Open AccessResearch Trends on the Application of Information Technologies and Digital Innovations during Covid-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Anup Acharya
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2022.40566
Subject(s) - pandemic , preparedness , covid-19 , data science , information technology , computer science , digital health , health care , knowledge management , business , political science , medicine , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , operating system
This paper covers the background information and research overview of application of information technologies and digital innovations during COVID-19 pandemic and puts forward the prospects of digital healthcare, business, academic and industrial stakeholders. The key concepts, information technologies (IT) development processes, and digital innovations application cases were addressed. The recent research trends on these aspects through bibliometric techniques were used to analyze the research outcomes, geographic location of published articles, discipline of studied area and number of published papers. It is seen that IT and digital innovations played important roles in human life for risk reduction from COVID-19. Technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G, and drones were able to detect COVID patients and monitor crowd. Access to tools and continued technologic advances, including internet of things (IoT) and smartphone incorporation, will ease to control the current pandemic as well as preparedness for the next level. Keywords: Information technologies, Digital innovations, COVID-19, Pandemic, Health Sector