The Ministry of Health and Welfare has approved applications for subsidies
from several hospitals to set up three types of artificial intelligence
centers that promote the adoption of A-I in health care institutions.

The ministry is set to grant subsidies to 16 medical institutions to
establish three types of A-I centers -those being responsible A-I
implementation centers, clinical A-I verification centers, and A-I impact
research centers.

Health Minister Chiu Tai-yuan says the move will help solve issues including
medical manpower shortages, the optimizing of long-term medical care
policies, and sustaining the national health insurance system.

Chiu also says he firmly believes that A-I medical applications can help
achieve the government's goal of net-zero emissions and maintain the
international competitiveness of Taiwan's medical sector.

The health ministry first announced the subsidy plan in July.

Ministry officials say applications from 30 medical institutions were
received by the August 1 and applications from 16 hospitals, including
National Taiwan University Hospital and Taipei Veterans General Hospital,
were approved.