Italy and United Arab Emirates are discussing the digital revolution in healthcare sector and the ethical use of health data for the public benefit.
During the talk, titled, ‘“Artificial intelligence applied to medicine: Italian excellence in telemedicine and telesurgery” held on January 26 at the Italy Pavilion’s Amphitheatre at Expo 2020 Dubai, the two countries explored nnovative solutions and opportunities of bilateral cooperation for the future of the healthcare system.
With a medical devices industry turnover of Euro 17 billion, 4,400 companies and nearly 94,000 professionals, Italy is at the forefront of telemedicine and advanced diagnostic and it’s leading the digital revolution in the healthcare sector.
The Innovation Talk was officially opened by Paolo Glisenti, Commissioner General Italy Pavilion.
Guest speakers discussed about recent Italian and UAE innovations in the field of strategic management of health data, local policies and regulations, artificial intelligence in diagnostics and analysis of algorithms applied to public health, and shared some case histories of successful applications of AI in the field of medicine.
The Innovation Talks are a platform to foster the dialogue between Italy and UAE initiated by the Embassy of Italy to the UAE last year with InnovItaly and that will continue after Expo2020. Each talk feature highly-regarded personalities from both Italy and the UAE invited to discuss issues related to Expo 2020 Dubai’s weekly themes and the trade fairs ITA is participating in around the Emirates.