WHO partnership for AI ethics

March 7, 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Digital Ethics Centre at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands will be a “WHO Collaborating Centre on artificial intelligence (AI) for health governance.”

According to WHO’s announcement, “the Collaborating Centre on AI for health governance will be instrumental in WHO’s efforts to ensure the ethical and responsible use of AI for health by advancing research on priority topics and providing expert input for WHO’s guidance development and policymaking. The Centre will serve as a hub for education and advocacy for science-driven research and facilitate knowledge-sharing and training through regional and country-level workshops.”

Additionally, “the Responsible and Ethical AI for Healthcare Lab, a collaboration between Delft University of Technology and its partners, will provide valuable insight into the challenges involved in the successful implementation of WHO guidance in clinical practice.”

WHO release