This package is led by Professor Bitange Ndemo (Co-I) and Dr Ben Mkalama, Post-Doctoral Researcher from the University of Nairobi in Kenya. It includes the facilitation of an experimental incubator in partnership with Open Institute in Kenya to enable the co-development of ethical health apps, and the creation of a regulatory sandbox to test innovation in the digital health space.

OUTPUTS

Podcast

NoAppForThis Podcast: Episode 1 – ‘Balancing Novelty, Viability, and Feasibility in Health App Development’Link opens in a new window, Terry Gichuhi, Roy Waswa, and Kiprotich Kimutai, Open Institute

In this inaugural episode, three of our project app designers discuss their ideation process and explore the questions: What have been the trade-offs so far between novelty and feasibility/viability in their designs and what has informed it? Were there any restrictions in terms of resources and expertise? And what would they do with their designs in creating a Minimum Viable Product?