Participants included Jana Hlaváčová (Czech Ministry of Health), Tomáš Lapáček (Prague Innovation Institute), Ira Ronit Hebold Haraldsen (Oslo University Hospital), Petr Braťka (Czech Metrology Institute), Filip Fingl (IPL Ventures), and Olga Štěpánková (Czech Technical University in Prague).
Moderated by Vít Dočkal, Director of the INDRC, the roundtable focused on strengthening cross-sector collaboration to support the responsible and effective integration of AI in healthcare. Participants discussed how to preserve the human element and trust in care, align the priorities of innovators, regulators, clinicians, and the public, leverage each sector’s strengths, and identify joint actions needed to ensure patients benefit from AI in the years ahead.
Participants emphasised that AI should support - not replace - physicians by reducing administrative burdens, preserving human judgment, and allowing more time for patient care. They highlighted the importance of user-centred and inclusive design, including active patient involvement, as well as expanded real-world pilot testing enabled by adaptive regulatory frameworks. Transparency, explainability, and sustainable, energy-efficient AI solutions were also identified as essential for responsible integration into healthcare.
Watch the recording of the debate below or on the CLARA's YouTube channel.
To align stakeholder priorities, participants agreed on the need for early dialogue, open communication, shared frameworks, and a collaborative culture. Building on this discussion, a closed follow-up roundtable, “Trusted AI in Action: Validation Metrics for Medical Device Artificial Intelligence,” organised by the CLARA Collaboratorium, is scheduled for late January 2026 to initiate expert dialogue on Medical Device Regulation applicability, risk classification, and metrics for validating the trustworthiness and robustness of AI systems.