Data analytics and AI services have onboarded the partnership between 43 government and semi-government entities to Azure Cloud, a cloud computing platform developed by Microsoft. Azure Cloud is witnessing sharp growth due to the company’s heavy investment in AI and its access to the coveted technologies of ChatGPT maker OpenAI through their strategic partnership.
Sami Al Shammari, the Assistant Undersecretary for Infrastructure and Operations Affairs at MCIT, has lauded the collaboration and said: “The expansion of Microsoft’s cloud data centre region in the country is a testament to the ministry’s steadfast commitment to empowering all government entities with the latest technologies, especially new AI-based technologies.”
“Through these partnerships, we aim to keep pace with the latest developments in artificial intelligence and localise them across various sectors, thereby achieving the Digital Agenda 2030 and Qatar National Vision 2030 goals, which aim to enhance Qatar’s position as a hub for innovation and technology,” Al Shammari added highlighting that 1,393 individuals have trained in Artificial Intelligence techniques over the past three years, while 143 government and semi-government entities have shifted to Azure cloud.
“The expansion of Microsoft’s cloud data centre region in the country is a testament to the ministry’s steadfast commitment to empowering all government entities with the latest technologies, especially new AI-based technologies.”
– Sami Al Shammari, assistant undersecretary for Infrastructure and Operations Affairs, MCIT,
Ahead of 2022, Microsoft and MCIT launched the National Skilling Programme, with the to train 50,000 people in Qatar through digital skills acquisition programmes over the next four years.
