LUCKNOW: A two-day UP AI and Health Innovation Conference will begin in Lucknow on Monday to discuss the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in Uttar Pradesh's healthcare system. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate the meeting.The event will focus on policy, AI, healthcare delivery and digital public infrastructure and will include policy makers, medical experts, technology experts and startups from India and abroad. AI-based diagnostics, telemedicine, and health innovation are among the conference's key themes.On the first day, discussions will focus on the use of AI in healthcare, global experiences, digital public infrastructure, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, data governance, and secure deployment of AI. Sessions will also examine the status of AI applications in healthcare across Indian states.The second day will focus on practical applications such as the use of AI to support doctors, nurses, ASHAs and anganwadi workers, scaling up telemedicine services in rural areas, and AI-based diagnostics in radiology, tuberculosis screening, pathology and cancer treatment.There will also be startup pitch sessions and discussions on AI roadmaps for each state. The Innovation and Experience Zone will showcase AI-based health solutions, startups and pilot projects implemented in Uttar Pradesh through live demonstrations.Union Minister Jitin Prasada, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, IT and Electronics Minister Sunil Kumar Sharma, IT and Electronics Minister Ajit Singh Pal, and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh will be present at the opening session.Senior officials including State Transformation Commission CEO Manoj Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary of Medical Health and Medical Education Amit Kumar Ghosh and Principal Secretary of IT and Electronics Department Anurag Yadav are scheduled to address the gathering.Several senior state and central government officials will also be present.Representatives from NITI Aayog, National Health Authority, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, as well as experts from organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), World Bank, Gates Foundation, and Google, will participate in various sessions.
