WORLDTELEMEDICINE & eHEALTH FORUM

WTeHF

World class healthcare for all through Telemedicine and eHealth: z

24-26 MARCH 2015 ABU DHABI - UAE

World Telemedicine & eHealth Trophy

(WTeHT)

Terms of Reference

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Criteria for assessing projects

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Background

Objectives of the WTeHTAward Technical Committee

Responsibilities of the Technical Committee

Timeline

WORLDTELEMEDICINE & eHEALTH FORUM

WTeHF

Terms of ReferenceWorld Telemedicine & eHealth Trophy

(WTeHT)

The International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH) will launch a competition for innovative and sustainable information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for the health sector.The Trophy aims to discover current work being done in the fields of Telemedicine and m-eHealth; to encourage the production and sharing of knowledge on m-eHealth solutions; and to provide added value through the sharing of lessons learnt in m-eHealth. The award targets a range of participants, including individuals, NGOs, devel-opment organizations, companies, academic institutions and research facili-ties. The criteria and focus of the award are centered on a) using ICT to increase access to health services, particularly for the poor and marginalized; b) using ICT to increase the utilization of essential health services; and/or c) the evaluation of eHealth solutions to improve efficiency in the delivery of health services.

Background1

The Technical Committee is responsible for the technical review of abstracts and reports received from candidates for the eHealth award. It will be responsible for the selection of short listed candidates based on pre-defined criteria, as well as selection of the eventual winners, also based on pre-de-fined criteria.

The Technical Committee will be composed of prominent eHealth experts who have extensive experience in eHealth innovation that is relevant to Africa, as well as of African Development Bank staff working on ICT and Health.

Objectives of the WTeHTAward Technical Committee2

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TIME LINE410 NOVEMBER 2014

30 NOVEMBER 2014

3 DECEMBER 2014

7 DECEMBER 2014

10 DECEMBER 2014

16 DECEMBER 2014

19 DECEMBER 2014

31 JANUARY 2015

FEBRUARY - MARCH

21 MARCH 2015

26 MARCH 2015

Information letter to National and Institutional membersDeadline for receipt of Expression of Interest by National and Institutional membersAnnouncement of Trophy competition to general public with links to NMA sitesDeadline for submission of applicationsDistribution of submissions and other materials (evaluations forms, etc.) to members of the Technical CommitteeConsensus meet of the Technical Committee (face-to-face or virtual) to select shortlisted projectsAnnouncement of shortlisted projectsCommissioning of videos of shortlisted projects National Awards Ceremonies organized by NMAsPreview of videos of shortlisted projectsGala night and selection of Trophy winner

DATE ACTIVITY

The time line for the process is as follows:

The Technical Committee will be responsible for: • Reviewing all submissions received (with abstracts on eHealth projects)• Establishing a short list of candidates based on the selection criteria in Annex 1• Reviewing the full project reports • Establishing a list of winners based on the selection criteria in Annex 2

Responsibilities of the Technical Committee3

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Each member of the Technical Committee will review the proposals accord-ing to the following criteria. Averages will then be calculated and all projects above a given threshold will be discussed Committee to identify 10 national winners. NB: The Technical Committee Members’ judgment will be required to assess the impact of projects and their added value.

Criteria for assessing projects5

The project report follows the requested outline (Background Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions, Recommendations)and respects the word limit (5,000 words)The project addresses a key health challenge, based on need and demandThe project effectively addresses the challengeThe project is innovative and contributes new knowledgeThe project can be replicatedThe project can be scaled-upThe project includes some form of evaluation

Maximum pointsto be grantedCRITERIA

10

20

2020

2010

10

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