Representative of His Highness the Amir, the Crown Prince, Receives Vice Chairman and President of Microsoft
The Vice President of Microsoft was received to discuss the strategic agreement and the Digital Innovation Center.
Translated by Alqyas from Al-Jarida — Original source
The representative of His Highness Sheikh Meshal Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir, and His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Crown Prince, received today, Monday, Mr. Brad Smith, Vice Chairman and President of Microsoft Corporation, at the permanent mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations in New York, on the sidelines of the high-level week of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The meeting reviewed the latest developments in the strategic agreement between the State of Kuwait and Microsoft Corporation, and highlighted preparations for the opening of Microsoft’s largest digital innovation center in the region in Kuwait in the coming weeks.
The discussion also covered opportunities to enhance joint cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and data centers, contributing to accelerating Kuwait’s technological transformation, developing the modern technology ecosystem, and building national competencies and capacities in accordance with the highest international standards.
Attending the meeting were His Excellency Sheikh Jaraah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs; His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Meshal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Director General of the Direct Investment Promotion Authority; His Excellency Ambassador Mansour Ayad Al-Otaibi; Her Excellency Sheikha Al-Zain Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah, Kuwait’s Ambassador to the United States of America; His Excellency Ambassador Tariq Muhammad Al-Bunai, Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations; and Major General Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-Duai, Director of the Crown Prince’s Office.
