The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University and Microsoft have signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation that actively responds to the call of the country and accelerates the extension of the Belt and Road Initiative to healthcare, covering the ASEAN region with high-quality medical resources.
Beijing China – November 18 – Microsoft announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a strategic cooperation with the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University (“the hospital”). As part of the agreement, Microsoft will help bring the hospital into the digital era by building an IT system anchored in its world-leading technologies and mature industry ecosystem covering cloud computing, AI, big data, Iota, and healthcare industry solutions. Given the government’s supportive policies in healthcare, the hospital will also leverage the Microsoft Intelligent Cloud and its global coverage, to give full play to their advantages in talent, research, and the market, build a cross-border medical alliance and medical training center, and expand medical resources and medical cooperation to Vietnam and the entire ASEAN region at large, thus helping build-up the Belt and Road Initiative in the field of healthcare.
Chen Junqiang, Dean of the First Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, said, “As a member of the China-ASEAN International Medical Technology Cooperation Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University is committed to serving as ASEAN’s foothold in Guangxi Province by making efforts and contributions to promote China-ASEAN hospital management cooperation and build a healthcare ‘Silk Road’. Microsoft is one of the world’s largest IT companies, with significant industry leadership in fields such as cloud computing, IoT, big data, AI, and mixed reality. We chose to cooperate with Microsoft, not only because we value their brand and the global operational experience they have in using technology to seamlessly connect China with the whole world, but also because Microsoft can provide unparalleled security for our hospital as we expand to Vietnam and the entire ASEAN region. This path of cooperation not only brings the Belt and Road Initiative to our hospital, but it opens up the possibility for us to empower the creation of even more supporting projects.”
Horace Chow, Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft China, said, “From China to the world, Microsoft is actively collaborating with leading institutions and organizations in the healthcare industry to empower digital transformation using Microsoft technologies. As a first-class affiliated hospital of a local medical university, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University not only actively invests in medical technology, medical education, personnel training, and building a major regional medical center in China, but it is also an enthusiastic participant in the Belt and Road Initiative. With the Microsoft Intelligent Cloud, Microsoft has achieved technical consistency between China and the world, enabling local technical support and global coverage. With Microsoft’s support, the hospital will be able to better plan its overseas expansion and partner ecosystem throughout Vietnam and the ASEAN region at large, enabling the Belt and Road countries and regions to benefit from excellent medical resources and talent, with technology as the driving force.”
According to the strategic MoU, both sides will cooperate on the areas including hospital IT infrastructure construction and optimization, ASEAN Cross-Border Medical Center, regional medical imaging platform, and ASEAN Cross-Border Medical Training Center.
From the world to China, digital transformation has brought with it unprecedented opportunities for the development of the healthcare industry. Microsoft is committed to promoting the ties between technological innovation and the advancement of the healthcare industry, as well as the potential of digital transformation to increase medical efficiency and improves people’s health together with medical institutions and partners. This time, Microsoft and the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University have signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation, leveraging the Microsoft Intelligent Cloud’s matrix of technology, architecture, platform, data, services, security, and more. Boosted by its global coverage, it will help the hospital seize advantages as it pertains to technology, talent, and training. By reaching potential patients across borders, integrating medical resources between China and Vietnam, and providing end-to-end patient services, this cooperation will build a larger medical ecosystem that stretches across the China-ASEAN region, creating a healthcare ‘Silk Road’ for more countries along the Belt and Road to enjoy quality medical services.
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About the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, founded in 1934, is a Class-A tertiary comprehensive hospital, national civilized unit, national advanced healthcare unit, top 100 Chinese hospital, national trusted demo hospital, national baby-friendly hospital, national Chinese medicine demo hospital, and Guangxi province’s center for clinics, medical education, medical research, medical care and disease prevention.
