{"id":9259,"date":"2020-11-19T00:51:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T00:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=9259"},"modified":"2020-11-19T00:51:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T00:51:37","slug":"australia-hosts-global-summit-on-healthcare-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/19\/australia-hosts-global-summit-on-healthcare-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia hosts global summit on healthcare innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia will share its successful approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and the pathway ahead as the host of the virtual Global Innovation Summit 2020.
\nHeld over the next two days, the theme of this year\u2019s summit \u2013 Crossing the chasm: Health, Innovation and the Future Economy. Participants will explore the impact of COVID-19 from a health, social and economic perspective, and the pivotal role innovation will have as we recover.
\nMinister for Health, Greg Hunt, said the global sharing of ideas, successes, challenges and plans was more important than ever as the world responds to the pandemic.
\n\u201cGlobally, Australia is in an enviable position \u2013 both financially and in our health response to COVID-19,\u201d Minister Hunt said.
\n\u201cThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen monumental change to the way Australians can take care of their health. This includes the introduction of telehealth, which has revolutionised the way Australian patients can receive care.\u201d
\n\u201cThis summit gives us the opportunity to outline how we have approached the most challenging of times, and allows us to work with other global leaders to develop the innovative health solutions we need in the months and years ahead.\u201d
\nThe summit will provide an opportunity to showcase Australia\u2019s innovation breakthroughs and technology to leaders across the health, science, industry, investment and technology sectors.
\nMinister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, said the virtual conference will bring together some of the brightest minds from around the world to discuss how economies can emerge from COVID-19 pandemic with increased resilience and competitiveness.
\n\u201cManufacturing will be critical to our nation\u2019s economic future, and the Morrison Government is strategically investing in areas of manufacturing where we know we have an edge, so that Australian manufacturers can scale up and create new jobs,\u201d Minister Andrews said.
\n\u201cThrough the Modern Manufacturing Strategy, we are boosting the role of science and technology in industry, which will allow us to open up new markets and take more Australian products to the world.
\n\u201cTo prepare for the post-COVID economy, we are also investing in additional support for Australian businesses to use digital tools to enhance their processes, as part of our goal to become a leading digital economy by 2030.\u201d
\nThe Global Innovation Summit is co-hosted by the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils \u2013 a network of organisations and 35 countries with shared principles, to enhance regional, national and global prosperity.
\nThe two-day event will include international leaders\u2019 perspectives, interactive panel discussions and presentations highlighting key innovation breakthroughs assisting the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
\nThe virtual event is free and you can register\u00a0online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australia will share its successful approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and the pathway ahead as the host of the virtual Global Innovation Summit 2020. Held over the next two days, the theme of this year\u2019s summit \u2013 Crossing the chasm: Health, Innovation and the Future Economy. Participants will explore the impact of COVID-19 from a … Continue reading “Australia hosts global summit on healthcare innovation”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9259\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}