JAKARTA (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Ministry of Health and Australia’s Harrison.ai have agreed to cooperate to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) into the medical field, such as CT scans, to improve the quality of medical services.
The cooperation was made public with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday.
Azhar Jaya, head of the ministry’s Health Services Agency, said the use of AI is inevitable in Indonesia, especially in the healthcare sector. Some countries that have implemented AI in healthcare have found that it provides more accurate, effective and efficient services.
Clinical trials will be conducted in Indonesia to evaluate AI technology in healthcare and gain public understanding of its benefits.
But technology can’t stand on its own, Jaya said, emphasizing the importance of building physician expertise to manage it.
The AI-based technology will be implemented in several hospitals, including Dharmais Cancer Hospital in Jakarta and Dr M Jamil Hospital in Padang.
Meanwhile, Dimitri Tran, co-founder of Harrison.ai, said the company is pleased to work with the ministry to address this challenge.
Indonesia currently has six radiologists per million people, while Australia has 91 radiologists per million people, he said.
“Doctors in Indonesia work hard for so many patients, and we see the role of AI as an assistant to radiologists and a tool to help them do their jobs more efficiently,” Tran added.
He said this is a long-term collaboration and that the company will also explore investing in other services, including data hosting, in Indonesia.
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