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Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence and Computing (Pakistan)

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The Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence and Computing (PIAIC) was launched by the President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, to promote education, research and business opportunities in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Internet of Things, and Cloud Native Computing.[1][2][3] The initiative comes in a bid to enable Pakistan in making an imprint on the world’s path towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution.[4][5] It aims to transform the fields of education, research, and business in Pakistan. President Dr. Arif Alvi had launched PIAIC.[6][7][8]

Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence and Computing
TypePublic
Established9 December 2018
AffiliationPanacloud Pvt. Ltd
Location
Pakistan
Websitehttps://www.piaic.org

Available Programs

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PIAIC is currently offering following of the technologies:

Distance Learning Education

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PIAIC offers programs for distance learning as well as on-site learning, allowing students from across Pakistan to enroll online.[9][10] However, students need to be present for exams onsite in order to enroll into the program and for examinations throughout the course of study The program has an initial target to enroll as many as 100,000 students within a year.[11] After a successful launch in Karachi with 12,000 students enrolling, PIAIC have started registering students in other major cities like Islamabad and Faisalabad and soon plan on offering programs in Lahore, Quetta, and Peshawar.[12][13]

Javaid Laghari has lamented standards of IT education in Pakistan, including the PIAIC, for not being on par with the developed world. He argues that this has led to low IT exports, especially in high-tech services. While praising the PIAIC as a "good start" for "training a large number of coders", he criticises it as providing too little instruction per week and getting poor reviews.[1]

This initiative is a privately funded not-for-profit educational program that has partnership with non-profit and for-profit organizations like Panacloud, Saylani Welfare International Trust, and Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b Shabbir, Fahad (March 4, 2020). "President Lauded For His Initiative On Presidential Initiative On Artificial Intelligence And Computing (PIAIC)". Urdu Point. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Shabbir, Ambreen (December 9, 2018). "President Alvi Launches Artificial Computing Initiative (PIAIC)". Pro Pakistani. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "A digital beginning! President Arif Alvi launches PIAIC with a click of a mouse". TechJuice. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. ^ "Pakistan's place in AI and computing". The Express Tribune. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ^ "Youth to be imparted training in various fields of artificial intelligence: president". ARY NEWS. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ^ "news". hec.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  7. ^ "PIAIC: Presidential Initiative Towards Artificial Intelligence Computing". The Post. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  8. ^ Uploader (2020-03-04). "President lauded for his initiative on PIAIC". Associated Press Of Pakistan. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  9. ^ "PIAIC: Presidential Initiative Towards Artificial Intelligence Computing". The Post. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  10. ^ "President Alvi urges youth to get prepared for 4th industrial revolution". Times of Islamabad. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  11. ^ "Boosting Pakistan's IT Industry: Initiative for Artificial Intelligence & Computing (PIAIC)". Pakistan Defence. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  12. ^ "Let us pray Pakistan's American dream does not fail | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  13. ^ "Govt taking interest in revolutionising education: Alvi". The Nation. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  14. ^ "Pakistan takes a step forward in Artificial Intelligence with China". Daily Times. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  15. ^ "Pakistan's place in Artificial Intelligence and computing | Pakistan Today". archive.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
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