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ITWeb OTR: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa speaks on Microsoft R5B investment
Filmed at Microsoft’s head office in Bryanston, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa speaks on Microsoft's latest round of investment into the country, the importance of AI and the development of the National AI Policy, hoped to be a catalyst in supporting economic growth and job creation.
ITWeb OTR: Microsoft invests R5bn to turn SA into AI economy
Filmed at Microsoft’s head office in Bryanston, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and Microsoft’s global vice chair and president Brad Smith outline the company’s latest round of investment into the country, the importance of AI and the development of the National AI Policy, hoped to be a catalyst in supporting economic growth and job creation.