By : Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, June 16, 2022
The announcement was made after the meeting between the president, Luis Lacalle Pou (virtually), and a Microsoft delegation headed by Rodrigo Kede Lima, head of the company for Latin America. The Minister of Industry, Omar Paganini, and the Ambassador to the United States, Andrés Durán Hareau, participated. It will be the first laboratory in Latin America and the third outside the United States, joining Shanghai and Munich.
Artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, AI and IoT respectively, are transforming the way people, devices and data interact in all spheres of life. Driven by the transformative power of the cloud, these technologies are enabling smarter computing and will play a key role in helping solve some of the world’s biggest challenges, from agriculture and healthcare to the environment and education.
For this reason, Microsoft announced that Uruguay will host its AI & IoT Insider Lab in Montevideo, Uruguay, the first of its kind in Latin America and the third outside the US, since today there are only two: in Shanghai, China, and Munich, Germany. This laboratory will help solve various technological challenges of organizations in the region, as well as obtain guidance and recommendations from experts to materialize the full potential of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.
The initiative is aligned with the vision of the Uruguayan government to become an “innovation hub” for the region, positioning the country and the laboratory as a facilitator of innovation and creativity, where new ideas or business challenges they could come true.
The Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay, Omar Paganini, pointed out that the country “has been a pioneer in the development of a dynamic technological ecosystem, with startups, international companies and the new unicorns.” In this sense, he added that, from the government’s perspective, the next stage involves the creation of an ‘Innovation Hub’ in the country, including a network of laboratories and platforms to promote new disruptions, such as artificial intelligence, robotics advanced and virtual reality.
The lab will work on a project basis, focusing on understanding business challenges and prototyping potential solutions. Therefore, the added value of the lab is to quickly show organizations and business partners how to take advantage of AI and IoT technologies to visualize, transform, innovate and solve their transformation challenges. The Microsoft AI and IoT Lab will offer:
• Knowledge from the experience of experts: electrical engineers, cloud engineers, data scientists, program managers, project managers, software engineers.
• Investment of time from highly qualified people from Microsoft, as needed for each requested project.
• Project management, design, architecture, prototyping and guidance for clients and partners after execution.
This material from the UruguayPresidencia portal was edited for clarity, style and length.
Source and photo : https://www.gub.uy/presidencia/comunicacion/noticias/uruguay-sera-sede-nuevo-laboratorio-inteligencia-artificial-internet-cosas
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