KPMG Australia has been named as a finalist in the AI Innovation – Business Transformation and Industry Nonprofit categories of the 2024 Global Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards.
The company was honoured among a field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology, KPMG said.
“We’re delighted to be showcasing Australian innovation on the worldwide stage, and to have our cutting-edge generative AI KymChat suite of solutions recognised by these global Microsoft awards," said Tim Robinson, partner-in-charge of technology consulting at KPMG Australia.
"We’re also excited to be a finalist in the nonprofit industry award - highlighting the effectiveness of our Powered Enterprise approach to transforming core technology infrastructure.”
“These awards reflect the evolution of our business, the continued innovation in our service offerings to market, and continued investments in end-to-end Microsoft capability from infrastructure to safe and secure AI technology."
The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognise partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft Cloud applications, services, devices and AI innovation during the past year.
Awards were classified in various categories, with honourees chosen from over 4,700 nominations from more than 100 countries.
The AI Innovation Partner - Business Transformation category recognises partners that create solutions that strike a balance between intelligence, creativity, productivity and connectivity.
The category focuses on solutions that unlock new business value at scale, disrupt the status quo by introducing new ways to engage with technology and provide consistent experiences across devices and platforms.
Built by KPMG Australia using Azure OpenAI services, KymChat is a proprietary AI agent that services multiple use cases and is used by KPMG "to boost efficiency and create a better people experience," the company said.
KPMG said it is also "committed to supporting clients to accelerate their own AI adoption with KymChat" and "expanding the KymChat suite of solutions to include additional use cases such as AI driven compliance and KymTax."
The Industry Nonprofit category recognises partners that excel at providing innovative and unique services or cloud solutions based on Microsoft technologies that help nonprofits.
KPMG said it has been recognised as a result of its success in transforming core technology infrastructure using the Powered Enterprise approach and accelerators.
It has been able to deliver nonprofit clients a clear view of leading practice functions, a preconfigured instance of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and Customer Engagement on Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit, as well as providing customers with clarity, direction, a de-risked approach at every step, KPMG said.
“Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards!” said Nicole Dezen, chief partner officer and corporate VP at Microsoft.
“The momentum generated by numerous AI & Copilot announcements this year fueled innovation from our partners, enabling ground-breaking services and solutions to customers. I am inspired by the capability and creativity in our partner ecosystem and this year's winners beautifully demonstrate the best of what’s possible with AI and the Microsoft Cloud.”
