcare. Key areas include: - Developing foundational frameworks and governance structures to drive AI initiatives - Building technology architectures that support scalable AI integration - Implementing strategic stakeholder management to navigate the healthcare ecosystem - Ensuring alignment with overarching organisational goals and objectives This article series is designed to guide healthcare leaders through the entire journey, from strategic foundation to execution. To capture the full picture, we recommend reading Parts 1 and 2: 🔹 Part 1: Setting the Strategic Foundation for AI in Healthcare. https://lnkd.in/ejrWKrcn 🔹Part 2: AI Readiness and Operational Preparedness. https://lnkd.in/eaHSwYq7 Together, these insights pave the way for a resilient, AI-enabled healthcare future. #AIinHealthcare #DigitalTransformation #TargetOperatingModel #HealthcareInnovation

Taking the Next Step: Assessing Your Organisation’s AI Readiness In our second article of the series, we explore the critical step of assessing an organisation’s readiness to embark on an AI program. For healthcare organisations venturing into this phase, a Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) is an essential starting point. It provides a clear view of your organisation’s current strengths and areas for growth, establishing a baseline across key dimensions. The insights from a DMA feed directly into AI Readiness and Operational Preparedness assessments, forming the foundation for a thorough gap analysis. Together, these assessments help leaders understand the starting point and changes required to achieve an AI-driven future. This phase will guide the creation of a detailed, actionable roadmap with defined priorities, initiatives, and milestones—allowing leadership to visualise the transformation and align around a shared vision for AI integration. This article builds on "From Vision to Reality: Building an AI-Enabled Workforce in Healthcare: Part 1." If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, start there to see the complete journey from foundation to implementation. Explore our series to build a solid AI-enabled future: Part 1: Setting the Strategic Foundation for AI in Healthcare. https://lnkd.in/ejrWKrcn Part 3: Designing the Target Operating Model (TOM) and Project Management Frameworks. https://lnkd.in/eQ6uyQax Stay tuned as we continue to map the path toward an AI-enabled healthcare system! #HealthcareAI #DigitalTransformation #AIReadiness #HealthcareLeadership

The promise of an AI-enabled healthcare workforce is immense: improved patient outcomes, greater operational efficiency, and a more resilient healthcare system. But realising this vision goes beyond implementing technology; it requires a deep transformation across leadership, operational frameworks, and the very culture of healthcare organisations. This shift isn't about replacing human expertise—it's about empowering healthcare professionals with tools that enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and support patients more effectively. To fully explore this journey, we’ve structured a three-part series on building an AI-enabled healthcare workforce, each focusing on essential components for success: 🔹 Part 1: Setting the Strategic Foundation for AI in Healthcare This part focuses on establishing strategic objectives and clear leadership foundations, including setting up an AI Governance board and key committees to oversee the program. We’ll dive into the prioritization of AI initiatives, quantifying Benefits Realisation, defining Critical Success Factors (CSFs), and establishing a robust performance tracking system. 🔹 Part 2: AI Readiness and Operational Preparedness Here, we address assessing AI readiness, operational preparedness, and digital maturity levels. Through a comprehensive gap analysis, this phase uncovers current capabilities and areas for improvement. The outcome? An actionable roadmap that outlines priorities, key initiatives, and milestones, giving leaders a clear path for AI integration. 🔹 Part 3: The Target Operating Model (TOM) and Project Management Frameworks. This final piece covers the design of the Target Operating Model essential for an AI-driven healthcare organisation. We discuss building foundational frameworks, project governance models, and technology architectures, alongside stakeholder management. This part also explores leveraging Agile project management to drive ongoing adaptability and sustainable AI integration. Stay tuned as we explore each phase in depth, helping healthcare organisations navigate the journey toward an empowered, AI-driven future! #AIinHealthcare #HealthcareInnovation #DigitalTransformation #HealthcareLeadership #digitalhealthtransformation

Come join us! Look no further if you're committed to excellence, and are searching for a career-defining opportunity. Title:             Intern, Wellbeing of the Young Key and Priority Populations Office:          UNICEF headquarters (NYHQ) Location:      Remote Duration:     14 weeks   Vacancy Link: https://lnkd.in/eJeyJ5GE The intern recruited to this position will work within the HIV Section in UNICEF HQ, to support knowledge work to support the mainstreaming of evidence informed programming guidance on what works for the holistic wellbeing of adolescent and young key populations, building on the perspectives and innate knowledge emerging from the networks. The intern will support UNICEF’s contributions to the Results Area 7 of the Division of Labor for the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS, which is focused on shoring up the response to HIV in Young People. 

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📢Exciting News!! We’re thrilled to announce that Digital Health Africa will co-organize the Africa Youths in Digital Health Network Co-Creation Workshop, hosted by Africa CDC and GIZ African Union . This workshop aims to co-create and shape the future of the Africa Youths in Digital Health Network—a platform designed to empower young leaders to drive transformation across Africa’s healthcare landscape Building this network with youth, for youth ensures that it reflects the needs, ideas, and aspirations of young people. We look forward to working with passionate youth leaders, partners, and stakeholders to bring this network to life and unlock the potential of Africa’s next generation of health innovators. In Kigali for the next couple of days ? Lets connect The Africa Digital Health Networks - ADHN Young Experts: Tech for Health Digital Transformations for Health Lab #youthsindigitalhealth #Yidhn

Join our most audacious project yet, creating Africa's largest medical speech translation dataset-- 100,000 English sentences translated across 20 African languages including Hausa, Ga, Arabic, French, Ibo, Kinyarwanda, Swahili, Zulu, Yoruba, Xhosa, etc, to create robust speech-to-speech translation systems that enable seamless communication between doctors and patients regardless of language barriers especially for hospitals and rural medical outreach outposts that need this technology the most! 🚀 So far, we've collected over 3,000 hrs of translated audio+text across 16 languages and we need your help to reach more contributors in Francophone, Arabic, and Anglophone countries. Please share & repost widely to data science, NLP, linguist, student, and tech enthusiast communities. It's a paid gig so why not contribute in your free time? Who Can Contribute: - Bilingual speakers with a passion for language and technology - Data science, NLP, linguistics professionals, or university students - Anyone interested in making an impact in the African health sector through language technology Why Join? • Paid opportunity with an hourly stipend 💰 • Contribute to an impactful project in the health domain across Africa • Work with a team committed to advancing language technology in African languages How to Join: Head over to https://lnkd.in/gaE5raZu to register and start contributing! Thanks Bonaventure F. P. Dossou for the post! https://lnkd.in/gWTmRGXU Intron Health Marco Trombetti Andrew Bredenkamp, PhD. Translated Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation USAID Zameer Brey Howard Lakougna Melissa Miles Bilal A Mateen Laura Adams Dr. Derya Şahin Yeshen Naidoo David Ifeoluwa Adelani Shamsuddeen Hassan Muhammad, PhD Rowena Luk Sewu-Steve T. Desigan Chinniah Adam Mullinax Mohamed Nanabhay Jeff Dean Sravya Popuri Sewade Ogun Ayodele Oluleye Allahsera Auguste Tapo John Tinsley Mira Emmanuel-Fabula Abdoulaye Diack Mercy Nyamewaa Asiedu, Ph.D. Fola O. Chethan Sarabu, MD Chris Emezue Vukosi Marivate Zunaira K. Dr. Najah Adreak, MD, MSc Paulina Boadiwaa Mensah, MD Dr. Petra Jantzer Mohammed Sabry Adele Waugaman

Ongoing Opportunities in the Digital Health, Medtech, Public Health Sector 1. Internship Opportunity: Machine Learning health Research Intern at Microsoft Research Africa, Nairobi! Link- https://lnkd.in/eQA8vGJk 2. Timbuktoo HealthTech Startup Accelerator Programme, Kigali Link- https://lnkd.in/evShxC3G Deadline - October 6th, 2024 3. Health Equity accelerator leadership (H.E.A.L) Fellowship Link - https://lnkd.in/euHJ53fC Deadline - 14th october 2024. 4. UGANDA NATIONAL DIGITAL HEALTH CONFERENCE On 12th - 13th November, Kampala Link - https://lnkd.in/dNvNtajz 5. Software Engineers Famasi Africa Link - https://lnkd.in/eghk-X4e 6. The 3rd edition of Africa Health Tech summit. Link - https://lnkd.in/dMFXYRkW 7. Global Digital Health forum 2024 Link - https://lnkd.in/eYZAqpqb 8. Open digital health summit Link - https://lnkd.in/eiuRX3zM 9. Digital Health Dietitian, Remote South Africa (UK or AU Support) - Eucalyptus Link : https://lnkd.in/eFaeJAxw 10. Call for Volunteers- InnovateHealth Africa Deadline : Oct 15th 2024 Link : https://lnkd.in/dtrs3ZA8 Add more opportunities that you have below 👇