E-Health Systems for Remote and Disaster-Resilient Digital Environments

Abstract

We talk a lot about our digital services, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and the metaverse, along with the platforms they run on. We focus on how we can further improve services in the systems operating on these platforms to support smart societies in the future and deliver value to a wide range of stakeholders across all sectors. The situation with this new type of service is not necessarily good enough in some regions of the world. People live in remote areas far from population centres on different continents, northern regions, wilderness areas, deserts, mountains, islands, etc. How can we guarantee suitable societies and well-being services for all people even in these conditions, far from core centres and large villages, regardless of time and place? We must strive to take advantage of the opportunities provided by innovative ideas and technologies and use renewable energy in all areas, especially in areas where electricity systems do not always work, and telecommunication connections are not always available. Artificial intelligence is already integrated into many areas of smart society services. Virtual reality (VR) functionalities are also coming to be used in many service portfolios. Nowadays, we are talking a lot about the metaverse. To fully utilize new technologies and their services, we need robust solutions for the interfaces between smart devices and network systems, ensuring seamless and secure access anytime, anywhere. These solutions must be designed to prevent cyber attackers from exploiting vulnerabilities in the new systems and the smart devices connected to them. This article outlines principles for future smart society services, possibly using PeAN smart devices designed for areas that might be far from major cities and villages.