Inside Colombia’s push for sovereign AI and certified infrastructure
Inside Colombia’s push for sovereign AI and certified infrastructure
At Andicom last week, one theme came through loud and clear for me: Colombia is reclaiming its digital destiny. Across panels, hallway conversations and main stage debates, the focus was on how the country can embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation while keeping control of its data, workloads and infrastructure.
This is not an easy or simple balance. So many nations rushed headlong into public cloud adoption only to find themselves dependent on foreign providers. Colombia has the opportunity—and is taking the opportunity—to take a different path, a path that fosters innovation without giving up sovereignty.
For Ilkari, Andicom was a chance to listen closely to the concerns of enterprises, regulators and technology partners. What we heard was clear: Colombian businesses are increasingly asking how to reduce or roll back their reliance on foreign public cloud and instead build sovereign private cloud models that keep control within the country.
Certifications as a foundation for trust
One of the strongest signals from Andicom was how much value stakeholders place on certifications. Ilkari’s Colombian data centre is already certified at DCOS Level 4 and holds TIA-942-C Rated-3 and SS 564 Sustainable Data Centre certification, the Singapore Standard for green data centres.
Why does this matter? Standards rooted in ISO give customers assurance. They demonstrate that our Information Security Management System conforms to documented global best practices. For enterprises considering how to run AI workloads securely and sovereignly, this level of assurance is non-negotiable.
Flexibility for AI and beyond
The other area of focus at the show was infrastructure. Colombia’s digital future will not be built on one type of workload alone. Some enterprises require high-density racks to run advanced AI applications, but many others need a blend of capacities.
Ilkari’s ability to provide both, through a modular design with new capacity already on the horizon, was consistently recognised as a strength. Flexibility matters, and it’s where many providers fall short.
People and pride
And beyond the technology, there was the human side. During the event, we joined our partners and peers in celebrating Colombia’s national football team qualifying for the World Cup with a 3–0 victory over Bolivia.
That joy, that pride, reminded me why sovereignty matters. It is not an abstract concept. It is about people — their future, their opportunities and their ability to shape their own digital path.
Colombia’s benchmark moment
Sovereign AI is not just infrastructure. It’s Colombia’s opportunity to set a global benchmark for how innovation and sovereignty can advance together. At Andicom we saw the appetite, the urgency and the pride that will make this possible.
Ilkari is proud to be part of this journey. With certified, flexible and AI-ready infrastructure rooted in global certifications with partnerships that make sovereignty real for customers, we believe Colombia can become a model for the world.
