This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 14th International
Conference on Designing for a Digital and Globalized World, DESRIST 2019, held
Worcester, MA, USA, June 2019. The 20 revised full papers included in the volume were
carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. They are organized in the following
topical sections: Design Science Research Theory and Methodology; Design Science
Research Applications in Healthcare; Design Science Research Applications in Data …

The goal of the design science research paradigm is to extend the boundaries of human and
organizational capabilities and bridge the confines of humans and machines by designing
new and innovative artifacts. In design science, a broad definition of artifact is accepted and
it is indicated to mean constructs, models, methods, processes, or systems. Scholars from
different backgrounds, such as information systems, computer science, operations research,
cognitive science and informatics, are actively engaged in generating novel solutions to …