Artificial Intelligence (AI) and wearable devices are playing an ever-larger and more vital role in the future of healthcare. With Australia’s ageing population, rising incidence of chronic illnesses, and increasing healthcare expenditure, AI’s capacity to improve diagnostic accuracy, personalise treatment plans, and streamline care delivery is proving essential. Meanwhile, wearables are transforming how we capture real‐time data on patients, detect early warning signs, and encourage healthier behaviours.

With the move to remote and hybrid work opportunities in the wake of the pandemic, enterprise mobility has become to go-to for business continuity. But an untethered workforce using a fleet of powerful and connected data-intensive devices creates an ever-stronger need to maximise endpoint management and minimise security risks.

Long touted as the future of healthcare, telemedicine is now front and centre in the face of the global COVID-19 health emergency with telehealth now being used as a key weapon to fight the spread.

What’s on your phone? Today’s personal devices have an app for everything, from tracking fitness to recording meals to improving mindfulness. In 2018, Accenture reported that 75 percent of consumers believe technology is important to managing their health. And almost half – 48 percent – use health-related mobile or tablet apps, a dramatic rise from 2014’s 16 percent.

The aged care industry has been careful in adopting technology-based solutions, citing fears about the technology usage, complexity, reliability, support and the ‘dangers of the internet’. However, these concerns and debates around disruptive business models have tended to overlook the improved outcomes technology can deliver for aged care, such as better self-direction for aged Australians accessing care services.