Sovereign AI Drives Innovation With Efficiency In The APAC Public Sector

Insights Brief

 In today’s digital age where national autonomy has increasingly risen to the forefront, sovereign AI is the new strategic imperative in balancing opportunity with caution for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Public sector adoption of gen AI is steadily increasing, but with a distinctly cautious and strategic approach. Yet, foundational infrastructure gaps and deeper concerns around cybersecurity, risk management and data governance are slowing the pace of gen AI integration. In the face of this, public sector leaders’ preference for customization highlights a growing demand for sovereign AI.

This Forester Insights Brief* highlights how sovereign AI holds the key to overcoming existing structural barriers for the APAC public sector. By centering their digital and gen AI strategies around sovereignty, public sector leaders become better poised to mitigate external risks, preserve public trust, and shape AI development in ways that serve their organizations’ unique societal values and strategic interests. Read this study to further understand:

• How the APAC public sector is approaching gen AI adoption.
• The key challenges hindering gen AI adoption across the APAC public sector.
• How sovereign AI can be used to influence innovation with efficiency.

* Sovereign AI Drives Innovation With Efficiency In The APAC Public Sector, a commissioned Insights Brief conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Red Hat, October 2025.