The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Microsoft on Thursday hosted the exclusive "From Imagination to Reality: Rise with Microsoft AI" event, in presence of H.E. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai and H.E. President of the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.

The event aimed to showcase the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to help people and organizations in Qatar be more productive, innovate groundbreaking solutions, solve society's most pressing problems, and ultimately advance Qatar's digital economy.

The event brought together government officials, decision-makers, leading ICT professionals, developers, startups, and policymakers to explore how Microsoft AI is empowering organizations of all sizes and across all industries to augment the way they work and free up time for more creative and fulfilling tasks.

With the aim of accelerating the digital transformation of various sectors in Qatar, the event included the signing of a number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs), the first of which was between Sprinklr and Microsoft and will empower the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau's Sharek platform with the GPT capabilities of Azure OpenAI Service. Microsoft also signed an MoU with Vodafone aimed at leveraging the power of Microsoft Digital Contact Center Technologies to revolutionize their customer experience.

Speaking during the event, Advisor to the Minister and Chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Committee at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Hassan Jassim Al Sayed said, "Microsoft's event comes as part of the efforts of the State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, to leverage AI technologies in all aspects of life, business and governance. These efforts will build a stimulating environment for research and innovation in the field of Artificial Intelligence, and make Qatar an advanced model to be followed in the smooth transition to an AI-empowered future." For her part, General Manager, Microsoft Qatar Lana Khalaf, said that Microsoft's innovations in Artificial Intelligence are in line with the company's mission to enable every person and organization to achieve more and succeed in the digital age. She expressed optimism about the unique potential that can be achieved for Qatar through the adoption of AI at all levels, including start-ups, small, medium and large enterprises in various sectors, as well as individuals, including developers, innovators, students and users.

"We will continue to work closely with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to develop a nationwide digital transformation roadmap through the adoption of Microsoft AI and Azure OpenAI, providing organizations of all sizes and across all industries in Qatar with access to the most advanced AI models, and building the digital capabilities of the local workforce enabling them to develop new AI innovations from Qatar to the world," she said. Khalaf also thanked Microsoft's partners supporting the 'From Imagination to Reality: Rise with Microsoft AI' event, especially Mannai Corporation, PwC, QDS, ICT, and Vodafone.

Today, Microsoft strives to make AI innovations available within government organizations and companies around the world and urges them to find innovative ways to add value to their business. As a result, more than 85 percent of Fortune 100 companies are using Azure AI solutions.

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it had entered the third phase of its long-term partnership with OpenAI, giving developers and organizations across industries access to the best AI infrastructure, models, and toolchain with Azure to build and run their applications. Organizations large and small are developing Azure AI solutions because they can achieve more at scale, more easily, with the proper enterprise-level privacy, security and responsible AI protections that Azure offers.

Source: Qatar News Agency

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