Pak Must Adopt With Changing Global Demands

News Desk

Faisalabad: Artificial Intelligence (AI) will dominate the global landscape in the near future as it would significantly eliminate traditional jobs but also generate over 97 million new jobs in the AI sector by 2025, said Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) Standing Committee on R&D Chairman Engineer Ahmad Hassan on Tuesday.

Pakistan must take proactive measures to adopt it in order to compete with the rapidly shifting global demands, Chairman Ahmad added.

Engineer Ahmad Hassan noted that 86 per cent of business houses have already embraced mainstream IT technology, and 80 per cent of B2B market executives acknowledged that IT has already revolutionised their sector.

He further added that IT and digitalization will fundamentally change the global face, and countries like Pakistan must grasp this knowledge to survive in the global environment.

Chairman Hassan urged the technical institutions to reprioritize their strategy and equip the youth with AI so that they could not only support themselves but also generate valuable foreign cash for the nation.

Former FCCI President Muzammil Sultan said that the government should revive the green financing scheme to encourage the use of solar energy instead of depending on costly fossil fuels.

“We must equip our youth with new technologies at the school level, and in this connection, TEVTA should come up with tangible programmes,” Eng. Ahmed added.