Sciana: The Health Leaders Network | Cohort 9

Digital technologies are rapidly changing how people live, work, learn, and manage their health. Digital health services, artificial intelligence (AI), and online information platforms are becoming part of everyday life. As a result, the digital world is increasingly shaping the social, economic, and political factors that influence health.

At the same time, the digital transformation of society is creating new challenges. For example, not everyone has equal access to digital tools and services. Misinformation is spreading quickly online. Data and algorithms can reinforce existing inequalities. Concerns about privacy, governance, cybersecurity, and public trust are also growing. To address these challenges, strong and coordinated leadership is needed across sectors. Digital technologies should support better health and wellbeing — they should not become goals in themselves. Against this backdrop, Sciana - The Health Leaders Network Cohort 9 will explore how leaders can take a whole-systems approach to health, care, and wellbeing in an increasingly digital world. The programme will focus on leadership for digital transformation in health systems, while also examining the broader digital environments that shape people’s behaviours, wellbeing, and health equity across the life course.

More information about the programme is available here.

To apply for Cohort 9 of Sciana, please fill out this brief application form.

Application Deadline: 30 June 2026 (17:00 Central European Time)

If you have any exceptional circumstances that inhibit your application through this online portal, please get in touch with us at jescriva@salzburgglobal.org.