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recipients in around 60 countries . AI for Earth represents a US $ 50 million , five-year commitment to put artificial intelligence technology in the hands of individuals and organisations around the world who are working to protect the planet across four key areas – agriculture , biodiversity , climate change , and water . The initiative reinforces the crucial role that Microsoft believes AI will play in the future . Further evidence of this can be found in a research paper that the company conducted with PwC on how the technology can enable a sustainable future . This suggested several benefits to greater AI adoption , including reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by up to 4 % by 2030 , gains of as much as $ 5.2tn to businesses through improved productivity and automation , and a 4.4 % rise on global GDP by 2030 .
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Sherie leads Microsoft ’ s public sector business across Asia Pacific , together with the larger partner eco-system spearhead and accelerate pace of digital transformation for governments , healthcare and education institutions as well as large state-owned enterprises in the region . An industry veteran with more than 22 years of experience in managing businesses in high tech sector , Sherie is passionate about technology ’ s role in enabling societal shifts , empowering people for inclusive and sustainable development of societies . prior to Microsoft , Sherie was the managing director for NICE in Asia-Pacific , where she helped large enterprises embrace digital innovation for business breakthroughs with robotics , analytics , artificial intelligence , machine learning and smart data . Her previous experiences include leadership roles at Invensys , Singtel , CSG and Lucent Technologies .
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