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Strategic Study of CAE >> 2019, Volume 21, Issue 6 doi: 10.15302/J-SSCAE-2019.10.003

Comparative Study on Global Development Strategies of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

1. Institute of Medical-care Information Technology, Hangzhou 311100, China;

2. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China

Funding project:中国工程院咨询项目“人工智能在医药健康领域应用发展战略研究”(2019-ZD-6) Received: 2019-09-10 Revised: 2019-09-16 Available online: 2020-01-20

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Abstract

This study compares the artificial intelligence (AI) development strategies in healthcare in the US, Japan, UK, India, and China since 2015. Analysis shows that infrastructure investment and industrial layout are the core contents of these strategies. China's strategy is well laid out and ranks only second to the US in several aspects. However, China still faces several critical challenges, including lack of holistic planning and development paths, unclear focuses for development, lack of effective engagement of health data infrastructure with AI application, unbalanced structure of interdisciplinary talents, and insufficient regulation policies for AI application. To promote AI application in healthcare in China, we should clarify the strategic value of AI for healthcare advancement, focus on major health needs, prioritize the construction of data infrastructure and platforms, establish interdisciplinary research institutes to innovate AI application, and promote scientific researches on regulatory mechanisms.

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