ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s digital regulator has signed a partnership with Swiss-based non-profit DFINITY Foundation to develop sovereign cloud infrastructure and AI-native software systems, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.
The agreement between the Pakistan Digital Authority, the government body overseeing the country’s digital transformation, and DFINITY seeks to ensure sensitive public data remains within the country while enabling tamper-resistant software, national-scale digital services and artificial intelligence applications without reliance on foreign cloud providers.
As part of the collaboration, DFINITY will support the creation of a Pakistan-specific subnet on its Internet Computer Platform, a sovereign cloud network designed to host secure government applications and AI-powered systems.
The partnership also includes plans to pilot a national messaging application, expand access to DFINITY’s AI software platform Caffeine, and roll out capacity-building initiatives across government, education and entrepreneurship.
“This partnership marks an important step in Pakistan’s digital evolution,” said Dr. Sohail Munir, chairperson of the Pakistan Digital Authority, in the statement issued by the authority.
