The World Health Organization (WHO) today has appointed Digital Ethics Center from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands as an WHO collaboration center on artificial intelligence (AI) for health governance.
AI has the potential to restore health care, save lives and improve health and well-being. However, the exploitation of its advantages for the property requires the collaboration of stakeholders engaged in robust governance, ethical guarantees and policies based on evidence.
The appointment of the WHO collaboration center recognizes the Digital Research History Center for Delft University of Technology University on responsible innovation, and its leadership in the integration of ethical values in design requirements for digital technologies. This inauguration marks the continuation of a solid partnership between Digital Ethics Center and which with the two entities jointly organizing international consultations, workshops and the development of normative orientation and training in the past.
“Who is determined to help the Member States plan, govern and adopt technologies responsible for AI,” said Dr. Alain Labrique, director of digital health and WHO innovation. “We are witnessing remarkable progress, with an AI about to transform health systems and support individuals in their health trips. To ensure that these advantages reach everyone ethically, in complete safety and fairly, we rely on solid technical and academic partnerships that guide us in this rapidly evolving field. »»
The IA collaboration center for health governance will be decisive in WHO’s efforts to ensure ethical and Health IA user use by advancing research on priority subjects and providing expert contributions to the development of advice and the development of policies. The center will serve as a hub for education and advocacy for science focused on science and will facilitate knowledge sharing and training through regional workshops and at the country level.
“The fruit of two decades of research in digital ethics and responsible innovation, the Delft Digital Ethics Center is one of the main ones in the operationalization of ethical values in design requirements for digital technologies such as artificial intelligence,” noted Professor Jeroen Van den Hoven, scientific director of Delft Digital Ethics. “”We are impatient to contribute to the World Health Community and to advance responsible use of health AI. “”
The AI responsible and ethics for Healthcare Lab, a collaboration between the University of Delft Technology and its partners, will provide a precious overview of the challenges linked to the successful implementation of WHO advice in clinical practice. “The designation of Digital Ethics Center from the Delft University of Technology as an WHO collaboration center strengthens our collective capacity to ensure that AI serves in a fair and responsible public health.
The Center for Corporation on the AI for Health underlines who is the dedication to the governance of AI based on evidence, promoting its responsible use while respecting the highest ethical standards.