Achievements，Challenges and Pathways for Digital and Intelligent Transformation of Traditional Chinese Medicine
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20252066
- VernacularTitle:中医药数智化发展的成效、困境与路径探索
- Author:
Huimin FU
1
;
Guoqing XIANG
1
;
Yujie SHEN
1
;
Yanhui WANG
1
;
Zhengrong YAO
1
Author Information
1. School of Health Economics and Management，School of Elderly Care Services and Management， School of Nursing，Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine，Nanjing 210023，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
traditional Chinese medicine;
digital and intelligent transformation;
development achievements;
current challenges;
breakthrough pathways;
data governance;
digital governance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2026;32(6):265-275
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Digital and intelligent technologies serve as the core engine driving the inheritance of the essence and the innovation while upholding the fundamentals of traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）. Currently， the digital and intelligent transformation of TCM has undergone four developmental stages， exhibiting inherent characteristics such as long-term inevitability， objective standardization， and ecological evolution. By introducing quantitative metrics， digital and intelligent technologies have achieved breakthroughs in TCM knowledge inheritance and innovation， clinical diagnosis and treatment， and herbal medicine supply. The practical applicability of methodological innovations has been empirically validated， though significant disparities exist in technological adaptability and application depth across different fields. Overall， the digital and intelligent transformation of TCM remains in its nascent stage， grappling with multiple structural challenges：weak data foundations， inadequate technological adaptability， incomplete institutional frameworks， shortages of multidisciplinary talent， lagging policies and regulations， and urban-rural digital divide. In order to foster sustainable development and modernization of TCM， this paper establishes a six-dimensional collaborative governance framework of encompassing data， technology， organization， institutions， environment and ethics， which is rooted in data governance and digital governance theories. Future efforts should center on standardization， integration， and ecosystem development to build a data and technology foundation. Focus should be placed on deepening innovation and application of key TCM-specific technologies， while simultaneously strengthening interdisciplinary talent cultivation， improving institutional mechanisms and policy frameworks， and increasing support for rural areas. By adopting a people-centered and technology-empowered approach， we can overcome developmental constraints and unleash the powerful driving force of digital and intelligent technologies for the inheritance of TCM.
