World Bank publishes report on digital in health, covering digital maturity and determinants for successWHO Global Initiative on Digital Health launches with focus on capacity and collaborationWEF’s Global Collaboration Village highlights metaverse’s potential to “revolutionise” industries including health with virtual and augmented realityUse cases and learnings from New Zealand on remote patient monitoringUS’s Aptar Digital Health acquires Singapore-based HealintUS-based Emory Healthcare deploys Epic EHR with MacBook AirUS Department of Health and Human Services finalises rule on interoperability and algorithm transparencyUCLA and UC Irvine researchers create data repository for training and testing AI algorithmsSouth Korean med tech company Lunit to acquire AI supplier VolparaSingapore-based Qritive announces collaboration with diagnostic centres and hospitals in IndiaScientists from Mayo Clinic (USA) enhancing diagnosis of rare genetic disorders using RENEW technologyPreparedness for the digitalised clinical environment in Australian nursingPhilips Future Health Index 2023 places Singapore’s health sector “at the forefront of digital tech”NLC Health Ventures (Netherlands) secures €58m in funding for health tech venture buildingMicrosoft collaborates with Epic to deliver “highly scalable public cloud” Azure Large InstancesMeasuring progress in digital health: A WHO Global InitiativeJapan donates $5m to Pan-American Highway for Digital Health initiativeInterview: Tino Marti, digital health economist, on digital health initiatives in SpainInterview: Pouria Mireshghi, co-founder and CEO of Iranian tech company NerveAideInterview: John Klepper, CEO and co-founder of Swiss company PIPRA [Pre-Interventional Preventive Risk Assessment]Interview: James Martin, CEO and founder of US start-up ezClinicInternational open accelerator launches for women’s health and femtech start-upsInternational collaboration sees launch of HealthX, a new digital health platform for insurersIntegration and awareness key success factors of a web-based application in Sweden, researchers findIndonesia’s Blueprint for Digital Health Transformation Strategy 2024: challenges, integrations, and architectureIndia-based Wellthy Therapeutics joins United Arab Emirates’ TruDocHealth in the Austrian Federal Government’s AI strategyGuyana’s Ministry of Health evaluating bids for EHR systemGhana’s Ministry of Health on realised and potential benefits of national e-health projectGermany’s Earlybird Health raises €173m for health tech investment in EuropeFrench start-up Sorella secures €5m in funding to enhance tech for women’s healthFrench consortium explores possibilities of virtual twins for medical practiceFogarty International Center calls for mHealth interventions for low and middle income countriesFinnish health tech company CardioSignal raises $10m for heart disease detection techEgypt: $10m investment in digital pharmacy platform Yodawy from Ezdehar ManagementDigital Health Collaborative launches in the USDigital Health Blueprint 2023-2033 for Australia presents ten-year roadmapDeep dive: South Africa – digital health, EHRs, priorities, progress and researchDeep dive: electronic health records, telemedicine and remote care in IndiaDeep dive: digital health in in Slovenia12