South Korea opens public consultation on national AI ethics principles
The consultation is framed as a response to both rapid technological change and the recent enactment of Korea's Basic Act on Artificial Intelligence.
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When healthcare becomes infrastructure: AI, digital identity, and the quiet risk of exclusion
HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan asks whether governance keep pace as Global South digital health infrastructures deepen and dependence outpaces accountability.
SingHealth and Bhutan’s GCIT collaborate on responsible AI deployment in healthcare
At the centre of the collaboration is the co-development of an AI-assisted chest radiograph model trained on Bhutanese patient data.
Vietnam and Japan deepen healthcare ties with technology focus
A cooperation agreement between FPT Corporation and Tokushukai Medical Group covering the period 2026 to 2029 was welcomed at the meeting.
Malaysia and Singapore advance medical device alignment in bilateral health talks
A central development from the meeting was Malaysia's endorsement of the Medical Device Regulatory Reliance Programme, a framework designed to streamline market access for medical technologies across the region.
Google DeepMind expands Singapore partnership with focus on health AI
The partnership spans several public sector organisations and focuses on applying frontier AI to areas including pandemic preparedness, clinical care, and disability inclusion.
When the algorithm doesn’t know the road is 100 kilometres long
AI governance frameworks are written in Brussels and Singapore. The patients they affect often live somewhere else entirely. Three policy practitioners on the gap that matters most.
Kazakhstan and South Korea explore digital health partnership
Discussions centred on innovations in healthcare digitalisation, with St. Mary's International Hospital cited as a working model.
UN consultation calls for enforceable AI governance as Global Dialogue approaches
HealthTechAsia Contributing Policy Editor Vishnu Narayan joined the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies' third virtual stakeholder consultation on 12 May.