DESIGNING AND MANAGING SMART SERVICES IN THE SOCIAL AND HEALTH SECTOR

Abstract

In this article, smart services are considered in the social and health care context. It is argued that new tools and information will help professionals, managers, and decision makers solve problems. Artificial intelligence, personalized medicine, social innovations, and the responsible use of social and health care data will create new services and improve access to all services. Organizational intelligence, smart services, and smart care are just some examples of the rhetoric that strengthens today’s discussions on social and health care in Finland. In conclusion, it is argued that developing and using smart services in social and health care have to be based on the user’s active role in smart service design processes. Management structures should support and encourage practices where the user’s involvement and participation is self-evident.