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GREG WILSON
TITLE : CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER COMPANY : MICROSOFT INDUSTRY : SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Greg Wilson is Microsoft
Worldwide Public Sector ’ s Chief Technology Officer for Government . His role is to help global Public Sector Government clients and partners to work with Microsoft technologies to achieve more by empowering growth , innovation , and digital transformation . He oversees support around the globe to Government Public Finance , Public Safety and Justice , Government Operations & Infrastructure and Public Health and Social Services Partners and Customers . Prior to his current role he was Microsoft UK ’ s National Technology Officer and focused predominantly on the National Security sector cloud , data and AI solutions . help governments understand it , help our partners understand it , and really demystify it for governing bodies so they understand the tech , they understand the issues , they understand the risks and they understand accountability .”
The key drivers for tech adoption in the public sector With the world now in an era of AI transformation , Wilson ’ s message for organisations is to not get left behind . “ We can talk about generative AI and all the great things that these tools enable , but all the magic starts with the hyperscale cloud .” As a result , a lot of discussions around AI transformation are centred around moving governments to the cloud . “ The Cloud is where the magic is unlocked and for governments wanting to better understand their data and access emerging technologies like AI and quantum , migrating to the cloud is a key first step ,” Wilson says . “ Here they will unlock the power of solutions like Microsoft Fabric that will reshape how everyone accesses , manages , and acts on
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