KOSA and MegazoneCloud Discuss Sovereign AI Cooperation With Pakistani Government
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KOSA and MegazoneCloud held a meeting on sovereign AI cooperation with officials from Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) at the Megazone Industrial-Academic Research Center in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province.
At the meeting, they shared Pakistan's digital transformation direction and the AI technological capabilities of Korean companies, and discussed the possibility of cooperation on building sovereign AI infrastructure and developing AI talent.
The meeting was arranged as a follow-up to cooperation discussions held in September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during 'LEAP 2026,' and KOSA plans to continue working-level consultations.
KOSA and MegazoneCloud met with Pakistani government officials to discuss cooperation centered on sovereign AI. The areas discussed included building sovereign AI infrastructure and developing talent. KOSA and MegazoneCloud announced those points at the meeting.
A meeting aimed at sovereign AI cooperation was held on the 21st at the Megazone Industrial-Academic Research Center in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. The meeting was attended by officials from Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT).
The meeting was arranged as a follow-up to cooperation discussions held in September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during 'LEAP 2026.' At the time, KOSA operated a joint booth with companies participating in a full-stack AI consortium led by MegazoneCloud, and discussed the possibility of AI industry cooperation with officials from Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication.
On the Pakistani side, the meeting was attended by government and embassy officials, including Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja and Pakistan's Ambassador to South Korea Syed Moazzam H. Shah. On the Korean side, attending were Lee Joo-wan, chairman of MegazoneCloud and head of KOSA's overseas expansion committee, as well as officials from domestic AI companies including Uracle, FuriosaAI, NC AI, LG AI Research, and Brain Commerce.
At the meeting, the participants shared Pakistan's digital transformation direction and the AI technological capabilities of Korean companies. Domestic companies introduced AI semiconductors, foundation AI models, and cloud services, and discussed the possibility of cooperation on building Pakistan's sovereign AI infrastructure and on developing AI talent based on their technological and business experience.
The Pakistani government is pursuing a sovereign AI policy based on its own data and infrastructure. Pakistan held 'Indus AI Week 2026' in Islamabad last February, and the public document known as the 'Islamabad AI Declaration' outlined directions for sovereign AI, inclusive AI, and responsible AI.
KOSA plans to continue working-level consultations with Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication following the meeting. KOSA intends to support domestic AI companies' expansion into Pakistan and broaden export opportunities in emerging digital markets, including the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Seung-gi
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=408612
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