UK tech infrastructure provider Sovereign AI has struck a deal with Accenture and Palantir to help build and scale the next wave of its AI data centres across the EMEA region, aiming to create a secure, sovereign AI platform for enterprises and government organisations alike.

The partnership underpins Sovereign’s push to accelerate its NVIDIA‑powered sovereign AI capabilities through the deployment of Dell AI Factory, positioning the company to meet growing demand for AI infrastructure that supports economic security and digital resilience.

The resulting data centres will be built to handle intensive AI workloads while ensuring secure operations and high‑performance across regulated sectors like defence, finance, and healthcare, a core pillar of Sovereign AI’s commitment to “ethical AI deployment where security is non‑negotiable”.

“S-AI is committed to building the next generation industrial base for AI, and by investing in robust, scalable data centres in the UK and EMEA, we are poised to provide a solution which future proofs our customers for the requirements of the global digital economy,” said Bradd Lewis, CEO of Sovereign AI.

Software giant Palantir will provide the core operating systems to manage the project’s critical infrastructure, while global consultancy firm Accenture will take the lead on digital transformation and large-scale delivery, including sales and engineering support. 

Sovereign AI said that the deal will help address the need for scalable, nationally secure AI infrastructure as a foundation for industrial growth, an issue that sits at the heart of ongoing debates around sovereign AI and the power US tech firms hold over Europe’s future.

“This collaboration will forge a new model for managing the expansion of safe, secure and resilient AI infrastructure to address the growing need for national and economic security across key markets,” said Bryan E. Rich, senior managing director at Accenture.

“Together, Accenture and Palantir will help S-AI set a new standard for AI infrastructure, which can position EMEA at the forefront of industrial innovation and national security.”

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The deal, which follows the launch of the Accenture Palantir Business Group, is positioned as ensuring organisations retain end‑to‑end control and ownership of their data and AI capabilities, with Dell’s SVP of compute, Arun Narayanan, saying the tech will help organisations meet “the most stringent regulatory and security requirements”.

However, Sovereign’s data‑centre buildout will be founded on controversial US tech firm Palantir’s Chain Reaction software, which will manage everything from how power is produced and allocated, through to how compute resources are deployed, with the company describing the software as providing America with a “competitive advantage” in the AI race.