The federal minister for IT inaugurated an Artificial Intelligence 101 module at the Civil Services Academy, integrating AI training into the civil services curriculum.
Addressing a special CSS batch at the academy, the minister said the initiative was part of the government’s Digital Nation Vision and aligned with the Digital Nation Pakistan Act, which she described as a governance reform framework rather than a technology policy.
The special batch comprised 52 probationary officers from Balochistan and 56 from Sindh. The AI module was developed jointly by the Ministry of IT and Telecom, the Planning Commission, the Civil Services Academy and atomcamp.
The minister said the National Artificial Intelligence Policy places strong emphasis on building human capacity within government institutions, adding that the introduction of AI training at the academy was intended to prepare future civil servants for the responsible and effective use of emerging technologies.
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Under the initiative, a two-day intensive training programme was conducted for 150 probationary officers, covering AI fundamentals, prompt engineering, administrative and research applications, productivity tools and ethical considerations. A training-of-trainers programme was also completed, with 30 faculty members from various civil service training institutions prepared as master trainers.
Announcing that AI training has now been incorporated into the CSA curriculum, the minister said all future batches of civil servants would receive structured instruction in artificial intelligence. She also said the partnership with atomcamp would be expanded to cover more advanced AI modules.
Highlighting broader digital reforms, the minister said the federal government had achieved 100 percent e-Office adoption across 38 of 39 divisions, reducing file processing time from 25 to 30 days to four days. She added that affordable high-speed internet, supported by cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, was central to Pakistan’s digital strategy.
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Shaza Fatima Khawaja thanked the Civil Services Academy and its partners and said the ministry would extend AI training to mid-career and senior officers while aligning capacity-building initiatives with emerging AI governance and data protection frameworks.
The initiative is linked to the Digital Nation Pakistan legislation introduced in the National Assembly in December 2024, which proposes a national framework for digitisation across the economy, governance and society. The bill provides for the creation of a National Digital Commission, chaired by the prime minister and including chief ministers and heads of key regulatory bodies, to oversee Pakistan’s digital transformation and investment in digital infrastructure.
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