Korea and Indonesia share AI-based healthcare models for medically underserved areas
Pilots targeting island and mountain communities are set to launch in the second half of 2025.
South Korea
South Korea opens public consultation on national AI ethics principles
The consultation is framed as a response to both rapid technological change and the recent enactment of Korea's Basic Act on Artificial Intelligence.
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.
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.
AITRICS secures Indonesian regulatory approval for AI patient deterioration prediction solution
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.
Kakao Healthcare and Sanofi to collaborate on real-world evidence and AI research
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.
Two Korean healthtech firms to showcase AI diagnostics and clinical platforms at WHX Bangkok 2026
Korea Body Information and maihub will present AI-powered musculoskeletal diagnostics and clinical orchestration platforms in Thailand.
South Korea’s APEC white paper puts AI and digital health at centre of regional cooperation agenda
APEC discussions reflect growing consensus that healthtech adoption must be responsibly governed, with accountability frameworks keeping pace with innovation.
Healthcare AI forum panellists call for infrastructure, governance, and collaboration as prerequisites for equitable AI adoption
At the ADB-WHO Forum on Harnessing AI for Health Equity in Manila, delegates raised questions on investment sequencing, data security, and regional collaboration.