Issued2026-10-07

Proceeding Report from Madrid Conference on the Responsible Scale of AI in Healthcare: Expert-Led Madrid Action Plan

Policy Report / Expert-Led Action PlanInternational

Summary

Publishes a non-prescriptive expert-led framework for scaling trustworthy healthcare AI. The Madrid Action Plan identifies ten priorities, including baseline policy alignment, lifecycle expectations, institutional leadership and protected data infrastructure. It builds on existing frameworks rather than replacing them.

Healthcare Implications

Governments, health systems and developers can use the plan to coordinate governance, independent evaluation, deployment and ongoing monitoring across jurisdictions. Its suggested actions support policy development and implementation planning; they impose no binding compliance duties.

Impact Level

Medium

Keywords

Transparency & Governance; Safety & Risk; Clinical Quality & Efficacy; Privacy & Data

Stakeholders

Regulators & Government; Providers & Health Systems; Developers & Vendors