Nepal’s AI future depends on foundational infrastructure that is locally owned, culturally relevant, and equitably accessible. T4DNepal works to:
– Advocate for sovereign data infrastructure and localized AI training datasets in Nepali and other local languages
– Promote open-source AI models and tools that Nepal’s developers can adapt and deploy locally
– Support community internet access and digital literacy as prerequisites for meaningful AI participation
– Partner with municipalities to build local data governance capacity across all seven provinces
– Address the environmental costs of AI compute and promote energy-efficient, sustainable AI solutions
– Bridge the AI divide by ensuring rural and underserved communities have access to AI-enabled services