Strategies for governments to more effectively pursue AI sovereignty.
June 23, 2026
A European Commission-backed e-government benchmark report warns that EU member states need to pick up the pace on digital transformation.
The annual report, released last week, identified AI sovereignty as one of Europe’s defining technology priorities.
Included in the benchmark system for the first time, AI sovereignty reflects a shift in how governments think about technological control. Governments are looking beyond where data is held to how models and infrastructure are actually built, and how they can maintain oversight of their use.
