Qatar News Agency (QNA) received an award for the innovation in using artificial intelligence (AI) at a ceremony held within Microsoft's exclusive event "Leading the Era of AI," held Tuesday under the auspices and presence of HE the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohamed bin Ali al-Mannai.
HE the QNA Director-General Ahmed bin Saeed al-Rumaihi received the award from HE al-Mannai in the presence of several officials, representatives of government agencies, experts, business leaders, innovators, and an elite group of Microsoft partners and customers.
QNA won the award for the innovation in using AI in recognition of its unprecedented achievements in the field of using and benefiting from modern technology and advancing digital transformation efforts in the field of media, especially with its use of the "audio and video analysis system," which is a program based on AI in converting recorded video and audio clips into written text.
HE al-Rumaihi appreciated the great support provided by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to governmental and non-governmental agencies to advance the digital transformation sector in the country through the use of modern technology and advanced techniques and making use of AI to develop services and the work environment.
His Excellency noted the keenness of HE the Minister of Communications and Information Technology to advance digital transformation in various government institutions, keeping pace with the latest developments in information and communications technology at the national and international levels, and to enhance the digital future in the country while consolidating its position as a smart and technologically advanced country.
HE Al Rumaihi pointed out that QNA's receipt of the award for the innovation in using AI reflects its orientation towards adopting modern technologies in its field of work, and its keenness to benefit from AI techniques to develop work performance and advance media services, especially in the field of electronic media.
In recent years, QNA has witnessed unprecedented development in the field of digital transformation and the use of modern technology in all its departments, as it was keen to keep pace with the latest developments in digital media and AI within the framework of its vision to provide distinguished news services based on modern technologies.
