Qatar’s NMoQ opens AI Digital Centre in collaboration with Microsoft

Qatar’s NMoQ opens AI Digital Centre in collaboration with Microsoft

Doha, Qatar: The National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) inaugurated the AI Digital Centre in collaboration with Microsoft with the aim to create a space for students and the wider youth to practice digital skills and learn new ways of thinking and working.

This project is the outcome of a long-term partnership between NMoQ and Microsoft that strengthens further both organisations’ commitment to providing innovative ways to experience museum offerings and keeping up with contemporary technological advancements.

The NMoQ/Microsoft AI Digital Centre has already delivered numerous sessions virtually leading up to its much-anticipated launch. Over the last year, hundreds of students across schools in Doha have participated in engaging virtual sessions on Minecraft Education, Paint 3D, Flipgrid, Hour of Code, MakeCode, Cognitive Solutions, CyberSecurity and more.

Commenting on the occasion, Sheikha Amna bint Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al Thani, Deputy CEO of Qatar Museums and Director of NMoQ said:

“We are delighted to open the Digital Centre for youth, the first of its kind in Qatar Museums. This co-innovation partnership with Microsoft that led to the creation of this Centre reflects our long-term commitment to exploring new ways of engaging with our communities and developing interdisciplinary and creative ways of learning. Such partnerships bring us closer