The Sovereign Body: Personal Digital Twins as Boundary-Spanning Objects Across the WHO Quality of Life Dimensions

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how personal digital twins can function as boundary objects within the WHO Quality of Life framework.
• Introduced the concept of personal digital twins and their relevance to WHOQOL-BREF dimensions.
• Proposed new approaches for health data processing using sovereign edge-native techniques.
• Applied theoretical frameworks like the Vitruvius triad and Reality Construct to platform design.
• Personal digital twins were identified as effective tools for bridging diverse health and social domains.
• Sovereign edge-native data processing showed potential for enhancing individual health management.
• The integration of the proposed frameworks could improve platform design for health applications.

Abstract