MARKET PROSPECTS FOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF MEDICAL SOFTWARE BASED ON CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

Afanasyev Sergey Dmitrievich, Trostianskiy Sergey Sergeevich, Voronin Timofey Valerievich, Rakov Dmitry Alexandrovich

this article is devoted to the analysis of the commercialization potential of software to support medical decision-making, as well as the specifics of regulating the collection and processing of medical data in the Middle East and Africa. The analysis of the peculiarities of the demand for software solutions in the field of healthcare from the countries of Africa and the Middle East is carried out and the substantial potential for promoting developments in the markets of these countries that can automate, accelerate the processes of providing standard medical services, as well as increase their availability is substantiated. The paper uses the results of the project "Cloud technologies for processing and interpretation of medical and diagnostic images based on the use of big Data analysis tools", supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation under the Contract of Lomonosov Moscow State University with the National Technology Initiative Project Support Fund № 70-2021-00252 from 15.12.2021. Within the framework of the article, conclusions are formed regarding the possibilities and limitations of the development and promotion of cloud-based medical software solutions in the markets of priority countries.

Keywords: сloud technologies; software products; medical data; biometric data; artificial intelligence; regulatory regulation