Digital Health Asia 2025 Interview Series – Professor Anderson Shum: Hong Kong’s transformative role in the digital health revolution
COVID-19 delivered a profound lesson: healthcare is not confined to any single city or region. Only through cross-sector, interdisciplinary, and cross-border cooperation can we safeguard long-term health and well-being for all.
Organised by Times Higher Education (THE) in partnership with City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and the Institute of Digital Medicine, Digital Health Asia 2025 will take place from 8 to 10 September, featuring leading academics, industry pioneers, and policymakers from around the world discussing the kinds of transformative applications that will create positive, lasting impacts. This is the first time THE’s Digital Health series will be held in Asia.
“Hong Kong is a focal point where exciting developments in areas such as digital health are taking place right now,” said Professor Anderson Shum Ho-cheung, Vice-President (Research) of CityUHK. “Our city has the potential to become a global hub for digital health innovation. Digital Health Asia 2025 is a great platform for kick-starting digital health conversation in this region.”
Ahead of the summit, Professor Shum highlighted how the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and healthcare will revolutionise how we address health challenges. AI, particularly in fields like medical imaging, is rapidly enhancing diagnostic accuracy and efficiency, driving a transformative shift in health systems worldwide.
He further emphasised Hong Kong’s unique position amid this global transformation. The vital role as a “super connector” and “super value adder” can make mainland China’s vast markets more accessible to health tech pioneers in other countries and territories, and drive homegrown Chinese digital health breakthroughs onto the global stage.
“With its world-class universities and research institutions, alongside a growing pool of AI talent, Hong Kong’s vibrant ecosystem can make a profound contribution to global health,” said Professor Shum.
Please visit the event website for more information on DHA 2025.
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