— Sherie Ng General Manager , Public Sector APAC , Microsoft

Bangkok to Rayong route and enable the safety of more than 4,000 employees that clock up around 8,000 trips between the two locations . GC worked with its shuttle drivers , Microsoft and Frontis to design the ‘ AI for Road Safety ’ solution , which uses facial recognition AI to detect and alert when drivers show signs of risk such as drowsiness and distraction . GC sees the programme as a major component of its intention to contribute to society , especially in Rayong , where the company has a number of factories

Elsewhere , water and energy technologies provider Ecolab and energy company Orsted , have implemented Microsoft Azure , as well as its IoT and AI solutions , to make significant leaps forward in improving water conservation and the efficiency of renewable energy respectively .

By 2050 , the demand for food is expected to outpace production by over 70 %. Farmers need access to better data on their land in order to maximise both efficiency and yield , while at the same time , reducing environmental impact . However , gathering data from farms is difficult due

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