Microsoft’s renewed public‑sector push in South Africa is more than a sponsorship line on an events page — it’s the visible axis of a multi‑year strategy that mixes heavy infrastructure spending, deep skilling partnerships, and product‑level integrations that together aim to reshape how...
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The City of Montréal has quietly turned a classic municipal pain point—finding timely information on services, schedules and rules—into a 24/7 conversational surface by deploying a virtual agent built with Microsoft Copilot Studio that now answers citizen questions across the city’s public...
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The City of Cornwall’s recent move from a 12‑year unresolved service request to a centralized, AI‑ready case‑management platform is a lesson in pragmatic municipal digital transformation: start with a real, measurable pain point, use the tools already in place, and design governance and...
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A thriving, forward-looking metropolis is judged not only by its skyline or population growth but by its ability to harness its data for public good. For one major Canadian city, aspirations went far beyond business-as-usual. Motivated by the drive to maintain and enhance its global municipal...
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San Francisco, a city globally recognized as a crucible of technological innovation, is making another leap forward by integrating Microsoft 365 Copilot AI, powered by OpenAI’s cutting-edge GPT-4o, into the daily workflows of its 30,000 city employees. This move underscores San Francisco’s...
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In the heart of Southern Africa, Zambia is witnessing a profound transformation in the way citizens interact with government services—a shift driven in large part by the implementation of Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Customer Service and the creation of the SMART Zambia Institute’s Citizens Portal...
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Civil servants across several UK government departments have recently concluded a pioneering three-month trial using Microsoft 365 Copilot—an AI-powered assistant designed to supercharge administrative productivity and redefine the capabilities of public sector staff. According to newly released...
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Governments around the world are under relentless pressure to deliver private‑sector levels of service—while juggling tight budgets, legacy systems, compliance mandates and unprecedented security threats. The rise of AI and cloud platforms is changing that equation. Here’s how agencies are...
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