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Sovereign AI, National Strategy Divergence, and the Investment Outlook

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  • Olaniyi Evans

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The emergence of sovereign AI as a formal state priority marks a structural turn in how nations position themselves within global technology competition. This paper examines four contemporary policy developments: South Korea's AI Basic Act (effective January 2026), Japan's Generative AI Principle Code (public consultation, January 2026), Rwanda's National AI Policy, and the ECLAC-CENIA Latin American AI Index (ILIA 2025). Applying a comparative governance lens, the analysis identifies three regulatory models: statutory risk-based regulation, soft-law compliance frameworks, and developmental AI strategy. Investment implications specific to each model are drawn out, with attention to regulatory divergence, compliance costs, and capital allocation signals.

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  • Olaniyi Evans, 2026. "Sovereign AI, National Strategy Divergence, and the Investment Outlook," Hequation Review, Hequation, vol. 2(2), pages 1-6.
    • Handle: RePEc:heq:heqrev:v2y2026i2a1
    DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.32389914
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    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
    • K23 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Regulated Industries and Administrative Law
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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