Microsoft to Empower a New Global Innovation Engine

Microsoft is focusing on Asia-Pacific regions to empower a new global innovation and advancement engine that transforms economies and societies.

FREMONT, CA:A new and increasingly affluent generation of confident, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, workers, and consumers are driving world-changing ideas, products, services, and solutions across the region and going global. This unprecedented opportunity wave is transforming the lives of millions who look forward to a safe, prosperous, and sustainable future for their families, communities, and the places where they live and work.

Although APAC’s economic prospects look bright, its success depends on its ability to advance socially in diverse, inclusive, and sustainable ways. There is much to be done to tackle long-standing inequalities and bridge the digital divide in the wake of the pandemic. Asia has a better chance of meeting these challenges, and its mix of optimism, technology, entrepreneurship, and open regulatory environments has the potential to drive both inclusive economic growth and societal progress.

This is where Microsoft plays a vital role, with a mission to empower every individual and organisation to achieve more. It is fulfilling this goal as a trusted ally dedicated to strengthening the region as an engine of innovation to drive societal progress. Microsoft has been working in Asia for more than three decades and has a presence in many Asian markets today. The diverse and talented team across sales, marketing, operations, engineering, and development serves customers through a market-leading ecosystem of more than 100,000 partners.

Through its tenure, Microsoft has become a go-to partner for Asia’s businesses, governments, partners, communities, and individuals. The secure, reliable, open, and compliant platform and technology suite of cloud, data, AI, productivity, and security solutions will drive the region’s transformational journey. Microsoft focuses on enhancing privacy protection, countering cybersecurity threats, and ensuring AI is used responsibly.

On the other hand, Microsoft embraces the value of inclusiveness and diversity. As a result, they invest in major initiatives with governments and the private sector to upskill the workforce of today and encourage the next generation of leaders and technologists to share the benefits of Asia’s transformation with every business.

Building Digital Infrastructure

Microsoft is partnering with governments to provide digital infrastructure, improving citizens’ lives and creating new economic opportunities. They are constantly expanding the regional cloud infrastructure to underpin innovation, stimulate economic activity, and lay the foundation for business resilience with new data centre regions across many markets. The data centre investment is above technology infrastructure.

Protecting Asia’s Trust in Technology

With the realisation of people’s trust in making technology powerful, Microsoft is constantly stepping up safeguards for information privacy and security. Microsoft is committed to democratising access to useful, anonymized open data through various collaborations built around shared data. Moreover, they are implementing general data protection regulation on a global scale as they build guardrails for AI systems to alleviate risks and increase benefits.

In Microsoft's view, diverse teams perform better. Therefore, they help to close Asia’s cybersecurity skills gap through upskilling initiatives and better educational and hiring opportunities for underserved social groups and minorities in the region.