Digital Transformation and Open Innovation Planning of Response to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda

Ben Zhang and Chenxu Ming ()
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Ben Zhang: Law School, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Chenxu Ming: Sino-European Institute for Intellectual Property, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-26

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of digital technology in a specific region’s epidemic prevention and control, and the digital transformation strategy based on the open innovation system is an emerging way to tackle conceivable outbreaks. Based on the bibliometric study of relevant literature data, this paper evaluated the research and development status in this field, and conducted a systematic literature review on the basis of the core articles identified. The results of bibliometric analysis software, including CiteSpace, CitNetExplorer and VOSViewer, showed that the development of relevant research presented rapidity and decentralization, and the evolution process of literature topics further implies the necessity of interdisciplinary and multisectoral collaboration. Furthermore, this paper summarized the specific implementation strategies for constructing an open innovation system, and discussed the role and development plan of digital technology in epidemic prevention and control.

Keywords: digital transformation; bibliometric analysis; COVID-19 pandemic; open innovation system; epidemic prevention and control; public health governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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