Canada’s AI strategy to fund national health data project to improve care, investment, minister says
The Canadian government is investing $100 million into a national health data platform called Vital to improve patient outcomes and research. The program uses federated AI to keep sensitive health records within provincial borders while allowing for secure data analysis.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a significant move toward modernizing national health infrastructure through secure, decentralized AI technology.
Dr. Amol Verma, left, and Dr. Fahad Razak co-lead Vital, a health data platform run out of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail
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