E-government Systems and AI Help Indonesian with Child Development


President Joko Widodo asks the local government to apply an e-government system (SPBE) and utilise AI to handle stunting cases as a similar effort has successfully reduced the issues in the Sumedang regency.
University of Queensland Researchers Developing Online Driving Test for People with Dementia


Flaws in current driving tests mean people living with dementia sometimes receive no formal assessment or they are told they must stop driving as soon as they are diagnosed even when they could continue driving safely.
Australia’s Northern Territory Rolls Out New Health System


The Northern Territory Government has rolled out the second stage of its AU$259 million patient health record system ‘Acacia’ which is the biggest project of its type ever undertaken in the NT.
UNSW Sydney Scholars Receive Funding for Innovative Research


Researchers from UNSW Sydney’s NeuRA were granted AU$ 2.4 million in Development; one project aims to improve treatment for people with obstructive sleep apnoea while the other to prevent falls in older people.
India: Incentives to Boost Digital Health Transactions


Eligible health facilities and digital solutions companies can earn financial incentives of up to INR 40 million based on the number of digital health records they create and link to Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts.
Increased Cybersecurity for Systems Connecting to My Health Record


The Australian Digital Health Agency is boosting My Health Record protections via a new mandatory security requirements conformance profile for clinical information systems connected to the My Health Record system.
NTU: Mental Health Chatbots Effective in Helping Treat Symptoms of Depression


Chatbots can effectively engage people with depression in empathetic conversations and assist in the treatment of symptoms; an in-depth analysis of conversational flow will help app developers design future chatbots.
Singapore: Automated Sample Collection and Screening System for Prisons


The Home Team Science and Technology Agency is working to deploy an automated toilet that uses robotics, sensors, and deep learning to collect urine samples and screen them for illicit drugs.
Digital Transformation to Better Healthcare in Indonesia


Indonesia’s Vice President encourage digitalisation in the health sector as a prevention measurement to save Indonesian economic health cost.
Vietnam Aims for Modernised Healthcare System


The Ministry of Health will review policies on IT and digital transformation in medical examination and treatment and issue a circular on e-prescribing, telemedicine, and digital payment methods for consultation.