Pakistan AI Centers of Excellence (Pak AI CoE)

Responsible use of data in AI pilots and deployments

Pak AI CoE is designed to help the state and industry adopt AI without compromising citizens' rights, confidentiality or trust. Data governance and ethics are embedded in how sandboxes are built, how projects are selected and how models are evaluated.

Data governance principles

• Clear legal basis for data use in every project, with roles and responsibilities defined.
• Preference for de-identified, aggregated or synthetic data where possible.
• Documented data flows, storage locations and access controls.
• Retention and deletion rules that match regulatory and policy requirements.

Ethical AI guidelines

• Assessment of potential harms, bias and exclusion before pilots begin.
• Mechanisms for human oversight and override for sensitive decisions.
• Transparency on when citizens are interacting with or affected by AI systems.
• Priority for use-cases that enhance public value rather than surveillance or manipulation.

Governance structures

• Data and ethics councils at the core of the Pak AI CoE governance framework.
• Representation from government, industry, civil society and technical experts.
• Periodic review of sandbox policies, pilot pipelines and