ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA) and the DFINITY Foundation Tuesday signed MoU to advance sovereign AI native digital infrastructure in Pakistan, ensuring sensitive data remains in country while enabling secure, modern software systems built for the AI era.
As part of the partnership, DFINITY will support the creation of a dedicated Pakistan Subnet on its Internet Computer Platform (ICP), a sovereign cloud designed to host tamper resistant software, national scale applications, and AI powered systems that can create and operate independently of foreign cloud infrastructure.
The collaboration also includes plans for a National Messenger application enabling private, verifiable communications; expanded access to Caffeine, an AI platform incubated by DFINITY; 1500 licenses of Caffeine to create applications and capacity building initiatives across government, education, and entrepreneurship. DFINITY will also establish a local presence in Pakistan, reinforcing long term collaboration and technical engagement in the country.
“This partnership marks an important step in Pakistan’s digital evolution,” said Dr Sohail Munir, Chairperson of the Pakistan Digital Authority. “By investing in sovereign cloud infrastructure and modern AI ready platforms, we are strengthening national resilience, supporting innovation, and creating new opportunities for our public institutions, students, and entrepreneurs.”
Chief Scientist and Founder of DFINITY and Caffeine, Dominic Williams, added: “Pakistan is taking a forward looking approach to digital infrastructure. By establishing a Pakistan Subnet and investing in sovereign, tamper proof systems, the country is laying the groundwork for software and AI applications that are secure, verifiable, and built to serve national priorities. This partnership enables Pakistan to build, own, and operate AI and cloud services on its own terms.”
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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