H2O.ai, the sovereign enterprise AI platform for predictive, generative and agentic AI, with built-in observability and governance, announced a strategic partnership with CAN.B Group, an Australian-owned technology and advisory company, to help government agencies, critical infrastructure operators and highly regulated organisations design, deploy and govern AI within Australian sovereign, regulatory and mission requirements.
The partnership combines H2O.ai’s world-class enterprise AI platform with CAN.B Group’s sovereign architecture, governance, assurance and mission delivery capabilities.
Through AUSOVRN®, CAN.B Group’s mission-built sovereign capability ecosystem, Australian organisations will be able to access H2O.ai as part of coordinated, mission-aligned solutions designed to preserve visibility, portability, control and freedom of action.
As Australia increases its focus on secure and responsible AI adoption, organisations face growing pressure to translate policy, strategy and individual use cases into governed operational capability. Together, H2O.ai and CAN.B Group will provide customers with a practical pathway from use-case identification and solution design to secure deployment, model governance, operational adoption and ongoing capability development.
"Australian government and critical infrastructure buyers don't just want AI; they want sovereign AI they can prove is compliant and under their control before it touches a live system," said Jamie Lim, Vice President of Partnerships, APAC, at H2O.ai. "That's what AUSOVRN gives them, and why H2O.ai belongs inside it."
The partnership will initially focus on the Australian market, with particular relevance to federal, state, territory and local government, as well as defence, national security, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, financial services, insurance, health and other data-sensitive industries.
