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.
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.
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).
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.
Indonesia looks to China for AI, robotics and biotech as health cooperation deepens
Indonesia's health minister says AI and robotics are central to a deepening health partnership with China, as Jakarta looks to scale digital healthcare.
Singapore signals readiness to scale healthcare AI as HealthTechX Asia opens
Singapore's health minister cited genomics subsidies, mandatory data-sharing laws, and updated AI guidelines as signals the city-state is ready to act.
Convenience without judgement: AI health advice and the systems it enters
AI is shifting how health judgement is exercised, not just expanding access. Vishnu Narayan asks whether people can actually interpret and act on what it tells them.