In 1978, @Microsoft made Tokyo its first international office. Today, alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, we announced a $2.9 billion investment over 2 years to boost our cloud computing and #AI infrastructure, a commitment to innovation and growth with Japan.

We fully support the @UN's adoption of the comprehensive AI resolution. The consensus reached today marks a critical step towards establishing international guardrails for the ethical and sustainable development of AI, ensuring this technology serves the needs of everyone.

Time to come together and ensure women’s dreams, demands, and priorities are heard. Start here with the #WetheWomen survey on #InternationalWomensDay : https://t.co/fcIyneT5hh

How can we ensure generative AI helps close the gender gap, rather than widening it? Watch now: An expert discussion with @PAbeywardena, @jhybe, @unfoundation's Michelle Milford Morse, @LNicholsonova, & @VSRob29. #GlobalStage @MSFTIssues

TODAY, 12pm ET: Technology can help close the gender gap. But violence online is keeping many women from taking their place at decision-making tables. @PAbeywardena, @jhybe, @unfoundation's Michelle Milford Morse, @LNicholsonova, & @VSRob29 unpack equality in the AI age.

How can generative AI become a tool to boost opportunities for women & girls worldwide? 🗓️ March 18, 12 pm ET: An expert discussion with @PAbeywardena, @jhybe, @unfoundation's Michelle Milford Morse, @LNicholsonova, & @VSRob29. #GlobalStage @MSFTIssues https://t.co/MimSjXhFfO

Thank you #GlobalDigitalCompact co-facilitators @SwedenUN Amb Eneström & 🇿🇲 UN Amb Milambo for last night’s discussion on closing the digital gap w/ @MelikeYetken Google, @CSharrockParis Microsoft, Priya Vora @DIALCommunity, Rose Jackson @AtlanticCouncil & Dr Okolo @BrookingsInst

📢 Our member @MSFTIssues supported an @OECD Centre for Skills event on "Building a skilled cyber security workforce". Alongside @Microsoft Philantropies' Naria Santa Lucia, contributors were from the @EU_Commission, @DLIIorg, @CampusCyberFr, @IKosciuszki & the ReDI School.

📢 Our member @MSFTIssues is supporting a workshop with the @OECD Centre for Skills on "Building a skilled cyber security workforce". Panelists are from the @EU_Commission, @DLIIorg, @CampusCyberFr, @IKosciuszki & the ReDI School. Register now ➡️ https://t.co/38Vv916bne

In the 1950s, British scientist Dr. Rosalind Franklin used a new technology called X-ray crystallography to capture the first picture of DNA. It's an inspiring story, as AI provides scientists with a new tool to push the frontier of discovery about life and medicine forward.

.@Microsoft is committed as a company to ensuring that the UK as a country has world-leading #AI infrastructure, easy access to the skills people need, and broad protections for the safety and security. https://t.co/qtTrjH9IS9

His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, the world’s first AI minister, was on his honeymoon when he first learned about the role. 🏝️ He tells more to @BradSmi in the latest episode of #ToolsandWeapons.

DAY ONE! #ParisPeaceForum2023 is starting now!

Imagine the harm someone could do with a deepfake that sounds just like you. They could hurt your career or even destroy your reputation entirely. That’s what nearly happened to one pro-Ukrainian activist in Canada, @BradSmi explains. @MSFTIssues #GlobalStage

The use of digital platforms to spread violent extremist content is an urgent issue with real-world consequences. By combining Tech Against Terrorism’s capabilities with AI, we hope to help create a safer world both online and off. https://t.co/PTpdZhtmXD

📢 Hot off the press, the #ParisPeaceForum2023 Program is now published online! So what are you waiting for!? Dive into the program, explore the sessions, and get ready to follow the event live on our YouTube Channel 👉

LIVE NOW from the @ParisPeaceForum: @BradSmi, @ianbremmer, @mariaressa, @CaroitEleonore, & @JulienPain discuss how we can use technology as a tool to protect democracy, instead of harming it. @MSFTIssues #GlobalStage https://t.co/m0SI7HlEsv

Live now: our expert panel discussion on the human impact of cyberattacks with @Microsoft's @KajaCiglic, @CyberpeaceInst's @DuguinStephane, @Mastercard's Bonnie Leff, @haighdavid, moderated by @EurasiaGroup's @Ali Wyne . @MSFTIssues

Join us on our X page in 10 minutes for an expert discussion on the human impact of cyberattacks with @KajaCiglic, @CyberpeaceInst's @DuguinStephane, @Mastercard's Bonnie Leff, @haighdavid, & @EurasiaGroup's @Ali_Wyne. @MSFTIssues

Join us live on November 9 at 11am ET / 5pm CEST for a #GlobalStage conversation on embracing technology to protect democracy. As we enter a year of critical elections at a precarious moment for the world, it's a conversation that is more urgent than ever. @MSFTIssues