Steven Wanyee is a formally trained biomedical and health informatics professional and a digital health practitioner with over 25 years practising experience and expertise. During this time, he has supported more than 20 Ministries of Health in Africa to develop digital health policies, strategies, and various standards and guidelines to support their digital transformation in health journeys. He has designed, developed and led teams comprising diverse professionals in implementing digital interventions, services and applications in health predominantly in Africa. Steven runs a digital health engineering development firm, IntelliSOFT Consulting Limited (www.intellisoftkenya.com) based out of Nairobi which he founded in 2007. He is the Founder Secretary General of the Kenya Health Informatics Association (www.kehia.org), and the Immediate Outgoing President of HEalth INformatics in Africa, HELINA (www.helina.africa). Steven also serves as Deputy Chairperson of the Africa Digital Health Networks (ADHN), helping advance regional collaboration and digital health capacity-building across the continent. He is well renowned on the global level working closely with international organisations from the UN family such as WHO, UNICEF, ITU, World Bank, UNDP and others and aid agencies such as USAID, GIZ, US-CDC as well as continental bodies such as AfricaCDC, East Africa Community, IGAD and others to provide thought leadership and technical assistance in global digital health. Steven is currently a PhD student in information science focusing on health informatics. His research interests are in clinical decision support including how to optimize AI in health. He actively contributes to development and implementation of Standards-based, Machine-readable, Adaptive, Requirements-based, and Testable (SMART) guidelines. He believes that their effective implementation will significantly impact the contribution and participation of digital interventions, services and applications in health including enabling clinicians make better decisions particularly at the point of service. Most recently, Steven contributed to the World Health Organization's Digital Adaptation Kit (DAK) for Infectious Disease Surveillance, published in 2026, helping translate global public health surveillance guidance into interoperable digital standards that countries can implement in practice.