AI, Taxes, and Less Bureaucracy: Web Summit in Lisbon Kicks Off

Web Summit has started!
From the very first minutes there were many interesting statements that at first seemed to contradict each other, but actually do not:
- 'Lisbon and Microsoft AI'
- 'AI for interaction with Portuguese government agencies'
- 'Tax cuts in Portugal'
- 'Reducing bureaucracy'
We will see how this is implemented in practice, but from the stage it all sounds very promising.
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