IBM study finds AI issues top digital sovereignty challenges for enterprises

• IBM’s Digital Sovereignty Index, published Nov. 11, 2026, identified AI-related issues as the most common sovereignty challenge, affecting 44% of respondents.
• Sovereignty challenges affected 94% of surveyed enterprises over three years; 81% of those affected had to provide formal evidence of control.
• While 82% of respondents expressed strong confidence in proving sovereign control, only 26% of enterprises reached the index’s leading tier.
• Only 33% of respondents regularly tested their ability to demonstrate sovereignty, highlighting a gap between confidence and operational readiness.
• Leading enterprises resolved their toughest sovereignty challenge without material disruption in 52% of cases, compared with 22% among enterprises still establishing capabilities.

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