An Australian National University (ANU) researcher is seeking input from digital health professionals, policymakers, clinicians and industry representatives for a study examining how stakeholders are involved in digital health policy development and implementation.
ANU School of Cybernetics PhD candidate Dominika Janus is conducting the research, which compares stakeholder engagement in Australia and Iceland, with a focus on how digital health policies are implemented, evaluated and reformed.
The study will examine how healthcare professionals, industry organisations and other stakeholders contribute to policy processes, how their knowledge and concerns are considered, and how feedback from clinical practice influences subsequent decisions.
Ms Janus is seeking around 20 participants in Australia and 20 in Iceland, including people working in government, public agencies, research, industry, healthcare and community organisations.
The research will explore differences between Australia’s federal health system and Iceland’s smaller, more closely connected institutional structure, including how these arrangements influence participation in digital health policymaking.
It will also examine whose perspectives are included in policy decisions, how conflicting views are managed and whether feedback from stakeholders leads to changes during implementation.
The project, titled Integrating Cybernetic Principles into Stakeholder Engagement in Technology Policy Design, combines interviews with an analysis of national digital health policies and related documents.
The research aims to identify practical ways to make technology policymaking more inclusive, transparent and adaptable.
Participants will be invited to take part in a voluntary interview lasting approximately 45 to 60 minutes, conducted online or in person.
Interviews will cover experiences of digital health policy development, decision-making, implementation, evaluation and reform, including the involvement of professional organisations and other stakeholders.
With participants’ permission, interviews will be recorded and transcribed. Participants will be able to review, clarify or amend their transcripts before the material is incorporated into the research.
The study has received approval from the ANU Human Research Ethics Committee.
Digital health professionals and others with relevant experience who are interested in participating can contact Dominika Janus at dominika.janus@anu.edu.au to request the participant information sheet, consent form and further details.
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