If countries invest in information and communications technology (ICT), could that that improve their ability to protect public health during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic? How have Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea leveraged their IT infrastructure and capabilities to deal with the crisis? What could other governments learn from their experience? Is it possible to develop a framework for the public administration of health that can be amplified by ICT-related capabilities? Ravi Aron addresses these questions and more in this opinion piece. A professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School who studies information technology strategy, healthcare strategy and healthcare information systems, Aron has several research projects underway in some ASEAN countries.
