Microsoft introduces new Surface Go; will compete with the Apple iPadJuly 10 (AZINS) Microsoft has finally taken the wraps off the smaller version of its Surface Pro tablet called 'Surface Go'.

The Surface Go is said to be the thinnest, smallest, lightest, and also the cheapest tablet at USD 399 by Microsoft, Mashable reported. With a 10-inch display and 2-in-1 architecture, the Surface Go runs Windows 10 and is available in 8GB RAM configuration that costs USD 549. It comes with support for the Surface Pen as well.

As a part of its longstanding commitment towards India's growth, Microsoft is partnering with the public sector in the country in its digital transformation journey. Over 100 government departments across India have adopted MSFT cloud in the past 12 months to kick start their transformation.

Microsoft works with all the 29 states in India as well as with union territories and the central government. Of these, over 20 states and union territories are using Microsoft cloud services. The company is also partnering with both public and private players in education and healthcare sectors, enabling transformation in these areas.

"Microsoft has been a key partner in India's digital transformation journey and has worked consistently with the public sector across the country enabling both the state and the union governments to drive measurable societal and economic impact for their citizens. We have harnessed the power of new technologies such as Cloud, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things to catalyze transformation, and build sustainable development solutions across areas," said country general manager - Public Sector, Education and Healthcare, Manish Prakash.

"We will continue to enable both private and public sectors with new technology and help them deliver productive and beneficial services going forward," added Prakash.

On the healthcare front, Microsoft has expanded its existing Microsoft Intelligent Network for Eyecare (MINE), to the AI Network for Healthcare, creating an AI-focused network in cardiology, in partnership with Apollo Hospitals. MINE is a mission-driven global consortium of like-minded commercial, research and academic institutions that have joined hands to apply artificial intelligence to help in the elimination of avoidable blindness and scale delivery of eyecare services worldwide.