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.
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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.
Pilots targeting island and mountain communities are set to launch in the second half of 2025.
The consultation is framed as a response to both rapid technological change and the recent enactment of Korea's Basic Act on Artificial Intelligence.
Discussions centred on innovations in healthcare digitalisation, with St. Mary's International Hospital cited as a working model.
Catholic Medical Center's framework draws in part on ethical principles established by the Vatican in its 2025 guidance on artificial intelligence.
The approval positions AITRICS to capitalise on Indonesia's accelerating digital health agenda as the government pushes forward with its 2025–2029 Digital Health Transformation Strategy.
The companies plan to conduct joint RWE research using clinical data and develop AI models through federated learning. a technique that trains algorithms without transferring raw data externally.
Korea Body Information and maihub will present AI-powered musculoskeletal diagnostics and clinical orchestration platforms in Thailand.
APEC discussions reflect growing consensus that healthtech adoption must be responsibly governed, with accountability frameworks keeping pace with innovation.