IBM study finds AI issues top digital sovereignty challenges for enterprises
IBM•IBM’s Digital Sovereignty Index found AI-related issues were the most common sovereignty challenge, affecting 44% of respondents. While 82% expressed strong confidence in proving sovereign control, only 26% of enterprises reached the index’s leading tier.
1. Survey findings
IBM’s Digital Sovereignty Index, published Nov. 11, found that sovereignty challenges affected 94% of surveyed enterprises over three years; 81% of those affected had to provide formal evidence of control. Only 33% regularly tested their ability to demonstrate sovereignty. Leading enterprises resolved their toughest challenge without material disruption in 52% of cases, compared with 22% among enterprises still establishing capabilities.
