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Jiho Cha Keywords Health artificial intelligence health financing regional cooperation and integration Read more about Jiho Cha Dr. Cha Jiho is a member of South Korea's 22nd National Assembly, representing Osan-si, Gyeonggi Province. A strong advocate for healthcare reform and AI innovation, he leads initiatives like establishing an AI public healthcare R&D cluster in his constituency. He serves on the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee and focuses on welfare policies for marginalized communities. Dr. Cha's passion for humanitarian medicine began during his work at Hanawon, where he cared for North Korean defectors.
Kidong Park Keywords Health artificial intelligence health financing regional cooperation and integration Read more about Kidong Park Kidong Park is a senior public health expert currently serving as Director of Programme Management at the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) in Manila, Philippines. He has held several leadership roles within WHO, including Director of Data, Strategy and Innovation, and head of the Country Support Unit for the Western Pacific Region. Dr.
Video: Keynote Address Read more about Video: Keynote Address Keynote address of Jiho Cha, Member of Parliament, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, highlighting AI in healthcare and how the government can use AI to close health gaps.
Video: Opening Remarks Read more about Video: Opening Remarks Opening Remarks video of Kidong Park, Director of Programme Management, WHO, highlighting the use of Artificial Intelligence in rapidly transforming healthcare.
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Chikako Masuda Keywords Health artificial intelligence health financing regional cooperation and integration Read more about Chikako Masuda Chikako Masuda joined the Digital Agency in 2021. She is responsible for planning and managing the service design community, as well as leading intelligence research in the Corporate Strategy department. She co-authored an academic paper with the Oxford Internet Institute on the evolution and current state of digital policy in Japan (2024). Before joining the Digital Agency, she was a Principal Researcher at the Digital Government Research Institute.
Video: Session 5: Meeting Recording Read more about Video: Session 5: Meeting Recording Video of the Session 5 meeting.