Pieter Jeekel

Pieter Jeekel is the Chairman of the Healthcare taskforce of the Dutch AI Coalition, also known as the Nederlandse AI Coalitie (NL AIC). In this role, he leads efforts to advance artificial intelligence applications in healthcare and well-being in the Netherlands.12

Key aspects of Pieter Jeekel's work and perspectives include:

Leadership in AI and Healthcare

Jeekel chairs the recently launched Healthcare taskforce of the Dutch AI Coalition, which aims to:

• Identify promising Dutch AI solutions in healthcare
• Help scale up and adopt these solutions across the country
• Address technical, data-related, ethical, legal and social barriers around scaling AI in healthcare
• Channel funding and subsidies to create maximum leverage for AI initiatives1

Vision for AI in Dutch Healthcare

Jeekel sees AI as a "real game changer" for healthcare, comparable to the advent of electricity. He believes AI can play a crucial role in:

• Prevention of health issues
• Reducing care burden on healthcare workers
• Optimizing healthcare processes
• Making healthcare work more efficient to address workforce shortages2

Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

Jeekel emphasizes the importance of:

• Connecting AI expertise across universities, hospitals, care providers, startups, and major companies
• International collaboration, especially within Europe, to exchange valuable innovations
• Involving healthcare providers early when developing AI algorithms
• Expanding knowledge sharing between northern European countries on AI in healthcare12

Jeekel is actively working to accelerate the adoption of AI in Dutch healthcare and position the Netherlands as a leader in this field, while also promoting European cooperation to maximize the benefits of AI for healthcare systems and patients.