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Project SEEKER: Using artificial intelligence for good
Project SEEKER is pioneering multi-species artificial intelligence (AI) models built using Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Services. It can automatically detect illegally trafficked wildlife concealed within luggage and cargo. Illegal wildlife trafficking is worth $23 billion per year1. That makes it the fourth-largest illegal trade in the world, following only drugs, guns, and human trafficking2.
5 critical areas emergency response solutions must address
Efficient, effective emergency response is critical to public safety. In an ever-changing world, more challenges arise every day for our first responders, from 911 triage and dispatch operations to response to incidents from multiple agencies.
Top opportunities for automotive and mobility in 2022
How the automotive, mobility, and transportation industry embraced transformation in 2021 to drive resiliency and innovation into 2022 and beyond. Now that we’ve ushered in 2022 and closed the chapter on 2021, I look back highly impressed with the resilience of the automotive, mobility, and transportation industries.
Pave the way for a sustainable future with data and smart mobility solutions
For businesses across the automotive, mobility, and transportation industry, sustainability is no longer a business priority—it is a responsibility.
Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing: Partnering to manufacture a more resilient and sustainable future
A few months ago I laid out the 5 manufacturing trends driving the need for an industry cloud including my passionate and research-substantiated belief that partnerships and ecosystems are more critical than ever to manufacturing a resilient and sustainable future.
Tackling digital overload in the modern defense workplace
In our “A digital workplace for a modern defense ecosystem” blog, I shared some thoughts about hybrid workplaces, changing talent expectations, and what this means for Defense and Intelligence organizations around the world. The hybrid work environments initiated in response to COVID-19 have given us important lessons about reinventing the modern defense workplace.
Don’t miss this moment to build infrastructure that works for all
Last month I attended Smart Cities Expo in Barcelona—the first international in-person event I’ve been to since 2019. With public sector organizations all over the world focusing on infrastructure, the timing really could not have been better.
Autonomous drivers—Start your engines!
At the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it’s certainly not unusual to see the sleek, aerodynamic shape of an Indy racecar exploring the limits of the track piloted by one of the world’s best and fastest drivers. But to see the same, without a driver?
Collaboration as a productivity enabler within government agencies
Good collaboration between government agencies and departments is vital, whether it’s within the administrative office, or across social services, the unemployment department, or the judicial system. Learn about three relevant areas that clearly demonstrate how collaboration, driven by digital transformation, can lead to efficient cross-agency collaboration.
Meeting the challenge of military readiness in a digital world
A changing geopolitical situation, new ways of warfare, increasing cyber threats, and the rise of space capabilities and 5G communication are transforming Defense organizations. That transformation has been given even more impetus by COVID-19, which forced many organizations to reconsider their operating paradigms.