PSDF, icod.ai partner to boost digital skills

According to Business Recorder, the Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with icod.ai, a technology platform that relies on no-code tools and artificial intelligence. The accord focuses on designing and running coding and digital training for graduates of the Mein Digital programme. Akbar Hussain, PSDF's head of digital programmes, and Ammar Aslam, chief executive of icod.ai, put their names to the agreement during a signing event.

Under the arrangement, icod.ai will adjust PSDF's curricula so they reflect current artificial intelligence development practices, and it will run bootcamps for as many as 25 graduates. The sessions are set to cover website building, digital forms and automated business workflows, officials said. Both organisations called the tie-up a meaningful move toward a stronger digital skills base in Punjab and better job prospects for young people in the digital economy.

Officials added that once the pilot phase ends, it will be widened to include freelancing and sustainable income opportunities enabled by technology for rural women who took part in the Mein Digital initiative. The report does not disclose any financial terms of the deal.