SAP and OpenAI Launch 'OpenAI for Germany' to Modernise Public Sector with Sovereign AI

SAP and OpenAI today announced the launch of OpenAI for Germany, a partnership to bring SAP’s enterprise applications expertise and OpenAI’s leading AI technology to Germany’s public sector.

To ensure sovereignty, OpenAI for Germany will be supported by SAP’s subsidiary Delos Cloud, running on Microsoft Azure technology. The collaboration will enable millions of public sector employees to use AI safely and responsibly while meeting strict data sovereignty, security, and legal standards.

Christian Klein, CEO of SAP SE, said, “Applied AI is what truly creates value. As a Business AI company with decades of experience serving public sector organizations, we believe OpenAI for Germany represents a huge step forward.”

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said, “Germany has long been a pioneer in engineering and technology… With OpenAI for Germany, we’ll work with local partners to extend this potential to the public sector—helping to improve services and ensuring that the benefits of AI are shared across the country.”

Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, added, “With this partnership we are looking forward to bringing more AI capabilities to Germany’s public sector. Azure as the platform for Delos Cloud will power this, helping to ensure AI is deployed with the highest standards of sovereignty, data privacy, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience.”

Planned for launch in 2026, the initiative aims to integrate AI agents into public workflows, expand Delos Cloud to 4000 GPUs, and directly support Germany’s national AI ambitions under the “Made for Germany” initiative.