The NTU-KU Joint Symposium on Digital Health, co-organized by National Taiwan University and Kyoto University, Japan, was held on December 16, 2010. The symposium was organized both online and physically, by National Taiwan University and Kyoto University, and co-organized by NTU International Industry and Science Consortium, Full Frame Health Care Center, NTU SPARK, and sponsored by Quanta Computer. The forum was attended by more than 250 people, and the organizers adhered to epidemic prevention guidelines, disinfecting all guests with alcohol and wearing masks before entering.
The morning session was introduced by the presidents of the two universities, with eight experts and scholars from National Taiwan University and Kyoto University invited to give two speeches and six presentations. The afternoon session was industry-oriented, and six experts from academia and industry were arranged to give speeches on new innovations. In addition to the lectures, there were also posters of research teams from schools and companies on site, and electronic audio posters were displayed online for Kyoto University and its guests to read, increasing the international exchange and exposure opportunities for the industry partners.
The event began with an opening speech by President Guan Zhongmin of NTU. President Guan said that NTU and Kyoto University have had a long-standing close and friendly relationship, and since 2005, they have signed nearly 30 cooperation agreements, established frequent academic research cooperation and exchanges between faculty and students, and opened up cooperation opportunities in 14 research fields. In particular, NTU and Kyoto University signed the "Strategic Partner School" MOU on August 5, 2009, which has brought the cooperation closer. We hope that through this joint forum, new sparks of AI technology and smart medicine will be generated, and the cooperation between the two universities as strategic partners will be further promoted and deepened.
The President of Kyoto University also expressed in a video message that he highly values the strategic cooperation between the two universities and hopes that the strong collaboration will make a more profound contribution to the international community.
The President of NTU, Mr. Baiqi Li, said that the Internet has brought many changes to medical care, and how to properly utilize data and build an open platform to serve multiple users with more comprehensive applications will be the challenge of medical care and AI in the future.
The Chairman of Quanta Computer, Barry Lin, shared that we are now based on 4G, moving towards 5G, and looking towards 6G. Based on 4G, we can make our life convenient, and many things can be handled through cell phones; moving towards 5G, the Internet of Everything, and smart life; looking towards 6G, super intelligent connection, and maybe the opening knife can be directly controlled intelligently. The combination of intelligent automation, data decision analysis, and AI computing is currently being pursued to further improve digital health care and smart medical care.
Experts and scholars from various fields will share and exchange their views on the impact of digitalization on clinical conditions, medical systems, complementary diagnosis, mental illness, occupational injuries, and aging society. Posters were also displayed, and research teams from the T4 GIP partner schools, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Taiwan Normal University, and Chang Gung University, as well as industry-academia consortium members, Lian Yi, Wei-Lian-Tong, ATEN, and Quanta, were invited to share their research results and demonstrations.