Qatar PSA to leverage Microsoft’s capabilities for digital transformation

Qatar PSA to leverage Microsoft’s capabilities for digital transformation

The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA), the governmental source for statistics in Qatar, and tech giant, Microsoft have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining joint cooperation between the two parties in a bid to support the digital transformation process.

The MoU was signed by PSA Assistant President Mr. Mohammed Abdulaziz Al Naimi and General Manager of Microsoft Doha Ms. Lana Khalaf during a meeting attended by Dr. Khalid Al Quradaghi, director of Information Systems Department and Advisor to the President’s Office, Mr. Amr Samir, director of the Public Sector at Microsoft, and a number of officials from both sides.

During the meeting, both sides discussed the strategic relations between Qatar and Microsoft, new projects in Qatar and an array of topics of common interest. They also reviewed ways to strengthen the partnership between PSA and Microsoft and support PSA’s efforts in the process of digital transformation in its current and future projects through partnerships with some advanced technology companies to provide their services and expertise with the best possible quality.

This MoU outlines the scope of the expected cooperation between the two parties, such as cloud services, best practices in the areas of application modernization, artificial intelligence, cloud security, process digitization, code