- China, South Korea and Taiwan are just some of the places using Big Data, AI and other emerging technologies to manage the effects and mitigate the risks of COVID-19;
- Jamaica and several countries in continental Africa offer good examples of leadership approaches that have helped at this time of crisis;
- In those nations where Fourth Industrial Revolution technology is not yet available, sound leadership is of paramount importance.
- As global COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the unmatched connectivity that defines our era serves as both bane and blessing. Our interconnected livelihoods allow for the rapid spread of both disease and cure.
- Artificial intelligence (AI) has also been of great use in enabling states to manage their caseload. Notwithstanding privacy concerns, analysis of personal, travel and clinical data allows for accurate predictive modelling that can inform infectious and mortality risk assessments. Furthermore, AI can be a valuable triage tool through virtual chatbots, a considerably important resource in scenarios of high clinical demand.
- he Fourth Industrial Revolution has equipped society with highly potent tools and we must harness their capabilities, where possible, to win this fight. However, they cannot replace sound leadership. Leadership has emerged as a vital tool in states that have naïve technological infrastructures in healthcare and are forced to follow the eminent guiding words of Theodore Roosevelt in “doing what they can, with what they have”.
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About the Author:
David Alexander Walcott,
Global Shaper, Kingston Hub,
A Medical Doctor (MD. Ph.D. MSc.) and Entrepreneur with over 5-years experience as a Founder, Operator and Consultant to several businesses in the Caribbean.
My academic profile includes a Doctorate of Philosophy at Oxford (Rhodes Scholarship) where my research focused on drug development in Crohn’s, a mini-MBA at INSEAD and healthcare business studies at Harvard Business School.
Professionally, I am committed to attracting world-class healthcare resources into the Caribbean and driving investment into the region. I have worked on several multi-million dollar projects in the Caribbean, including the introduction of health technologies into the region, development of Centres of Excellence and turnarounds for small-medium medical practices. My knowledge area of expertise is medical tourism and global trends in healthcare services, and I have travelled to over 50 countries observing healthcare systems and speak 5 foreign languages.
I founded a medical education business that operates across the Caribbean and am a Founding Partner of The Visionaries’ Summit, a platform designed to attract wealth and investment into the Caribbean, that convenes a global community controlling over US$140B in investment capital.
Ultimately, my work is centered around driving the adoption of innovative local and regional healthcare solutions in the Caribbean.
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