December 4, 2023; Doha, Qatar – Microsoft today officially opened its doors at Expo 2023 Doha, where the company, as an exclusive technology partner, is showcasing the latest innovations in data and AI, which have proven essential for organizations to reduce their environmental footprint, strengthen their climate resilience, protect nature and, ultimately, shape a more economically and environmentally sustainable future for all.
The inauguration was chaired by Mr. Mohamed Ali Al-Khoori, Secretary General of Expo 2023 Doha, in the presence of Mr. Harold “Lee” Brayman, Commercial Officer and Mr. Srinivasa Murthy, Commercial Specialist representing the Commercial Department exterior of the American embassy. Doha, and representatives of local media, and was followed by a tour.
According to Mr. Mohammed Ali Al-Khoori, Secretary General of Expo 2023 Doha, “The agricultural and horticultural sectors are currently undergoing considerable technological transformation, and technology plays a crucial role in establishing sustainable systems that will help us respond to the most pressing environmental problems. challenges. We are proud to collaborate with the world’s leading technical company to introduce technology-based agriculture to the world..»
Speaking at the event, Lana Khalaf, Managing Director, Microsoft Qatar, highlighted Microsoft’s commitment to advancing climate change initiatives in line with Qatar’s National Environment and Climate Change Strategy, emphasizing the need for a balance between economic growth, social development and preservation of the environment. She highlighted Microsoft’s efforts to continue to innovate with organizations in Qatar, providing them with learnings, resources and technologies – including the power of data and AI – to help them make data-driven decisions. data to set and achieve their own climate goals, while driving business. growth and innovation.
Microsoft’s stand at Expo 2023 Doha showcases an impressive range of solutions such as Microsoft Cloud for SustainabilityTHE Emissions impact dashboards For Azure And M365And Microsoft Sustainability Manager, in addition to a range of Microsoft partner solutions including QMIC, Siemens, Techvista, Alight, Click2cloud, Bravent, TCS and Accenture/Agerpoint. From renewable energy and vertical farming to carbon capture and climate monitoring, each of these solutions has been designed to help organizations reduce their energy and water use, reduce their physical footprint, and design sustainable products themselves.
The solutions also demonstrate the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to unlock enormous opportunities for sustainable development. Microsoft recently shared Accelerating sustainability with AI: a guide, highlighting the three revolutionary capabilities of AI to overcome bottlenecks and accelerate progress on climate action, namely the ability of AI to measure, predict and optimize complex systems, accelerate development of sustainable development solutions and give sustainable development workers solutions such as Microsoft Copilot.
Discover Microsoft’s latest sustainability innovations at the Expo 2023 Doha Innovation Center; the event runs until March 28th2023.
Microsoft’s commitment to a global challenge– In 2020, Microsoft launched a process to transform the company’s sustainability work to better align with the scope, scale and speed of global environmental challenges. To do this, Microsoft is accelerating progress toward a more sustainable future by reducing its own environmental footprint, accelerating research, helping customers and partners build sustainable solutions, and advocating for policies that benefit the environment.
- Microsoft aims to reduce its own environmental footprint by being carbon negative, water positive and zero waste by 2030, and to eliminate all carbon emitted since its inception by 2050, including its data center operations in the whole world.
- Microsoft is investing in renewable energy sources to power its data centers around the world, making the Microsoft Cloud service up to 93% more energy efficient and up to 98% more carbon efficient than data centers. traditional business data.
