1、AI sovereigntyREPORTA strategic imperative for European industryDriven by advances in artificial intelligence(AI),industrial operations are evolving from product development to execution on the factory floor.While global competitors such as the US and China accelerate their investments and innovatio

2、n,European industry remains deeply reliant on foreign technology and infrastructure.More than 80%of digital products,services and intellectual property(IP)used in the EU are provided by non-European companies.With only three major AI models developed in Europe in 2024,compared with 40 in the US,Euro

3、pe risks falling behind in a technology increasingly central to industrial value creation.At the core of this challenge lies the issue of sovereignty.As industrial processes become more autonomous,data-driven and integrated,companies must maintain full control over the AI systems powering these oper

4、ations.This means building trustworthy,explainable and domain-specific AI that complies with European regulatory and operational standards,as well as creating secure,scalable AI infrastructure suitable for local,hybrid or air-gapped environments.Roland Berger and Aleph Alpha are actively supporting

5、leading industrial players in navigating the AI transition.Drawing on hands-on implementation experience and close collaboration with policymakers and pioneers across sectors,we outline how European companies can move beyond pilot projects toward impactful,scalable deployment.The most successful fir

6、ms clearly define their control and compliance requirements,prioritize high-value use cases and integrate modular,sovereign AI into their core engineering and production systems.In this context,AI sovereignty is not just a strategic advantage it is a prerequisite for sustained industrial leadership.