Pakistan plans to establish AI and research & development facilities, in line with the Prime Minister's vision, as announced by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister.
The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, has announced plans to establish new Artificial Intelligence (AI), research and development, and skills training centres across Pakistan. Khan made the announcement during a meeting with the heads of TUSDEC and PITAC, where he also assigned tasks for the creation of various centres, including a Mining and Mineral Processing Technology Centre, a Women Digital Skills Development Centre, and an Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twin Centre. The planned research and development centre in Gujranwala will be located in the Gujranwala Export Processing Zone (GEPZ). However, no specific details about the funding or resources for the new centres or plants were provided. Khan emphasized the importance of learning from advanced international models to replicate modern skills and technologies. He highlighted Uzbekistan's Techno Park as an example, citing innovations such as solar water heaters and prepaid billing systems. In addition to the research and development centres, seafood processing and packaging plants, modern abattoirs, and meat processing facilities will be set up across Pakistan. Khan also acknowledged the role of PITAC students in the country's industrial and technological development. He announced that he would personally meet and encourage PITAC students who had excelled in training programs. Khan praised PITAC's introduction of modern skills and English language courses for students, calling them vital for competitiveness in the global job market. Khan stated that AI can revolutionize Pakistan's economy and urged the country to keep pace with the global transformation in artificial intelligence. No timeline for the establishment of the new centres or plants was mentioned. The establishment of these centres and plants is expected to boost industrial innovation and growth in Pakistan, but no information about the expected outcomes or benefits was given.
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