The role of the Industry Advisory Group of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics as a vehicle for enabling appropriate innovation

摘要: The submission is made by the Industry Advisory Group (IAG) of the International Society for Prosthetics & Orthotics, the Vision of which is “A world where all people have equal opportunity for full participation in society”. ISPO’s purpose is enhance the quality of life for everyone who may benefit from prosthetic, orthotic, mobility and assistive devices. Membership of ISPO is open to all individuals, associations, organizations, and institutions with a bona fide interest in prosthetics, orthotics, wheelchairs, assistive devices, rehabilitation engineering and related subjects who support the its vision and purpose. Composed of senior representatives from companies operating in the P&O industry the Industry Advisory Group (IAG) provides a forum for on-going dialogue, information sharing, joint exploration of shared challenges and solutions in the P&O fields and a platform to support collaboration with industry partners worldwide. The Group is open to industry partners active in the P&O field or related disciplines including manufacturing P&O devices and/or providing P&O and rehabilitation services. Members represent different lines of business and regions to promote rich dialogue. The objectives would be to build a joint understanding amongst the IAG members of:-How innovation in the prosthetics and orthotics industry is defined and measured;-Which factors are vital to foster an enabling environment, and;-How ISPO’s Industry Advisory Group (IAG) successfully contributes to enabling appropriate innovation for improving accessibility and affordability of high quality AT. The aim would also be to illustrate that:-Through its activities the Industry Advisory …