1、APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy January 2025APEC Project:PPWE 01 2023Produced byProduced byChinese TaipeiForForAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat 35 Heng Mui Keng TerraceSingapore 119616Tel:(65)68919 600Fax:(65)68919 690Email:infoapec.org Website:www.apec.org 2025 APEC Se

2、cretariat APEC#225-PP-01.2Note:The names of public or private institutions referenced in this document do not imply the political status of any APEC economy.3Table of ContentsIntroduction 1Consultation Interview 3Seminar and Field Trip 8Conclusion and Policy Recommendation 23Annex I:Seminar Agenda 2

3、71IntroductionThe health industry is undergoing digital transformation,with diverse digital health technologies being developed,such as APPs for monitoring health conditions,technological assisted devices,telemedicine,etc.As women are primary caregivers perform 80%of unpaid care work in the Asia-Pac

4、ific region and consist of 70%of health workers globallythey are major potential users of digital health technologies.However,many factors may prevent female caregivers from benefiting from the advancement of digital health technologies,such as the digital gender gap and the lack of womens perspecti

5、ve in the product design process.Therefore,it is crucial to promote gender equality and inclusion in the development of digital health technologies to increase female caregivers access and use of these technologies in care work,which is expected to reduce unpaid caregivers care burden as well as to

6、increase the work efficiency and safety of paid care providers.According to World Health Organization,digital health is understood as“the field of knowledge and practice associated with the development and use of digital technologies to improve health”and“encompasses other uses of digital technologi