Riyadh to host fourth UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI
Sessions will examine how countries and regions can play a greater role in shaping international AI ethics standards.
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Saudi Arabia leads global peers in AI and digital health adoption, EY report finds
The maturity of Saudi Arabia's digital health landscape reportedly gives healthcare organisations and policymakers an opportunity to connect innovation with clinical care.
New partnership to strengthen Singapore’s AI-in-healthcare talent pipeline
LKCMedicine and SGInnovate aim to deepen the links between education, research, industry and entrepreneurship, with a view to preparing graduates for an increasingly AI-enabled healthcare landscape.
Hong Kong’s ASTRI partners with Saint Francis University on AI-driven health research
The partnership will also extend into digital health, elderly care, special educational needs support, smart city applications and education technology.
Singapore rolls out sector-wide agentic AI platform for public healthcare staff
Use cases cited include clinical record summarisation, procurement reviews, roster generation and general productivity tasks.
China issues ethics guidelines for AI medical imaging research
The guidelines are intended to govern algorithm development, clinical validation and deployment of AI systems used to analyse scans such as CT, MRI, PET and ultrasound.
Singapore sets out shift to agentic AI and outcomes-based measurement in healthcare
Alongside the shift to agentic AI, Singapore has updated its Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Guidelines (AIHGle 2.0).
South Korea adopts seven AI ethics principles
The framework updates guidance first issued in 2020 and is intended to work alongside South Korea's AI Basic Act, which took effect earlier this year.
Ping An Good Doctor deepens AI-assisted care, expands hospital and pharmacy network
Ping An Good Doctor's AI Doctor service reached 100% retail coverage and 9.7 million users in H1 2026, the company said.