HTLS 2019: The transformative power of technology

India, with its diversity of demographics, languages, culture and landscape offers unique challenges and opportunities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set an ambitious target of becoming a five trillion dollar economy by 2024. Our challenges that need to be overcome are deep-rooted in the social sector and we must ensure that we provide quality health care, education, governance and ease of living to every Indian. Technology will be the disruptor that can bring exponential change and improvements. Innovation is the way forward, if India has to keep achieving over 9% growth for the next three decades, in its bid to provide economic prosperity for a young population.

Advancements in technology, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI), have the potential to provide large incremental value to a wide range of sectors. In health care, faster and more accurate diagnostics, personalised treatment, early identification of potential pandemics, and imaging diagnostics are some of the potential outcomes.