MoU signed to advance Pakistan’s sovereign AI future
Publishing date: 29 December 2025
Published in: The Nation
Data Vault Pakistan and the Centre of Excellence Artificial Intelligence Technology Center (CoE AITeC) at the National Centre for Physics (NCP) signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Islamabad to accelerate Pakistan’s sovereign artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and advanced research capabilities. The MoU establishes a long-term collaboration framework focused on indigenous AI development, GPU-accelerated computing, cloud and edge AI services, and national-scale research enablement, aligning Pakistan’s leading scientific institutions with locally hosted, secure, and enterprise-grade AI infrastructure. The MoU will remain in effect for an initial period of five years, with provisions for extension by mutual consent. It provides a scalable and sustainable collaboration model between national research institutions and sovereign AI infrastructure providers, reinforcing Pakistan’s ambition to emerge as a regional hub for artificial intelligence, scientific computing, and digital innovation.
The agreement was formally signed in Islamabad between Data Vault Pakistan and the National Centre for Physics, marking a decisive step toward a future where Pakistan’s AI research, innovation, and compute power are developed, hosted, and scaled within the country.
“This collaboration marks an important milestone in strengthening national AI capacity within Pakistan, ensuring that advanced research, sensitive datasets, and mission-critical workloads are processed on sovereign infrastructure, while supporting the country’s broader objectives of technological self-reliance, digital sovereignty, and innovation-led economic growth,” said Mehwish Salman—CEO Data Vault.
