Karachi, November 19, 2025 \u2014 The AI Leaders Fellowship launched in Karachi with support from the Ministry of IT & Telecom through the Pakistan Software Export Board, bringing together Google Cloud, SAP and TallyMarks Consulting to strengthen Pakistan\u2019s enterprise readiness for artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n
The AI Leaders Fellowship will work with 100 leading Pakistani organisations to help them adopt and operationalise AI through a structured, multi\u2011modal learning programme. Participants will receive expert-led masterclasses on agentic and ethical AI, one-to-one consultations, knowledge transfer sessions, and access to specialised e-learning labs and sandboxes to trial production-focused use cases.<\/p>\n
Participating enterprises gain complimentary access to Google Cloud\u2019s Skills platform, hands-on exposure to new AI tools and releases, technical mentorship, and cross-industry peer engagement. Selected organisations may receive visibility through case studies and, where projects qualify, technical partnerships to develop proofs of concept with One Google advisory support.<\/p>\n
Shaza Fatima Khawaja<\/strong>, Federal Minister for IT & Telecom, highlighted the role of international collaboration in building national capability: “Pakistan\u2019s journey toward a digitally empowered future depends on building the skills, partnerships, and institutional capacity needed to adopt emerging technologies responsibly. Guided by the Prime Minister\u2019s vision of a \u2018Digital Nation Pakistan,\u2019 the AI Leaders Fellowship Pakistan brings world-class expertise to our local ecosystem.” The minister emphasised the programme\u2019s alignment with the government\u2019s digital transformation goals.<\/p>\n Farhan Qureshi<\/strong>, Google Pakistan\u2019s Country Director, said the Fellowship represents a deepening of Google Cloud\u2019s investment in Pakistan and a way to empower businesses with the knowledge and skills required for an AI-powered economy. “We are incredibly excited to see the impact the Fellowship will have,”<\/em> he added, stressing the potential for tangible community and national benefits.<\/p>\n Fahad Zahid<\/strong>, Interim Country Manager of SAP Pakistan, who moderated the kick-off panel, described the collaboration as a pivotal step for enterprises to modernise core systems and embed intelligence into processes. The Fellowship\u2019s initial masterclasses from SAP, Google Cloud and Google Developer Experts set the stage for a multi-month engagement where companies will work closely with international experts to explore responsible AI development aligned with operational needs.<\/p>\n With government backing and a mix of global and local partners, the AI Leaders Fellowship positions Pakistani enterprises to translate data into sustainable business impact while contributing to the Ministry of IT\u2019s vision of a Digital Nation Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AI Leaders Fellowship empowers 100 Pakistani enterprises with Google Cloud training, labs and mentorship to accelerate AI adoption and digital transformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}