Microsoft Corporation has established an Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Insider Lab in Shanghai to aid digital transformation1 across industries.
微软公司在上海建立一座人工智能和物联网实验室以帮助行业数字化转型。
Located in a 2,800-square-meter building in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park of the Pudong New Area, the lab, which began operation Wednesday, is established in
partnership2 with the state-run Zhangjiang Group. It is the fourth and also the largest such lab run by Microsoft around the world.
Microsoft said the lab provides "all-around support" for enterprises inside and taps into the Internet of Things and AI technologies to fuel the digital transformation taking place across industries, including manufacturing,
retail3, healthcare, finance and urban construction.
Thirty Chinese and foreign businesses have been selected out of some 300
applicants4 as the first
batch5 of "enterprises of empowerment" in the lab. They include both start-ups, among which 21 are based in Shanghai, and
multinational6 corporations, such as ABB Engineering (Shanghai) Ltd. and Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co., Ltd.
The lab will provide support for the enterprises in the next three to six months, offering hardware and software resources, cloud service and access to the Microsoft
ecosystem8, according to Microsoft.
"The combination and application of AI and Internet of Things technologies are becoming the latest trends leading global digital transformation," Alain Crozier, Microsoft
corporate9 vice7 president, chairman and CEO of Greater China Region, said at a launch ceremony held Wednesday.
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