Invest In AI To Stop Brain Drain
Summary
Nepal is losing nearly one million youths a year to foreign work and study, and the article argues that investing in AI and digital industries could help keep talent at home. It calls for faster regulation, stronger broadband, and more tech training to build domestic opportunity and reduce migration.
Key Points
- Nearly one million Nepali youths leave the country every year, and the article says the promised reversal of brain drain has not happened.
- Recent flash floods in the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli corridor are expected to deepen migration pressures by damaging livelihoods and infrastructure in northern districts.
- The article argues that AI, IT exports, and diaspora-linked tech work can create a “virtual brain gain” without requiring people to leave Nepal.
- It urges the government to pass data protection rules, improve digital payments, expand broadband, and support AI training outside major cities.
