Faqir Mahbub Anam, minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology and minister of Science and Technology of Bangladesh, referred to as for international cooperation to build a Silk Road of digital and intelligent well being.
Anam made the remarks on July 22 on the Digital and Intelligent Health Forum, a part of the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Digital Silk Road Development Forum in Xi”an, Shaanxi province.
Anam stated that the discussion board addressed the aspirations of nations like Bangladesh, the place know-how serves as a significant hyperlink lifeline relatively than a luxurious. He famous that with a inhabitants of roughly 180 million, Bangladesh is dedicated to digital transformation underneath the precept of “leaving no one behind”.
Anam counseled the institution of the WIC Working Group on Digital and Intelligence Health, describing the formation of the group as a milestone that transforms dialogue into an institutional platform for steady cooperation.
He referred to as for enhanced information and know-how switch, improved knowledge sharing, and normal recognition, advocating for inclusiveness and innovation to empower world well being growth by way of synthetic intelligence.
Anam harassed the necessity for the international group to work collectively to guarantee creating nations have entry to know-how switch, capability constructing, and knowledge sovereignty, alongside equitable know-how entry channels.
“Technology must serve humanity, with AI in healthcare reflecting not only technical excellence but also humanistic values,” he stated.
Anam expressed Bangladesh’s want to take part in international digital well being cooperation to lengthen digital well being advantages to extra nations and areas.