The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has teamed up with the Public Health Ministry's Department of Medical Services and Ramathibodi Hospital's Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, to drive the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to bolster the medical sector through their project concerning medical AI data sharing. The project, which has 120 million baht in funding, involves the research and development of open medical data for AI developers to access certain information in order to develop medical AI innovations. The move is also part of the national AI strategy and action plan for 2022-27 to further improve Thailand's ranking in the AI Governance Readiness Index. Thailand's position improved from 59th out of 181 countries in 2021 to 31st out of 160 countries in 2022. "AI is a growing trend globally, with estimated growth of the AI economy set to reach US$2 trillion by 2030, a 20-fold growth from 2021. Thailand aims to expand such value by 20 times within five years,"
Sukit Limpijumnong, NSTDA president and co-secretary general of the National AI committee said at the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Medical Services and Ramathibodi Hospital on the data-sharing project.
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