Vesa Puhakka

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Vesa Puhakka’s research sits at the intersection of public administration, healthcare innovation, and geopolitical strategy, with a sharp focus on how digital transformation can safeguard public value in times of crisis. His most-cited work, “Public Value Creation Amid Geopolitical Challenges: the Necessity of Robotizing Nurses’ Administrative Tasks in the Public Healthcare Context” (2025), argues compellingly that automating routine nursing duties is not merely an efficiency measure but a strategic imperative for resilient public healthcare systems. While early in its citation trajectory, this paper signals Puhakka’s forward-looking approach: he bridges macro-level geopolitical threats with micro-level workforce realities, proposing robotic process automation as a tool to free skilled nurses for direct patient care. His broader contributions explore how public organizations can maintain legitimacy and service quality under fiscal and security pressures, drawing on theories of public value and institutional change. Puhakka’s work is particularly relevant for scholars and practitioners navigating the tension between cost containment and mission-critical service delivery. By framing administrative robotization as a necessity rather than an option, he challenges conventional wisdom and opens new avenues for research on technology adoption in vulnerable public contexts.