Visitors at the Microsoft booth at QITCOM.
Microsoft addressed its agenda at this year’s Qatar ICT Conference and Exhibition (QITCOM) 2017, as “cementing” its leading place within the Qatari ICT sector.
Microsoft was involved across all QITCOM’s categories, covering solutions from the fields of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, machine learning, cyber-security, the cloud and big data.
“We would characterise our participation at this year’s QITCOM as an unmitigated success. It was our aim to demonstrate our strong support for the state of Qatar through our partnership with Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and Communication (MOTC), as they work towards achieving the Qatar National Vision 2030. We believe we have also cemented our place as a trusted leader in the Qatar ICT sector,” said Lana Khalaf, Public Sector Director and Acting Country Manager, Microsoft Qatar.
Microsoft’s QITCOM 2017 stand, spanned multiple stations, including the Surface Hub Wall; Trimble’s HoloLens Corner, where QITCOM attendees got to interact with pre-built holograms; the Digital Transformation Counter; the Devices Tables; Cloud Corner; and the Microsoft’s Partners’ Pavilion, where the company’s trusted partners displayed their own solutions.
The Microsoft Education Wall also featured the company’s solutions for academic institutions and displayed the latest Microsoft devices with a focus on Office 365.
Microsoft further illustrated its education focus at MOTC’s hackathon, known as CodeCamp, in which the company sponsored the Students’ Digital Transformation category and distributed prizes to the winners. Microsoft’s aim was to encourage teams to host projects on the Azure cloud and to participate in the world-renowned Imagine Cup. Some of Microsoft’s executives from its Redmond HQ, Europe and MEA also participated in key panel discussions around environment, sports and cybersecurity.
