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Initiative will help public sector organizations move sovereign AI applications from pilot projects to mission-ready operations
SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cohere, a leading provider of sovereign AI for regulated industries and governments, today announced the establishment of a Defence AI Accelerator in Singapore, designed to help defence organizations and other sovereign customers rapidly transition from AI experimentation to operational deployment in highly secure environments.
The Defence AI Accelerator will serve as a dedicated hub for defence-focused AI innovation, offering hands-on collaboration, technical expertise, and engineering advisory to support the end-to-end journey from proof-of-concept to production systems. Unlike traditional technology showcases, the accelerator is built around practical deployment: enabling sovereign customers to experiment with Cohere’s models and agentic AI platform, North, in real-world environments and scale proven solutions into operational infrastructure.
The announcement is a part of Cohere’s plans to quadruple its regional presence by the end of 2027 through new investments, local partnerships, and additional offices across APAC. The Defence Accelerator will support the company’s goal of expanding support for the public sector in Singapore, strengthening collaboration with public sector institutions, and reinforcing its position as the enterprise‑ready platform for organizations with the highest standards for privacy, security, and transparency.
“Across the region, governments and enterprises are moving beyond experimentation and looking for trusted partners to help them deploy agentic AI in secure operational environments,” said Andrew Chang, Vice President of APAC, Cohere. “The Defence AI Accelerator brings together Cohere’s sovereign AI platform, engineering expertise, and deployment experience to help customers build, test, and scale AI systems that meet the highest standards for security, governance, and operational reliability.”
Cohere’s platform enables sovereign customers to maintain full control over their data and AI infrastructure, with support for on-premises, air-gapped, and hybrid deployments suited to the most sensitive mission-critical environments. The accelerator will leverage Cohere’s enterprise-grade North platform, which has already demonstrated its ability to operate securely in security-sensitive settings through successful deployments with several regulated organizations in Singapore.
As part of the accelerator, participants will gain access to the technology, expertise, and deployment support needed to operationalize AI securely at scale, including:
- Hands-on collaboration with Cohere engineers to move AI projects from proof-of-concept to production
- Secure environments to develop, test, and validate AI applications for mission-critical use cases
- Integration support for existing systems, workflows, and operational environments
- Flexible deployment options across on-premises, hybrid, and air-gapped infrastructure
- Governance frameworks and administrative controls to manage AI systems securely and responsibly
- Access to enterprise-grade AI models and the North platform designed for high-priority workloads and large-scale deployments
The Defence AI Accelerator comes as sovereign AI investment is at an all-time high across APAC: IDC expects 80% of APAC enterprises to prioritize AI sovereignty for mission-critical workloads as sovereign AI becomes the region’s second-highest government investment priority.
About Cohere
Cohere, founded in 2019, is a leading provider of sovereign AI for regulated industries and governments that enables organizations to own, operate and govern their AI systems with greater control over their data, infrastructure, and deployment. Our all-in-one platform provides maximum security, privacy, and deployment flexibility across public and private clouds, on-premises environments, and fully air-gapped settings. Headquartered in Toronto, Cohere operates in San Francisco, London, New York, Berlin, Montreal, Ottawa, Singapore, Paris, Tokyo, United Arab Emirates, and Seoul, serving customers worldwide. For more information, visit cohere.com.
Media Contact: Cohere, Amanda Taggart, Vice President, Communications, press@cohere.com
