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23April, 2025

The Hon. Karmen Joller

Minister

Ministry of Social Affairs

Republic of Estonia

Dear Karmen.

1 am pleased to inform you that the “Workshop on Al iii Srnart Healthcare (I)” organized by Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF), is scheduled to be held from June 4 to 13 of this year, and is now open for applications.

Due to the giobal trend of aging populations and increasing healthcare dernands, countries

are responding to the World Health Organization (WHO) by accelerating the development

of digital health technologies to address issues related to the shortage of medical resources and healthcare personnel. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics is playing an increasingly critical role in effective and safe delivery ofhealthcare solutions across demographics.

This workshop wiIl leverage Taiwan’s techriological industry advantages to share with partner countries in establishing the concept of irnplementing healthcare information

systems. Furtherrnore, it will integrate technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data analytics to provide comprehensive and innovative healthcare solutions for our allies and friendly nations. We hope to collaboratively execute a “Health Co-Creation Modelt based on the needs ofpartner countries in the future.

ICDS will be responsible for providing attendees with a round-trip econorny class air ticket, cover course fees, meals and accornrnodation. The eligibility for participants to register includes rnid- to senior-level officials responsible for promoting policies related to smart

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units. AdditionalLy. we welcome supervisors from the healthcare industry. biomedical engineers, medical device researchers, and health data analysts. Your esteemed ministry is warmly welcorned to recomrnend a suitable candidate for participation.

Enclosed, please find more information of the said event for your kind reference. Application should be made via my office no later than May 8. Should you have any further inquiries, please feel free to contact me at rnob: +371-2327-1829; or ernail: hc1ee(rnofa.gov.tw or my colleague Eugene Wu at mob: +371-2800-9952 or ernai 1: [email protected].

1 avail niyself of this opportunity to renew to Your Honorable the assurances of my highest consideration.

H.C. Lee

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Mr. Mati Murd, Director, Asia and the Pacific Region, Ministry ofForeign Affairs, Republic of Estonia

Mr. Kristo Enn Vaga, Chairperson, Estonia-Taiwan Support Group, Riigikogu, Republic of Estonia

Mr. Marko Mihkelson, Chairperson, Foreign Affairs Committee, Riigikogu, Republic of Estonia

Ms. Signe Riisalo, Chairperson, Social Affairs Committee, Riigikogu, Republic ofEstonia

Sincerely

Workshop on Alin SmartHealthcare 1

Dates :rJune4•13,42025

AppLication DeadLine May 15,2025 , •,

Invitation Required: Through the R.O.C. (Taiwan) embassies, Ip. 1)’-

representative offices, or Taiwan TechnicaL Missions.

Overview Many countries are accelerating the development of digital health technologies in response to giobal trends of aging populations and increasing healthcare demands, as advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO). This workshop wiII help partner countries understand the impiementation of healthcare information systems, showcasing technology applications such as wearable health monitoring devices for chronic patients, AI-assisted medical diagnostics in pathology, and robot-assisted surgery for high-precision procedures. Participants wiII gain valuable insights into how these innovations enhance healthcare efficiency and quality, providing practical references for impiementation in their home countries.

Objectives O Understand the core concepts and applications of smart healthcare,

leveraging digital technologies such as Al and big data analytics to support accurate diagnoses and prognoses, thereby improving healthcare efficiency and quality.

O Advocate for early diagnosis and health promotion to strengthen public awareness of preventive care and health risk management, achieving the goal of etfective disease prevention.

Contents O Applications of Smart Healthcare Technologies and Case Studies:

Explore how healthcare instftutions digitize administrative workflows to reduce manual tasks; learn how radiology and pathology departments

utilize Al to analyze large volumes of image data to minimize diagnostic

errors; discover the use of smart drug storage systems to enhance

medication safety management.

O Telehealth Solutions: Introduce digital applications that improve

accessibility to healthcare, including online consultations, personal health

monitoring, and remote care services.

O Field Visit to “Medical Taiwan 2025 — Taiwan International Medical and Healthcare Exhibition”: Observe Taiwan’s innovative achievements in the healthcare industry and foster exchanges between international

experts and medical device manufacturers.

Issues this workshop wiII address O What healthcare challenges can current Al technologies solve? O How reliable and accurate is Al? Is it worth the investment? O How can governments establish regulations and policies to prevent privacy

violations caused by the heavy reliance on information systems in smart healthcare development?

Who may apply O Backgrounds: Senior officials from public health and smart healthcare

sectors aged 20 and above; executives in the medical and healthcare

related industries, with 2+ years of relevant work experience

O Expertise: Senior officials from

public health and disease control

units, healthcare professionais, TAIWAN Contact Person biomedical engineers, medical

device developers, and health FengTa Tsai

dataanalysts. TeL : 886-2-2888-6061

E-maiL [email protected] III.’