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First healthcare regulatory sandbox launched in Singapore for telemedicine services

Submitted by massetti on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 10:09

OpenGovAsia (19 april 2018) This is part of the Ministry of Health's new Licensing Experimentation and Adaptation Programme which seeks to enable new and innovative healthcare models and services to be developed and refined in a safe and controlled environment.

Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Service delivery
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Sizing the potential value of AI and advanced analytics

Submitted by massetti on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 16:31

McKinsey & Company (April 2018) An analysis of more than 400 use cases across 19 industries and nine business functions highlights the broad use and significant economic potential of advanced AI techniques.

Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
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China launches national association to speed up integration of AI with healthcare | OpenGovAsia

Submitted by massetti on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 11:05

opengovasia.com (08.05.2018) The newly launched Chinese Intelligent Medicine Association will provide a platform for research, exchange and cooperation in intelligent medicine.

Regions / Country
china
Global challenges
Topics
Medical care
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
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Community: G7 Future of Work Forum |OECD

Submitted by massetti on Thu, 04/19/2018 - 11:24

The G7 Future of Work Forum is a platform where you can find strategies, good practices and experiences of G7 countries in addressing emerging labour market challenges. The Forum was adopted in 2017 by G7 Labour and Employment Ministers under the Italian Presidency and launched under the Canadian Presidency at the G7 Employment Ministerial meeting in March 2018. The Forum is hosted and managed by the OECD.

Digital Economy Topical Cluster
External impact
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[Rapport] France: Donner un sens à l'intelligence artificielle : pour une stratégie nationale et européenne

Submitted by massetti on Thu, 04/12/2018 - 12:00

ladocumentationfrancaise.fr (Mars 2018) Le rapport aborde successivement différentes facettes de l'IA : politique économique, recherche, emploi, éthique, cohésion sociale. Cinq annexes insistent par ailleurs sur des domaines d'intérêt particulier : éducation, santé, agriculture, transport, défense et sécurité.

Regions / Country
european union
france
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
External impact
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AI 'poses less risk to jobs than feared' says OECD

Submitted by massetti on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 11:04

BBC News (02.04.2018) Fewer people's jobs are likely to be destroyed by artificial intelligence and robots than has been suggested by a much-cited study, an OECD report says.

Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
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[Opinion] AI and robots should not be attributed legal personhood

Submitted by fabbri on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 10:33

EurActiv (28.03.2018) Technology has revolutionised the financial industry, but we’re long overdue a revolution in the way we think about its future role and the policies that should govern it, write Daniel Schlaepfer and Hugo Kruyne.

Regions / Country
Europe
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
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India: The road to universal health coverage

Submitted by massetti on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 11:04

In 2005, the Government of India launched the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), promising to re-imagine primary healthcare and address the under-served needs of rural areas.

Regions / Country
india
Global challenges
Topics
Health insurance
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