Sovereign AI in action

Sovereign AI in action The imperative for sovereign AI in India Open source: The cornerstone of trust and independence NxtGen SpeedCloud: India's sovereign AI in action How Red Hat can help A shared vision for India's AI future The adaptable enterprise: Why AI readiness is disruption readiness About the author Vincent Caldeira More like this Blog post Blog post Original podcast Original podcast Keep exploring Browse by channel Automation Artificial intelligence Open hybrid cloud Security Edge computing Infrastructure Applications Virtualization Share The recent Open Source Summit Hyderabad offered a platform to discuss a significant shift in the global AI landscape: the move toward a distributed, trusted, and self-reliant AI model. For too long, the narrative around AI has been dominated by a few centralized players and proprietary platforms. That era is quickly ending. India is now part of this movement with its unique, development-centered approach to AI. I had the pleasure of presenting with Rajgopal A S, MD and CEO at NxtGen Cloud Technologies. Our joint presentation, "Sovereign AI in Action," showcased how this vision is being realized through the powerful combination of NxtGen's SpeedCloud and Red Hat's open source technologies. Organizations and nations increasingly recognize the critical need for digital sovereignty—the ability to independently control and safeguard essential digital infrastructure, data, operations, technology, and supply chains in alignment with their policies, values, and strategic objectives. This is particularly urgent in India due to several interconnected challenges: Data control and protection: Governments see sovereign AI as vital for protecting data privacy and safeguarding national security. This requires controlling where data is stored, who can access it, and how it’s used, often insisting on data staying within specific national or regional borders. The growth of data sovereignty laws and data protection rules worldwide means companies are having to adjust quickly. Technological independence: There's also a strong desire to reduce reliance on external providers' infrastructure and technologies amid geopolitical uncertainties. Currently, 95% of accelerator-enabled public cloud regions use US-owned accelerators, showing a concentration of control.