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.
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Malaysia’s AI Nation 2030 plan designates healthcare as priority “Impact Engine”
Malaysia has announced AI Malaysia Berhad, formalising and expanding the National AI Office, and Malaysia AI Safety Institute, intended to strengthen technical capacity.
Thailand opens public consultation on draft AI Act
Oversight would be decentralised, with sector regulators - in health, for example - responsible for AI within their own industries, coordinated by a national AI steering committee.
Between innovation and precaution: what Indonesia’s emerging AI governance framework signals for Asia
Indonesia is beginning to ask the right questions about AI governance in healthcare. HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan asks whether its approach could offer a model for the rest of ASEAN.
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.
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.
Indonesia pushes for ethics-first approach to AI development
Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patria pointed to an "ethics by design" framework as the government's preferred model, one that integrates ethical safeguards at the design stage…
Vietnam health minister discusses AI standards and digital transformation with US business delegation
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Tri Thức told the meeting that the ministry is developing technical standards for AI applications in healthcare.
Beyond access: why digital health requires critical engagement in the age of AI
HealthTechAsia’s Vishnu Narayan writes that digital health’s future depends less on tech itself, and more on the systems and capabilities built around it, bringing both challenge and opportunity.