MCIT Hosts AI And XR Sandbox Open Demo Day

Doha: Minister of Communications and Information Technology, H E Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, attended the AI and XR Sandbox Demo Open Day, organised by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), through the TASMU Innovation Lab. The event brought together government entities, startups, and partners from across the communication and information technology sector to showcase four proof-of-concept solutions. These solutions were designed to address real-world challenges in healthcare, compliance, procurement, and smart-city mobility.

The Sandbox Open Demo Day is designed to provide a safe and controlled environment for piloting, developing, and evaluating emerging technologies.

The initiative aims to accelerate digital innovation while upholding the highest standards of safety and security. This approach aligns with the mission of the Ministry to enable a resilient digital transformation and contributes directly to the Digital Agenda 2030 and Qatar National Vision 2030.

As part of the initiative, participants from government entities and startups were given access to Vertex, Google Cloud's AI platform, along with mentorship and support from Deloitte AI Institute experts and Google specialists.

Meanwhile, the Extended Reality Sandbox provided participants with advanced augmented and virtual reality tools, a unified development portal, and intensive hands-on training from Deloitte Digital experts. This blend of theoretical and practical training enabled participants to transform their innovative concepts into viable 3D proof-of-concept solutions.

The event showcased four advanced pilot proof-of-concept solutions, three AI-based solutions and one extended reality solution. The first was a secured X-ray image sharing tool developed by participants from the Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation and Sinaholz; which utilises AI to hide patient-identifying data from medical images, enabling safe data sharing among authorised entities while preserving privacy.

The second was an electronic policy compliance analyzer, developed by a team from the Ministry of Finance that automatically reviews policy and regulatory documents, comparing them against established standards to detect potential non-compliance and streamline governance processes.

The third was a smart request-for-proposal generator that automates the creation of procurement requests, enhancing consistency, accelerating workflows, and reducing processing time, the proof-of-concept is the product of a collective effort from the MCIT, the Ministry of Culture, the General Authority of Customs, Communications Regulatory Authority, and RF{X}AI.

The fourth, developed within the Extended Reality Sandbox, was an innovative parking design solution by Sinaholz aimed at reducing construction costs and risks, optimising space utilisation, and enhancing user experience through advanced digital tools for management and pre-booking.

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