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Personal Statement

Janette is Director of planning and performance at the Digital Health and Care innovation centre (DHI) and has over 20 years' experience in Design, Innovation, Economic Development and Programme Management, with the last ten years focussed specifically on the Digital Health and Wellness sector.

 

Leading various high profile innovation projects in Scotland, including the Wellness and Health Innovation Project and over the last 5 years involved with two major Innovate UK backed programmes; Future city demonstrator (Glasgow) where she assisted in the development of a City Observatory that harnessed the power of data for City challenges (some of which related to Health and Wellbeing) and the Scottish DALLAS programme which pioneered a Digital wellness platform and applications in Scotland.  In addition Janette has undertaken many international keynote presentations for this subject and has led numerous trade missions to Middle East, Japan, USA, India and throughout Europe.

 

Janette has a thorough understanding of this sector and how service, technical and business innovation and readiness levels need to merge and connect, with a research interest in evidence for scaling innovation.

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Education/Academic qualification

Master of Philosophy, Exploring what evidence is required by decision makers to scale Digital Health in Scotland, Faculty Of Science

2 Feb 20187 Aug 2022

Award Date: 31 Oct 2022

Master of Computing, Post graduate Diploma Level in Information Technology, University Of West Of Scotland

20 Sept 202020 Jul 2021

Award Date: 15 Jun 2001

Bachelor of Science, Spatial design - First Class Honours, Glasgow Caledonian University

2 Oct 199010 Jun 1994

Award Date: 3 Jun 1994

External positions

Capability brd member , Scottish Government

19 Apr 2024 → …

Remote and Rural board member, NHS Education for Scotland - NES

10 Oct 2023 → …

Chair, UKTIN - Health and Social Care working group

9 Sept 2023 → …

Board Member, EHTEL

17 Jul 2023 → …

Committee member, HIMSS

4 Apr 2023 → …

Chair, All Policies for a Healthy Europe

10 Oct 2022 → …

Keywords

  • Digital health
  • Innovation & Impact
  • Readiness
  • Economic development
  • Design

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