{"id":104473,"date":"2022-11-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-07-07T12:12:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T19:12:46","slug":"build-resilient-communities-together-with-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/government\/2022\/11\/09\/build-resilient-communities-together-with-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Build resilient communities together with Microsoft\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Update November 16, 2022: <\/em><\/strong>The Microsoft #BuildFor2030 Hackathon has been extended to November 22, 2022, at 11:45 PM PT. View full details of the extension<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Communities around the world are navigating a transformed landscape with shifting needs and priorities. Creativity and innovation are being funneled toward meeting these rapidly evolving needs. In the many areas of disruption that government agencies, public sector institutions, and communities are experiencing, I believe technology can help.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Studies show community leaders are also looking to technology to lead the way for stronger, more sustainable communities going forward. International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that 30 percent of cities worldwide by 2026 will establish digital accounts to provide personalized services to residents,1<\/sup> and that by 2025, 70 percent of transit authorities will leverage common data standards to integrate transportation network company services to expand availability and multi-modal transportation for customers.2<\/sup> In education, 77 percent of teachers believe technology will help them be better teachers post-COVID-19.3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been able to witness so many Microsoft public sector partners who are already at the forefront of conversations around creating more resilient communities. Partners such as Infotechtion<\/a>, who helped the Food Standards Agency enhance collaboration, productivity, and security of records management with Microsoft technologies, as well as support food safety in the United Kingdom. Or Bentley Systems, whose OpenCities Planner<\/a> solution offers cloud-based, city-scale digital twin planning and visualization capabilities. Bentley will be presenting insights on how digital solutions can help to adapt to climate change at COP27, the United Nations\u2019 Climate Change Conference, currently taking place in Egypt from November 7 to 18, 2022. The conference\u2014where Microsoft is a strategic technology partner and principal sponsor\u2014provides a platform for world leaders, businesses, and citizens to come together to discuss their role in mitigating the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reimagining a more resilient future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft is committed to empowering communities and government agencies to achieve more. Consequently, we are driving growth and development, empowering the workforce with skilling capabilities and initiatives, and enabling personalized, digital experiences on accessible platforms to individuals and businesses. We\u2019re continuing to build trusted government services by adopting the highest standards of security and compliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the stakes grow and the demand for effective solutions increases, Microsoft partners are rising to the occasion, harnessing the power of new and emerging technologies to help reimagine a more resilient future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#BuildFor2030 supports empowering communities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Microsoft #BuildFor2030 Initiative<\/a> accelerates innovation and collective impact within our partner ecosystem, enabling partners to build and bring solutions to market in support of advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 initiatives focused on creating a better world for more of us by 2030. Through #BuildFor2030, we support partners to skill up, build, and grow as changemakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Partners around the world are currently creating solutions that will make a difference through the #BuildFor2030 Hackathon<\/a>. I\u2019m excited for the hundreds of participants registered who are innovating solutions in the areas of gender equality, accessibility and disability inclusion, climate action and sustainability, enabling nonprofits, and empowering communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft partners are building more resilient communities, together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We celebrate partner solutions that strengthen our institutions; create more equitable access to health, education, and social services; and support resilient communities through the #BuildFor2030 Initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n