[SLIDES] Thematic Event: Scaling Digital Health Solutions: Connecting TEFs, EDIHs and DIGITAL for Health Innovation

This is the slide deck of the Event "Scaling Digital Health Solutions: Connecting TEFs, EDIHs and DIGITAL for Health Innovation". The event was organised by DEDEP.eu, CoordinaTEF and DTA Phase II supporting the network of EDIHs and was held on 7 July 2026. 

Healthcare sector is undergoing rapid digital transformation, much like other sectors. Artificial intelligence, robotics, and data-driven solutions are increasingly being integrated into clinical workflows, prevention strategies, and health system management — supported by investments through the Digital Europe Programme.

Yet the key challenge is no longer the availability of innovation, but how to move from pilot and validation to large-scale adoption. In healthcare, this is particularly complex: solutions must be secure, interoperable, and compliant with strict regulatory frameworks that vary across countries. SMEs often face additional barriers in navigating these requirements and scaling beyond local deployments. As a result, promising solutions remain fragmented—tested in isolated environments or deployed locally without clear pathways for replication across regions or health systems.

Initiatives such as TEFs, EDIHs, European data spaces, and digital skills programmes each support part of this journey. However, they are often perceived as disconnected building blocks rather than a coherent, scalable pipeline—leaving stakeholders uncertain about how to move from experimentation to real, system-wide uptake.