Can innovation save us? Understanding the role of innovation in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic in ASEAN-5 economies

• Main Authors: Layos, Jerk Joshua Meire G., Peña, Paul John M.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Technological innovations—Southeast Asia; Crisis management in government—Southeast Asia; Health Economics; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/9514
• Institution: De La Salle University

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic raises the question of whether innovation can save humanity. Indeed, innovation is the path towards finding solutions such as vaccines, treatments and policies that mitigate the further spread of the virus. Since the announcement of a global pandemic on Marc...