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to institution management, finally leading to an increased life 2. INDUSTRIAL FRAMEWORK
expectancy and a greatly enhanced quality of life. The
specific interaction from ICT to health industry will be To see the essence of digital health development for various
illustrated in section 2.2 and later. applications and use cases, an overarching vision is
necessary to judge the current situation and predict the future.
1.3 AI for health But currently much of the academic research in this area is
limited to relatively narrow topics such as experiment
Of all ICT technologies, AI is one of the most significant improvement, so far there is no consensus on the overall
trends. Many countries deploy their national strategy on AI view of the digital health industry. Therefore, this paper tries
in response to any forthcoming impact and seize the to propose an industrial framework to follow the penetration
opportunity for development, as is shown in Table 1. Most of ICT in health, and study the corresponding effects from
of the national plans defined the priority areas in AI, and a the penetration. The framework will be expanded from the
basic consensus has been reached on the priority traditional health industry to digital health, and the specific
development of the digital health field. Under the guidance discussion on AI for health will be in section 4.
of these national strategies, considerable resources will be
allocated to exploring the use of AI for health. Yet, due to 2.1 Health industrial framework
the complexity of AI models, cautious consideration needs
to be taken in relation to data handling rules, interoperability The traditional health industry consists of two parts:
standards and evaluation methodologies, etc. to make a good healthcare service and management of staff and equipment.
preparation for the future development of AI for health. Figure 1 shows the framework when considering single
healthcare institutions. Both the services and management
Table 1 – National AI strategy deployment activities can be reflected in a certain kind of record in the
healthcare institution.
Country Policy Release
➢ Service: refers to a series of healthcare options provided
Preparing for the Future of Artificial 2016.10 to patients; although there are different understandings
Intelligence of the workflow [10] [11], the common process always
The National Artificial Intelligence Research 2016.10 includes doctor reservation, check-in & triage,
and Development Strategic Plan payment/ pre-pay, symptom check, image inspection,
laboratory test, medical treatment, monitor & recover,
Artificial Intelligence, Automation and the
Economy 2016.12 etc.
US
Artificial Intelligence and National Security 2018.07 ➢ Management: refers to the effective control of staff and
equipment inside the institution. Staff usually includes
Executive Order on Maintaining American 2019.02 general practitioners, specialists and nurses, etc.;
Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
equipment includes device used in imaging, testing,
The National Artificial Intelligence Research surgery and monitoring, etc. [12].
and Development Strategic Plan:2019 2019.06
Update
Artificial Intelligence for Europe 2018.04

EU Declaration of Cooperation on Artificial 2018.04
Intelligence
European Coordinated Plan on Artificial 2019.2
Intelligence
Artificial intelligence: opportunities and
implications for the future of decision 2016..11
making
Growing the Artificial Intelligence Industry
in UK 2017.10 Figure 1 – Health industrial framework in single institution
UK
AI in the UK_ ready, willing and able？ 2018.04 2.2 Digital health framework

Industrial Strategy: Artificial Intelligence 2018.04
Sector Deal Regarding digital health, some factors are extracted from the
ICT side to discuss their corresponding effect on the above
China A new generation of artificial intelligence 2017.07 health industrial framework. Figure 2 shows the framework
development planning
of digital health and the ICT factors are listed on the right
Next generation artificial intelligence 2016.7 side.
promotion strategy
Japan ➢ Sensors: enable real-time collection of information at
Artificial intelligence technology strategy 2018.6 anytime and anywhere. It can be customized to

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