KARACHI: Experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from Karachi and other parts of Sindh have agreed to work together and share their knowledge to improve AI development in the province.
As per the information provided by private media, In a recent informal meeting held at a local hotel in Karachi, professionals from the fields of science and technology, health, and education joined AI experts from both government and private institutions. The aim was to combine individual efforts and learn from each other’s experiences in the growing field of AI.
During the session, the participants agreed to form a task force that will help promote better, united, and more creative work in AI. This task force will include members from public and private sectors and will focus on AI development across Sindh.
The experts also talked about reviewing the current research being done on AI in universities and industries. They stressed the need to understand where efforts are being made and how they can be improved.
Those who attended the session included Proxima CEO Adnan Zaidi, Dr Khalid Khan from PAF-KIET, Ayaz Ahmed and Raza Abbas from Security AI, and FAST’s Sofia Hussain Ehtesham and Mohsin Kareem, along with several other specialists.
In another big step, the Sindh government has decided to start a real-time digital system to check all RO and UF water plants in the province, this system will help make the work more clear and improve services for the people.
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The decision was made in a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Asif Hyder Shah. Other attendees included Special Assistant to the CM for Public Health Engineering Muhammad Saleem Baloch, Additional CS Local Government Khalid Hyder Shah, Secretary Public Health Engineering Syed Aijaz Ali Shah, and other senior officials and engineers.
According to Aijaz Ali Shah, there are 2,529 water plants in Sindh, including 2,032 RO plants and 497 UF plants. But many of them are not working. In Tharparkar, only 101 out of 832 plants are working, which is just 12 percent. In Jamshoro, only 30 out of 113 plants are working.
On the other hand, some areas like Mirpurkhas are doing better, with 98 percent of their plants working. The new digital system will include GPS tracking and real-time dashboards to monitor water output and plant maintenance.
The Chief Secretary told officials to start using the digital system right away and fix the plants that are not working, especially in areas where most plants are not running. The government hopes this system will help give clean drinking water to people, especially in remote and poor areas.
