Can AI systems run on-premise for data sovereignty?

Yes, and for public sector work it is often the deciding constraint. Open-weight models run on infrastructure you control, which keeps citizen data inside your boundary. The tradeoff is capability and operational burden rather than feasibility.

Which public sector AI uses are prohibited under the EU AI Act?

Social scoring by public authorities, untargeted scraping of facial images, and, with narrow exceptions, real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces by law enforcement. These have been prohibited since February 2025, so they are a present obligation rather than a future deadline.

How does procurement work for a public sector AI project?

Scope it so the first stage produces a decision rather than a system. A fixed-scope readiness assessment can usually be procured under simpler rules than a development contract, and its output is the specification the larger procurement needs anyway.

What does human oversight mean for citizen-facing decisions?

That a named official can understand the output, disagree with it, and override it, with the override recorded. Oversight that exists only as a rubber-stamp step is not oversight, and it is the part auditors examine most closely when a decision is challenged.

Government AI

AI for Government & Public Sector - EU AI Act Compliant, On-Premise Ready

AI solutions designed for public sector requirements: EU AI Act compliance for procurement, on-premise deployment for data sovereignty, and transparent systems that maintain public trust.

Public Sector AI Requirements

Government AI systems face the strictest requirements. We build systems that meet public procurement standards, EU AI Act obligations, and data sovereignty requirements.

EU AI Act Compliance

Public sector AI systems used in justice, migration, or social benefits are classified as high-risk under the EU AI Act. We ensure full compliance from design through deployment.

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On-Premise Deployment

Full on-premise deployment within government infrastructure. No data leaves your network. Air-gapped deployment options available for classified environments.

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Procurement Ready

Documentation, security certifications, and compliance frameworks aligned with EU and national public procurement requirements.

Government AI Use Cases

Document Processing & Digitization

Automated processing of applications, permits, and correspondence. Extract structured data from forms and documents, reducing manual processing time by 80% while maintaining accuracy.

Citizen Services Automation

AI-powered chatbots and service portals that handle routine inquiries 24/7. Multilingual support for diverse populations with transparent, explainable responses.

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Automated monitoring and analysis of regulatory compliance across agencies. Track policy changes, assess impact, and generate compliance reports automatically.

Public Data Analytics

Transform government data into actionable insights. Traffic analysis, resource allocation optimization, and evidence-based policy support - all with full privacy protection.

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Faster document processing

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On-premise capable

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Citizen service availability

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How can public sector bodies deploy AI without losing data sovereignty?

A public body keeps data sovereignty by deciding where inference runs before choosing a vendor. Open-weight models deployed on infrastructure the body controls, whether on-premise or in a sovereign cloud region, keep citizen data inside the boundary and make the residency question answerable in procurement rather than after it.

That choice costs capability and adds operational burden, and it is worth being honest that a self-hosted model will trail the frontier. For document classification, extraction, translation and routing, which is where most public sector value sits, the gap is small enough not to matter.

The EU AI Act adds a second constraint that is already in force: social scoring by public authorities and untargeted facial image scraping are prohibited outright, not merely high-risk, and have been since February 2025.

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