Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity should always be mastered by human minds.

 

If cybersecurity seems something techy, or away from hospitals, clinics, and ministries of health leaders. If AI seems cool – “let us have something using it”. If the Internet of things (IoT) and Robotics seems attractively modern, but you have no plans for them. I suggest, you get techy… and get on board, but with a broad and board mindset. That will make the difference between you and your organization/country following others or be followed by them.

 

In 2008, at Hospital Fernando Fonseca, I conceived Nando – the first Child Guiding robot in Portugal and possibly in Europe (check this youtube video). In 2018, I started the national Robotics unit at SPMS - the eHealth Agency in Portugal.  

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I created and oversaw the Portuguese Health Cybersecurity Unit, promoted a written national health cybersecurity strategy, and launched in 2019 the European Cybersecurity in Health Group, and lead the Cybersecurity workstream at the Global Digital Health Partnership.

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These technologies and topics need a human centric approach, their development, not just their use, should be lead by Health people. Why? Because we know how to care.

 

I think defining strategies and progressive experimentation plans are key solutions. 

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