Jam holds meetings to develop modern digital ecosystem for MoC

Business Recorder reported that Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan met officials from the Pakistan Digital Authority and the management of Sky47 in separate sessions. The talks explored an integrated, AI-enabled digital system for the ministry and its attached bodies. The minister noted that the commerce ministry holds large volumes of material covering thousands of tariff lines, exporters, overseas markets and trade missions.

He said that scattered records must be standardised, linked and made available to authorised users in secure formats that support decisions. He also wants the ministry's digital portals merged into one view, connected with the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, chambers, trade associations and trade officers based in more than 55 nations. On the government side, the authority described a framework still taking shape that covers data classification, exchange rules, enterprise design and cloud use.

Officials discussed sorting government data into open, shared, restricted and personally identifiable categories, while each ministry keeps ownership and control. Departments would share only what a particular purpose requires rather than complete datasets, through a traceable exchange system meant to curb misuse of confidential and personal information. The minister also voiced concern about staff using public foreign AI platforms for confidential official work and called for clear guidelines and domestic alternatives. Sky47 separately outlined plans to expand secure hosting capacity and disaster recovery services.