Commission on Science and Technology for Development

Technology and scientific innovation are rapidly changing our modern world, and the field of healthcare is no stranger to this development. This year's Commission on Science and Technology for Development will be first exploring the topic of the Automatisation of Surgery, and its application in the real world. Automation in healthcare speeds up processes and operations, enabling physicians to deliver higher-quality care to a wider patient population. While this offers offer notable advantages, particularly in the fields of surgery and intervention, it is highly costly and inaccessible and the risks of implementation are high. However, automation could be the pathway towards permanently removing accessibility barriers from healthcare. As well, the standardization of medical standards and regulations is of high concern to this year's CSTD, and must be debated by member nations. Science and technology are developing and revolving at a rapid rate, but will member nations be able to keep up?