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Microsoft India Showcases Cloud-Based AI, Cognitive Services and IoT Projects

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Hyderabad, November 14, 2017: Microsoft India today showcased several projects that make use of the company’s cloud-based artificial intelligence, cognitive services and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that can change the way citizens, enterprises and governments engage in healthcare services, agricultural practices, education and everyday work. Many of these applications are being tested out or used in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Haryana among others.  The company also put the spotlight on use of artificial intelligence in Indian language computing.

These AI, cognitive technologies and IoT applications can help in India’s inclusive growth,” said Sriram Rajamani, Managing Director of Microsoft Research India.

 “The world is today powered by an intelligent cloud and the intelligent edge.  We are constantly pushing the boundaries of technology to benefit society. We are committed to ensure that technology is defining and shaping the future, and is a combination of unbridled innovation and digital inclusion,” Mr. Rajamani added.

Some of the examples of transformative technology for a Digital India showcased are:

 

 Commenting on this season’s results, Dr. AVR Kesava Rao, Honorary Fellow and Senior Scientist, Agroclimatology, ICRISAT, said, “We are excited about the results that have emerged from the use of the Sowing Application and Personalized Village Advisory Dashboard. We have strengthened our partnership with Microsoft to help small holder farmers and give a boost to our AI-powered agriculture initiative in a big way.  The application of the Intelligent cloud is a significant start for digital agriculture and we look forward to expanding this further.”

 

 

 

– Monitoring drinking water quality online by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (125 stations) and Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board(KUWSDB) in Hubli–Dharwad & Bijapur (3 stations),

– Online surface water quality monitoring by Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi (44 stations) and Central Water Commission, New Delhi (3 stations)

– Online industrial pollution monitoring (1500+ stations)

– Online sewage treatment and flow monitoring by Delhi Jal Board (36 stations)

 

– Microsoft’s SwiftKey, which allows text input in as many as 24 Indian languages and dialects including Marwari, Bodo, Santali and Khasi, brings AI in the keypads to enable faster, predictive writing. It also allows mixed language typing in English and Hindi

– Indian English and Hindi speech recognition is available as part of Microsoft Cognitive Services as well as Bing App for Android

– Text to speech translations currently includes such capabilities in Hindi and Tamil on Microsoft Narrator, on Windows 10.

– Microsoft PowerPoint uses AI to translate full presentation decks from English to Hindi, Bangla and Tamil.

 

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