The Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, emphasized the importance of broadening the scope of dialogues to study the impact of artificial intelligence on vital sectors and radically develop them. This comes within the efforts of the UAE to integrate artificial intelligence into work frameworks and life domains with the aim of creating a spectacular future. His Excellency spoke during the opening of one of the sessions in the artificial intelligence series of councils, which discussed its use in healthcare development. This initiative was undertaken through collaboration between the government, academia, and the private sector to build opportunities and address challenges in artificial intelligence development, enhancing societal life quality in general.
The session in the artificial intelligence councils series focused on exploring new horizons in healthcare using modern technology. It featured a dialogue session with experts in the field, including Dr. Amin Hussein Al Ameri and Scott Benberthy from Google. The session discussed the integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare systems and its positive impact on the future of healthcare. It also highlighted the importance of cooperation between the public and private sectors to develop innovative solutions based on the transformative capabilities of artificial intelligence to advance healthcare.
In a related context, Dr. Amin Hussein Al Ameri, Assistant Undersecretary for Health Regulation Sector at the Ministry of Health and Prevention, pointed out that integrating smart technology in healthcare could comprehensively improve medical services, from diagnosis to patient treatment planning and administrative facilitation. This leads to enhancing patient experience, boosting healthcare efficiency and quality quickly and accurately, and advancing public health and prevention programs while efficiently monitoring and combating epidemics.
He mentioned that the Ministry of Health and Prevention has collaborated with the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence to launch artificial intelligence technology to detect tuberculosis in medical fitness exams since 2018. Subsequently, multiple techniques have been used to detect other diseases such as breast cancer and heart diseases. This aids in taking preventive and early treatment measures to improve patients’ quality of life.
The UAE is one of the most prepared countries to use and develop artificial intelligence-based solutions. It has linked health data and stored it on the cloud through electronic medical records programs.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention utilizes this technology to improve its services and satisfy its stakeholders. Several initiatives and projects aimed at enhancing service delivery through development and improvement are currently underway. For example, a program is being developed to read engineering blueprints for healthcare facilities and compare them to approved standards using artificial intelligence technology.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention collaborates with health authorities in the country to issue the necessary regulations and standards to responsibly regulate the use of these solutions, aiming to ensure their safety, proper implementation, and protection of personal health data of patients.
Dr. Scott Benberthy, Director of Applied Artificial Intelligence at the Office of the CEO of Technology at Google, highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence in revolutionizing healthcare by utilizing and supporting precise “nano” data analyzed by artificial intelligence. He also praised the role of artificial intelligence councils in gathering the best minds in this field and coordinating efforts to envision the future of these sectors.
The artificial intelligence sessions focus on several goals related to developing the infrastructure related to artificial intelligence applications and providing cognitive support, including hosting global experts to discuss key topics such as future technology, work, sustainability, education, healthcare, and other vital sectors focusing on human well-being.
