Sovereign AI systems built by national governments are hard, expensive and absolutely necessary
Sovereign AI systems built by national governments are hard, expensive and absolutely necessary  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Tue Jun 16 2026
Description: As countries race to adopt artificial intelligence, the challenge is building capability they actually control, without falling behind or over‑relying on outside providers. Alan Webber, Program Vice President - National Security, Defense and Intelligence at IDC, tells us what it takes to get that right.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.