Healthcare professionals and local stakeholders met in Tripoli to discuss healthcare needs, data and AI readiness, and the challenges shaping the future of digital health cooperation in Lebanon.
On 9 September 2026, the Business Incubation Association in Tripoli (BIAT) organised the HERACLES Lebanon Stakeholder Focus Group in Tripoli, bringing together healthcare professionals and local stakeholders to discuss the needs, opportunities and challenges linked to the use of data, digital tools and Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. The session, organised within the project’s stakeholder mapping and needs assessment activities, provided an opportunity to collect direct feedback on healthcare and operational needs, the availability and use of health data, digital and AI readiness, and the main barriers that still limit stronger cooperation in digital health.
A clear message emerged from the discussion: technology alone is not enough. Participants highlighted the importance of reliable and interoperable data, clear rules on privacy and access, stronger institutional coordination, greater regulatory clarity and further investment in skills and capacity building. The discussion also stressed the need to reinforce connections among hospitals, healthcare professionals, laboratories, public authorities, academia, technology providers and other actors involved in the sector.
The feedback collected in Tripoli will contribute to the next HERACLES activities, supporting the development of the project’s digital knowledge exchange platform and the participatory design of the Transnational Research Network, including its governance, access conditions and stakeholder roles. By involving stakeholders from the early stages, HERACLES aims to ensure that its future tools and cooperation mechanisms respond to real needs and foster stronger collaboration between healthcare, research, innovation and business actors across the Mediterranean.
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