When people need support most, speed, dignity, and trust matter. Governments are using AI-enabled identity, evidence, and data to deliver benefits more fairly and efficiently while supporting frontline staff and safeguarding public funds.
Recently I had the privilege of introducing our Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella as he spoke to nearly a thousand government decision makers about a new approach to security for enterprise organizations of today. Satya shared how Microsoft’s built-in security technologies work in tandem with each other and those of the security ecosystem to deliver a holistic, agile, security platform for the enterprise.
Microsoft has been working to design a complete set of solutions that help public safety organizations fulfill their missions of protecting citizens, and Windows 10 takes this ability to the next level by delivering the best Windows ever.
In order to help understand how utilities can aid in shaping cities of the future, Itron commissioned a global study of the utility industry.
Law enforcement agencies around the globe are increasingly falling victim to a diverse range of cyberattacks. Attackers with differing motives have defaced police department websites, used denial of service attacks to disrupt policing operations, stolen personal information about police officers and staff, and even encrypted police records, successfully demanding a ransom in bitcoins to decrypt the files.
The emerging Internet of Things brings the opportunity for local, regional, and national governments to discover relationships in seemingly unrelated data and proactively provide more efficient services to citizens - but the challenge is in managing the data, not the devices and sensors.
By connecting the people, processes, and assets already at work in government, the Internet of Things (IoT) can help governments tackle their most pressing problems.
Our World Wide and Time Zone Public Safety and National Security (PSNS) representatives participated in a great PSNS event in Japan on October 14–16. The Japan subsidiary arranged for Microsoft to take part in the Special Equipment Exhibition and Conference for Anti-Terrorism (SEECAT) with our partners Genetec Japan and KAGA Solutions Network.
Toni Townes-Whitley Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector and Industry As corporate vice president of Worldwide Public Sector at Microsoft, Toni Townes-Whitley is responsible for leading a team of over 2,000 sales professionals serving government, public safety, education, and non-privatized healthcare customers and partners in more than 100 countries worldwide.
In Barcelona, Bismart is combining big data and the Internet of Things and Microsoft technologies to develop the best possible solutions for their city.
Startups are using our secure and trusted Microsoft Cloud for Government to propagate and scale solutions that address specific government challenges.
IoT is poised to help government bring about smarter, safer, and more sustainable communities.
This year’s SCEWC theme is “Innovation to Inspire and Implement,” and that’s exactly what we will show—innovation to inspire. Sharing our own expertise and those of our partners, we will showcase some of the latest technology and insights that will bring about safer, smarter, and more sustainable cities.
