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.
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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.
Thailand launches medical technology innovation sandbox at Mahidol University hospital
Osscentric is designed to bring together clinicians, engineers, and researchers within a clinical environment to co-develop medical technologies and devices.
Motorola and the quiet AI shift
Consumer devices are no longer just capturing health data, writes Vishnu Narayan, they're beginning to act on it. The governance question is catching up slowly.
Heidi launches first dedicated clinical hardware device to address AI audio gap
Heidi Remote is a 21-gram device that clips onto a clinician's uniform and captures consultation audio independently of a phone, laptop, or Wi-Fi connection.
China’s new AI agent framework puts healthcare in the regulatory spotlight
The document sets out a comprehensive framework covering technology standards, safety requirements, governance structures, sector-specific applications, and ecosystem development.
Ping An Good Doctor’s medical AI model claims top score on global healthcare benchmark
The model, Ping An Medical LLM 3.5, recorded a score of 57.27 on the benchmark, ahead of Baichuan (44.4), Meta (42.8), and OpenAI (42.0).
South Korean hospital network adopts internal AI ethics framework
Catholic Medical Center's framework draws in part on ethical principles established by the Vatican in its 2025 guidance on artificial intelligence.
India and Japan sign AI and quantum agreements in push to deepen technology ties
India and Japan have formalised new areas of bilateral cooperation covering artificial intelligence, health research and quantum science, following a high-level ministerial meeting in New Delhi.