# IBM and Yotta Data Services announced plans to build a sovereign ‘agentic AI’ platform for enterprises and government organisations in India.

*genai · news · 2026-05-07 · Business Today*

## Key points

- IBM and Yotta will build a sovereign 'agentic AI' platform tailored for Indian enterprises and government.
- IBM’s Sovereign Core will be introduced in India via Yotta’s MeitY-empanelled Shakti Cloud infrastructure.
- The platform will feature customer-operated control planes, in-boundary encryption, and continuous compliance monitoring.
- AI workloads will remain within India, addressing local data residency and sovereignty regulatory requirements.
- The partnership will focus on proofs-of-concept and co-creation in sectors like BFSI, public sector, and manufacturing.

**Companies:** IBM, Yotta Data Services
**Countries:** India

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