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Innovation in the public domain, a never ending journey

Barriers 1: regulations

Less room to operate Top of the class

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Barriers 2: the public eye

The public eye is everywhere Quick public judgement

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Barriers 3: the (political) system

Aiming at short term goals Risk-averse

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Opportunities 1: neutral

Neutral position in field of many stakeholders

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Opportunities 2: public interest

Do-good for the common good in everybody Political mandate

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Opportunities 3: diversity in the genes

Versatile tasks Used to have an eye for the exception

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What an advisor can do and a politician not: eHealth scale-up

1.  Partnership versus leadership

2.  Taking care of practicalities versus neutrality

3.  Businesslike versus public/private combination

How to scale up the use of eHealthapps from 10s to 1000s? Use each other best practices and clients form cure to care and everything in between.

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The challenge

The library of the future = ? -  Digitalised readings, like eBooks and website

information? -  To get familiar with new media? -  The place to meet and learn?

-  Something completely new? -  Virtual? Individual?

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