Sovereign AI starts with ownership

17 September 2026

AI is rapidly changing the way organisations work. But for vital sectors, the key question is not what AI can do, but who retains control over the data, the models and the decisions made with them.

Within DEC-Alliance, we look at AI the way we look at all digital infrastructure: through the lens of continuity. Anyone deploying AI in healthcare, government or the energy sector is building on a foundation that must remain reliable for years. That requires technology under European jurisdiction, open standards and ownership that cannot change hands overnight.

Our companies show how this works in practice. With its AI Experience Room, Avisi has developed an approach in which organisations move from strategic ambition to a validated concept in a single day, using local, responsible AI that meets the highest security and privacy standards.

The energy transition offers a concrete example. On 1 May 2026, the Netherlands introduced Allocation 2.0: consumption is now allocated per quarter-hour based on actual smart meter data, rather than average profiles. For energy suppliers, this creates large volumes of new data, and with it new complexity. Through its Solution Studio, Avisi helped energy company ENTRNCE turn that challenge into a workable solution that makes consumption data more accessible and useful.

That is what AI and data are about for DEC-Alliance: not hype, but craftsmanship in vital supply chains. Innovation that works, under our own control.