Health economy to make Korea a leader in healthcare
Minister of Health and Welfare Chung Chin-youb / Courtesy of Ministry of Health and WelfareBy Chung Chin-youbThe main theme of this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) was the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which also happens to be the title of the book written by Klaus Schwab, president of the WEF. In this book, Schwab predicted that the fusion of a wide range of sectors powered by advances in scientific technology and digitalization will fundamentally change our lives in ways that have never been witnessed before.In the era of the new industrial revolution, the healthcare and bio sectors are likely to emerge as core drivers of growth, along with the rise of new scientific technology such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence (AI).As people live longer, the idea of healthy ageing is gaining more traction. This trend is shifting the paradigm of care in the way it focuses more on prevention and control rather than treatment, while accelerating the sophistication and diversification of healthcare services.Rapidly evolving scientific technology combined with medical technolo
Nov 1, 2016
