> An Eclipse Foundation Industry Collaboration
AI sovereignty
starts in the open.
The Sovereign AI Foundation brings member organisations together to navigate the open source AI landscape, share knowledge and use cases, and develop practical insights that support more informed decisions and greater transparency, interoperability, choice, and control.
// Open to eligible Eclipse Foundation member organisations.
No organisation can navigate the AI landscape alone
Models evolve. Evaluation methods multiply. Regulatory requirements take shape. Experimental AI use cases are rapidly moving into production across sectors.
AI sovereignty is not about operating in isolation. It is about giving organisations meaningful visibility into the technologies they depend on, greater control over how those technologies are deployed, and the freedom to adapt as their needs change.
Shared intelligence
Learn from organisations confronting similar opportunities and challenges across sectors.
Global perspective
Draw on expertise and developments across Europe, North America, Asia, and beyond.
Trusted collaboration
Participate on equal terms under the Eclipse Foundation’s established governance, antitrust, and intellectual property policies.
Practical outcomes
Turn collective knowledge into resources that support real-world AI decisions.
A vendor-neutral forum for open source AI collaboration
The Sovereign AI Foundation provides a structured forum where Eclipse Foundation member organisations can compare experiences, assess technologies and trends, connect related activities, and develop practical resources that inform their AI strategies.
The group focuses on knowledge sharing, technology assessment, and ecosystem coordination. It does not develop software or specifications.
A growing collaboration across industry and research
The Sovereign AI Foundation is supported by technology companies, industrial organisations, research institutions, and open source experts working to advance a more open, interoperable, and sustainable AI ecosystem.
CEA LIST
EclipseSource
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
Ericsson
Eurotech
Infosys
Kentyou
KU Leuven
Open Elements
Renesas Electronics
Robert Bosch
Thales
The IO Foundation
TypeFox
> What members will do
From a fast-moving landscape to practical insight
The group focuses on five areas that turn shared knowledge and experience into practical value for members and the wider open source AI ecosystem.
01
Map real-world use cases
Develop a shared view of where organisations are deploying, evaluating, or piloting open source AI across sectors, including common needs, challenges, and opportunities.
02
Assess technologies and trends
Monitor open source models, evaluation frameworks, inference infrastructure, agentic systems, and regulatory developments to identify what matters for members’ AI strategies.
03
Develop practical resources
Produce whitepapers, blueprints, landscape analyses, and reference materials that turn shared knowledge into practical guidance members can apply directly.
04
Build a peer community
Provide a clear entry point and trusted peer community for members at every stage of open source AI adoption, from initial evaluation to production deployment.
05
Translate research into action
Turn relevant outcomes from research initiatives hosted at the Eclipse Foundation, including EU-funded projects, into accessible insights that members can apply.
A growing ecosystem of AI projects already lives at the Foundation.
> why the Eclipse Foundation
Connected to an established open source ecosystem
The Eclipse Foundation already supports a growing ecosystem of AI-related projects, research efforts, industry collaborations, and community initiatives.
The Sovereign AI Foundation provides a central forum for connecting these activities, sharing knowledge across organisational and geographic boundaries, and making relevant developments easier for members to discover and apply.
> get involved
Advance AI sovereignty through open collaboration
Bring your organisation’s priorities, experience, and expertise to a growing community working to make open source AI easier to understand, evaluate, and adopt.
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