today, artificial intelligence has become an important driving force leading the development of science and technology, and medical care has become an important research and application field in the artificial intelligence industry. the icap round table activity series entered tokyo bay area ii: visit a well-known japanese information technology company -- nec.
introduction
the outline of the development plan for the guangdong-hong kong-macao greater bay area calls for building the region into a global hub of scientific and technological innovation and a major source of emerging industries. today, artificial intelligence has become an important driving force leading the development of science and technology, and medical care has become an important research and application field in the artificial intelligence industry. the icap round table activity series entered tokyo bay area ii: visit a well-known japanese information technology company -- nec.
medical care has become an important research and application field in the ai industry. market research firm cb insights released a report summarizing the state of the ai medical field around the world. in the private market, healthcare ai startups have raised $ 4.3 billion in 576 deals since 2013, leading all other sectors in ai financing. chinese tech giants are also moving into medical ai with government backing.
the advantages of artificial intelligence lie in efficient computing and accurate analysis, which brings opportunities to the development of many fields in the medical and health industry. so far, artificial intelligence in the medical and health industry has covered four links in the medical and health industry chain, including medical treatment, medicine, medical insurance and hospital. the main application fields are: genetic sequencing, drug discovery, medical intelligent language, medical intelligent vision, medical robots, wearable devices, telemedicine, medical intelligent decision-making, intelligent diagnosis, etc.
in april 2016, at the suggestion of the prime minister, japan set up an inter-departmental "artificial intelligence technology strategy conference", and established the "three-provincial linkage mechanism for the research and development of the next generation of artificial intelligence technology" at the working level with the participation of the ministry of internal affairs and communications, the ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology (mext), the ministry of economy, trade and industry and their directly affiliated institutions, in order to promote the research and development of artificial intelligence technology and the promotion and application of scientific research results.
driven by the "artificial intelligence technology strategy conference", japan launched the ai technology strategy and the ai research and development goals and industrialization roadmap in march 2017.
from then on, japan’s ai technology began to develop rapidly and the overall deployment at the strategic upgrade phase was in full swing. national strategies and investment targets had been further clarified and intensified, and major institutions, large enterprises and start-up enterprises also actively took corresponding measures, which accelerated japan’s basic research and application research on ai and strengthened the industrial technology development.
the outline of the development plan for the guangdong-hong kong-macao greater bay area calls for building the region into a global hub of scientific and technological innovation and a major source of emerging industries. today, artificial intelligence has become an important driving force leading the development of science and technology, and medical care has become an important research and application field in the artificial intelligence industry.
the icap roundtable activity series ii: enter the tokyo bay area and visit nec, a well-known information technology company in japan. icap visited nec's center for future innovation and nec's innovation center for social solutions.
nec
nec corporation, or nec for short, is a japanese multinational information technology company headquartered in minato-ku, japan. nec provides information technology and networking products to commercial enterprises, communications service enterprises, and governments.
nec’s business scope is mainly divided into three parts: it solutions, network solutions and electronic equipment. it solutions are primarily about providing software, hardware and related services to commercial enterprises, governments and individual users. network solutions are primarily about designing and providing broadband systems, mobile and wireless communications network systems, mobile phones, broadcasting and other systems. nec's electronic equipment includes semiconductors, displays, and other electronic components.
in 2002, nec produced the earth simulator computer (esc), which was the fastest supercomputer in the world between 2002 and 2004.
today, nec applies the world's leading visual recognition ai system to the field of massive health, driving the progress of medical technology.
nec is a member of the sumitomo group. on july 19, 2018, the 2018 fortune global 500 list was released, and nec co., ltd. ranked 463. in december 2018, the world brand lab released the top 500 world brands 2018 list, and nec ranked 339.
nec started its business in china in 1972, providing satellite ground station construction services to china, and successively set up a number of wholly-owned and joint ventures in the fields of switches, semiconductors, optical communications, computers, mobile communications, it solutions, etc.
in 2010, in order to better meet the market demand, nec decided to implement a unified strategy and business operation system in china, with nec (china) co., ltd. as the regional headquarters of the greater china region, leading the group's various businesses in china. operator network business, it solution business, it network platform business, projector display products, software development and sales are mainly covered. as an important part of nec (china) co., ltd., nec china research institute is based in china and focused on the future. it is conducting research and development in both basic and application fields.