{"id":1759,"date":"2018-08-24T15:24:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T15:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/financeintellect.com\/home-page\/home\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2018-08-24T15:24:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T15:24:52","slug":"microsoft-supports-niti-aayog-as-cloud-partner-in-movehack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financeintellect.com\/home-page\/home\/microsoft-supports-niti-aayog-as-cloud-partner-in-movehack\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft supports NITI Aayog as cloud partner in MoveHack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>To foster technology-led innovation to address societal challenges, Microsoft India is supporting NITI Aayog in MoveHack, a global mobility hackathon inviting solutions, prototypes and ideas to address challenges faced by India in mobility and transportation. As cloud partner for the hackathon, Microsoft will offer Azure cloud credits of up to USD 25,000 to winners who build B2B solutions, in addition to USD 200 worth of Azure credits to every participant. According to NITI Aayog,\u00a0the hackathon, which was launched on 1st\u00a0August 2018, has received more than 35,000 registrations so far from over 25 countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, Microsoft Research (MSR) India will consider incubating and offer funding and\/or resource support to winners who leverage AI to build their solutions.\u00a0This will be a part of a new incubation program started by MSR, wherein the organization is working with academia, government and entrepreneurs to help incubate technologies for societal impact, with special emphasis on cloud and AI platforms.\u00a0\u00a0Funding will be determined individually for each project that meets the selection criteria; based on the scope of the project and associated resource requirements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking on this, Anna Roy, Adviser, NITI Aayog, said, \u201cMoveHack is a unique opportunity for the best minds from across the globe to tackle challenges in mobility and transportation that India offers. We have tied up with Smart Cities, Central and State Ministries to implement the best solutions from this hackathon, in addition to opening up our ecosystem for commercialisation of these products \/ prototypes. MoveHack is a one of its kind challenge to solve for India, and as an extension, solve for the world. We appreciate the partnership with Microsoft\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Commenting on the partnership, Keshav Dhakad, Group Head &amp; Assistant General Counsel, Corporate, External &amp; Legal Affairs (CELA), Microsoft India, said,\u201cIt is our privilege to be part of MoveHack. The entire\u00a0country is going through a disruptive phase of digital transformation, with AI being integral to India\u2019s economic and societal progress. Through our partnership with NITI Aayog, we collectively aim to enable the resolution of most pressing social challenges via large scale deployment of cloud &amp; AI led innovations. Our support to MoveHack is part of this collaboration and we believe that solutions incubated through this program will contribute to the nation\u2019s transformation in a meaningful way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0To foster technology-led innovation to address societal challenges, Microsoft India is supporting NITI Aayog in MoveHack, a global mobility hackathon inviting solutions, prototypes and ideas to address challenges faced by India in mobility and transportation. 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