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Deloitte VTC to drive digitisation in healthcare, blockchain could play key role

Virtual Technology Cluster Group (The VTC Group), an organisation which enables major multi-national companies to attract emerging and disruptive technology innovators into their supply chain, has partnered with consultancy giant Deloitte to create a Deloitte Healthcare Virtual Technology Cluster (Deloitte VTC).

To be officially launched in Q1 2017, the Deloitte VTC will aim to advance the digitisation of healthcare providers through improving access to human, digital capabilities and adoption of new, innovative technologies. It will operate as a collaborative ecosystem and will provide curated synchronicity between demand and supply for innovative healthcare technologies, capabilities and associated skills, in the UK and internationally.

“We are delighted to partner with Deloitte on the creation of our second VTC, which will help advance the digitisation of healthcare for the NHS and further afield. We are keen to replicate the success of our first cluster, the Lockheed Martin (now Leidos) Virtual Technology Cluster, which is focused on cybersecurity”, Auriol Stevens, CEO of The VTC Group, said.

The Deloitte VTC will provide suitable members – University projects, start-ups, SMEs and public companies – with opportunities for commercial partnerships or investment, driven by demand by healthcare providers to advance digitisation.

“We have long recognised the importance of connecting digital capabilities and innovative technologies with healthcare providers to accelerate the pace of the digitisation. The Virtual Technology Cluster model stood out for us as it focused on enabling the acceleration of digital capability, innovative capacity and investment opportunities in the healthcare sector and wider economy”, Julian Hunt, Partner, Deloitte LLP stated. “We were impressed by the success of the Lockheed Martin UK Virtual Technology Cluster being a practical example of the connectivity delivering accelerating competitive advantage.”

Speaking with Bitcoin Magazine, Stevens explained the role that blockchain technology can play in Deloitte VTC. She said that secure information exchange is as important in healthcare as in finance, adding that the exact application will depend on what the corporate sponsors are looking to solve / provide for their customers.

“Blockchain innovators who have technology or skills and capabilities in this area will become members of the Deloitte VTC to try and find opportunities for revenue generation with our sponsoring corporates,” Stevens said. “They will also have access to a virtual ecosystem of like-minded individuals, and industry experts in the law, finance, business development and the like. Membership is free and no relocation is required.”

While Stevens considers blockchain-based security solutions as especially relevant for the Deloitte VTC, she sees a role for blockchain technology in other VTC projects as well.

“Its application is wide and, if our corporate sponsors of other clusters want to access these types of technologies, we would like to bring them into our ecosystem,” she said.

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