Sovereign AI is the ability of a nation, sector, or large organisation to make deliberate choices about how artificial intelligence is built, operated, governed, funded, and used. It is no longer enough to ask where data is stored. Modern AI systems draw on data, models, applications, networks, compute, people, laws, and operating processes that work together in real time. This makes AI sovereignty a whole-system question: who controls the intelligence layer that will increas

Developing a national AI strategy: insights from global approaches As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a transformative force in governments and societies, nations around the world are racing to develop national AI strategies. These strategies aim to harness AI for economic growth, improved public services, and global competitiveness while mitigating associated risks such as ethical misuse, economic disruption, and social inequality. This report provides a comparative