We often talk about AI in terms of productivity, disruption, or innovation. It's the engine behind market-leading performance, personalised commerce, and even real-time fraud detection. But every now and then, it’s worth pausing to ask: what does AI look like when it changes a life—not a profit line? 

Imagine a hospital’s AI-powered analytics systems that forecasts stocking of medical supplies with accuracy — and even prescribes purposing of beds, consultation rooms and operation theatres — based on real-time patterns and trends of both external and internal events.  

Since 1995, Taiwan has leveraged technology to shape its national health agenda — and with tremendous success too. First, it was the introduction of B2B (medical institution-to-medical institution, in this case) telemedicine services for improved access to care in remote areas.