The UPSCALE project tackles the organizing of future health and care services with the help of health and welfare technology (HWT). UPSCALE grabs onto the systemic nature of health and care services by applying the socio-technical transitions approach to examining the organization of health and care services with the help of HWT. UPSCALE pays special attention to users' diversity and interaction with various institutional and service structures. The research comprises both conceptual foundations and empirical investigation, aiming at knowledge sharing and co-creation. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are utilized, including interviews, a broad international survey, participatory knowledge co-creation activities with users and stakeholders at the society level, and case studies in Finland, The Netherlands, Sweden and Norway. As a result, UPSCALE produces HWT transition pathways for health and care systems and co-creates research-based policy recommendations on HWT use.

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2027