Abu Dhabi convenes int’l officials to draft AI governance for healthcare

The meeting identified challenges and opportunities in applying AI.

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) convened senior international officials to develop a declaration on AI governance in healthcare.

The roundtable meeting focused on identifying challenges and opportunities in applying AI technologies within healthcare systems.

Discussions highlighted the need for transparent testing frameworks to ensure AI tools meet clinical standards, and the importance of cross-sector collaboration between regulators, industry, academia, and civil society.

Meanwhile, other key topics included safeguarding data privacy and security, clarifying data ownership, addressing the skills gap through education and awareness, and aligning AI use cases with real-world patient and system challenges.